[For when you want to cry] A ballad love song. A heartbreaking love song.

Here are some ballad songs we’d love you to listen to when you feel like crying.

We’ve gathered recommended tearjerkers and full-on sob songs, including popular love songs.

If you’re hurting from love, can’t forget an ex, or you’re feeling lonely and looking for songs to listen to, this is for you.

These are all ballads that will quietly stay by your side while you cry alone.

Find the one song that matches how you feel right now, and let yourself cry as much as you need.

Crying might help you sort out your feelings, or even give you the push you need to move forward.

Playlist

[For when you want to cry] A ballad love song. A heartbreaking love song.
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Happy Endingback number		A movie theme song that depicts young love
2	MPRINCESS PRINCESS		Masterpiece M of heartbreak experience
3	First LoveUtada Hikaru		A mature love song by Hikaru Utada
4	366 daysHY		Expressing the feelings of a 366-day heartbreak song
5	I became someone else’s girlfriend.wacci		A love ballad portraying lingering feelings for an ex-boyfriend
6	Stay by my sideAbe Mao		Abe Mao's high school heartbreak love song
7	KoiAndrop		A love that searches for you beyond fate
8	balladKetsumeishi		Ketsumeishi’s love ballad: the poignancy of an unrequited love
9	Dried flowersYuuri		Yuuri’s “Dry Flower” is a breakup song from a woman’s perspective.
10	Unfit to be a loverKoresawa		Songs self-covered by Koresawa
11	Because I fell in loveaimyon		A song that sings of the aching feelings of unrequited love
12	Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE feat. Inoue Sonoko		A love ballad that sings of the wishes of unrequited love
13	KanadeJUJU		JUJU covers Sukima Switch’s “Kanade.”
14	Love StoryAmuro Namie		Namie Amuro's signature ballad
15	rainbowSuda Masaki		Masaki Suda’s love song “Niji”
16	Is there still anything that love can do?RADWIMPS		The moving ballad that is the theme song of Your Name
17	Happinessback number		back number heartbreak song
18	A Naked Heartaimyon		Aimyon’s love song “Naked Heart”
19	You have no eye for it.Ansako		Anzuko’s heartbreak song, with the charm of straightforward lyrics
20	somedaySaucy Dog		Saucy Dog's signature song 'Itsuka'
21	Because you are hereUru		A moving ballad filled with Uru’s love and message
22	LemonYonezu Kenshi		A sad ballad song by Kenshi Yonezu
23	PrologueUru		Theme song depicting a forbidden love
24	Eine KleineYonezu Kenshi		A song by Kenshi Yonezu that portrays the anxiety of mutual love
25	Spot the differenceSuda Masaki		Masaki Suda sings a passionate ballad written by Kenshi Yonezu
26	youHayashi Kazuki		Kazuki Hayashi’s R&B ballad, the pain of heartbreak
27	PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism		Singing of a man’s feelings whose love goes unfulfilled
28	AiHata Motohiro		Hata Motohiro’s heartrending love song
29	I want to hug you.Mr.Children		Mr.Children's classic wedding ballad
30	beetle (specifically, a rhinoceros beetle)aiko		Introduction to Aiko’s signature song “Kabutomushi”
31	May it be filled with kindnessJUJU		Singing about kindness toward someone important
32	Unchanging ThingsOku Hanako		Insert song from the film “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”
33	AitaiKato Miria		The heartache of chasing an unattainable love
34	I don’t want to let go.T-BOLAN		T-BOLAN’s smash hits and comeback tour
35	himawariMr.Children		Metaphorical expressions for breakups in Mr.Children
36	NAOHY		HY's 'NAO' is a classic song about unrequited love.
37	evening primroseNovelbright		A moving song that portrays the pain of heartbreak and bittersweet feelings
38	#302Hirai Ken		A ballad that sings of unrequited love
39	futureKobukuro		I want to stay by your side, even if my feelings are unrequited.
40	Close your eyesHirai Ken		A classic song that sings of a poignant longing for a lost love
41	tearsfayray		Fayray "tears" - a famous ballad used as a TV drama theme song
42	aloneGosuperāzu		Gospellers' a cappella song HitorI
43	Endless StoryItō Yuna		Performed at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen with a song from the movie NANA
44	I loved (it/you)erica		Erica’s heartbreak song, lyrics that pierce the heart
45	fragileEvery Little Thing		Every Little Thing’s signature song, “fragile”
46	EverythingMISIA		MISIA's signature love ballad
47	Song of the Eternal NightKamisama wa saikoro o furanai		A heartrending breakup song that portrays the pain of someone you loved drifting away.
48	March 9Remioromen		A song by Remioromen that celebrates a wedding
49	meteorKobukuro		Drama theme song, Starlit Love
50	crescent moonayaka		Ayaka’s “Mikazuki” is a love ballad themed around a long-distance relationship.
51	not enoughwacci		A bittersweet breakup song about parting ways with the one you love
