A ballad song about unrequited love
There are many different styles of unrequited love songs, but I’ve put together a selection of “ballad-style unrequited love songs” that I especially recommend to those who love gentle, heartfelt romance tracks.
Some are about love that will never come true, and others are lingering-love songs about still having feelings after a breakup.
Every song hits you right in the heart, so please give them a listen.
Ballad-style unrequited love songs are also perfect for when you just want to cry.
I hope you find one song on this list that stays close to your feelings.
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Ballad songs about unrequited love (91–100)
Marry MeELLEGARDEN
A track that could be called the most straightforward unrequited love song in ELLEGARDEN’s history.
It’s a song that sets the feelings for a heroine he could never reach to an aggressive sound.
Pay attention to the lyrics as well, where the raw, direct emotions he feels while watching the heroine look happy at a wedding are powerfully expressed.
love letterEvery Little Thing
It’s a heartrending song by ELT, Every Little Thing.
It captures the feelings of unrequited love.
The melody is also wonderful, enhancing the poignancy of the lyrics even more.
In the live version, you can really feel the emotions through the vocals.
The Door to TomorrowI WiSH
Haven’t you ever felt your heart skip a beat in your youth just from a crush’s fleeting expression or small gesture? That gentle feeling, carried by a gentle singing voice, resonates in your heart.
It makes you hope that someday this love will come true.
I love you. ~100 Regrets~Sonar Pocket
Even after we part, I can’t stop thinking about you.
I look at our emails and the scenery we once saw together, now on my own, and I feel how I’m still dragging it out.
Even when I try to forget, I still love you.
This is a message song that sings about those lingering feelings of love.
tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa
Their kindness has seeped into the balcony, and when I look at it alone, the regret keeps piling up.
This song portrays the aching feeling of still thinking about someone even after a heartbreak, expressed through a poignant vocal and music animation.
single bedSha ran Q
It’s a heartbreak song—and also a song about unrequited love—about being unable to forget an ex and feeling deep regret.
The lyrics, which express the difficulty of moving on and the remorse over the breakup, convey the idea that you only realize how precious something is after losing it.
Many listeners may find this relatable.
AitaiKato Miria
“I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you.” It’s a song by Miliyah Kato that painfully sings about an unrequited love—my beloved likes that girl, and yet I still can’t give up.
The heart-aching lyrics of one-sided love resonated with many people.