52	Love SongKōda Kumi		Kumi Koda’s signature love ballad
53	forget me notOzaki Yutaka		A masterpiece by Yutaka Ozaki that portrays love
54	The summer you gave meieiri reo		A bittersweet theme song about a summer romance
55	I LOVE YOUkurisu haato		Chris Hart's masterful love ballad
56	Voice of the Seaurashima tarō (kiritani kenta)		Urashima Taro sings of his feelings for Princess Otohime
57	Moon DropsRUI		A poignant love song from a movie soundtrack
58	MissingKubota Toshinobu		The profound charm of Toshinobu Kubota’s classic ballads
59	HOWEVERGLAY		GLAY’s signature ballad
60	like; to like; fond ofNishino Kana		The pure beginning of a love where you realize you've fallen for someone before you know it.
61	Until the day I can no longer rememberback number		A heartrending ballad that sings of the pain and sense of loss of a broken heart.
62	GraduationMy Hair is Bad		A coming-of-age song depicting changes in relationships and farewells
63	Romance and LoveSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu		A poignant ballad that depicts the resolve to part ways
64	Song of LoveKōda Kumi		Kumi Koda’s poignant ballad that gives love
65	Love PhotosOtsuka Ai		Ai Otsuka’s bittersweet love song
66	MetronomeYonezu Kenshi		A song that sings of the heartbreak of lost love and the longing for a reunion
67	a hair’s breadthUru		Uru expresses her longing to see the one she loves in a heartrending song
68	I miss you. (I want to see you.)Te ga kuriimu pan		Hands like cream bread: a translucent ballad painting unrequited love
69	SAY YESCHAGE and ASKA		CHAGE and ASKA’s “SAY YES” becomes a massive hit
70	Because I Want to See You ~Missing You~Matsuda Seiko		Seiko Matsuda’s signature love ballad
71	remainingYoshizawa Kayoko		A song that sings of feelings of love in the season shifting from summer to autumn
72	fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi		DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu’s summer love theme song
73	PreciousItō Yuna		Yuna Ito "Precious" theme song for Umizaru
74	Hide-and-seekYuuri		MY FIRST STORY covers Yuuri’s heartbreak song
75	ephemeralShibata Jun		A heartfelt song portraying an unattainable love
76	DearestHamasaki Ayumi		Ayumi Hamasaki “Dearest” wins the Grand Prize
77	LOVE IS ALL MUSICKahara Tomomi		Tomomi Kahara’s love ballad
78	be aliveKoyanagi Yuki		Yuki Koyanagi’s signature song tops the Oricon chart
79	waxing; filling up; becoming full; growing (e.g., the moon growing fuller)Fuji Kaze		Fujii Kaze’s first love song, a heartrending song of love
80	hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake		A moving masterpiece that portrays the poignancy of love and the hope it brings
81	tear(s)Marushii		Marcy’s heart-stirring song that portrays the pain of heartbreak
82	MoonlightRen		Former racer ReN’s lyrical ballad “Moonlight”
83	I just wanted to be loved.shizuku		A piano ballad that comforts a lonely heart
84	I want to be loved.Mioyamazaki		Mio Yamazaki’s heartrending vocals that soothe loneliness
85	I want to be loved.Oku Hanako		A song about the earnest desire to be loved
86	Don’t disappear.Aina ji Endo		A heartfelt longing for someone precious I don’t want to lose
87	Maplesupittsu		Spitz's poignant, heart-touching ballad
88	Tearful KissSazan Ōrusutāzu		A signature ballad by Southern that depicts the pain of heartbreak
89	That’s all there is to it.Marushii		A heartbroken woman looks back on her happy days
90	HappinessOnda Masanori		A poignant song reflecting on memories of heartbreak
91	I’ll be by your side.Aoyama Teruma ft. SoulJa		The loneliness of the ringtone generation depicted from a female perspective
92	Cry On Your SmileKubota Toshinobu		A bittersweet love for someone setting off on a journey toward their dreams
93	Last LoveKato Miria		A masterpiece that expresses the pain of heartbreak with a transparent voice
94	Love Sky and the Sound of RainAAA		An autumnal melancholy love song that expresses a heart aching with unrequited love.
95	think of youYRD Leo		A ballad by YRD Leo longing for an ex-lover
96	rendezvousshaitoopu		Shytoop’s heartbreak song “Rendezvous”
97	Tears of MagnoliaSutādasuto☆Rebyū		A love ballad that sings of the sense of loss from losing a loved one
98	Sentimental KissShio Reira		A ballad by Shio Reira. A gentle portrayal of the end of a romance.
99	for a whilerikon densetsu		The strength to move forward after lost love
100	I got a boyfriend/girlfriend.My Hair is Bad		Melancholic lyrics about telling someone I’ve found a new lover
101	Unrequited loveSUPER BEAVER		SUPER BEAVER's unrequited-love-themed rock
102	The holeKing Gnu		A heart-touching ballad that portrays loneliness and loss
103	I miss youBEGIN		BEGIN's debut song sings of lingering feelings after a broken heart
104	In loveHY		A ballad that portrays a heart accepting heartbreak and growing
105	trace (of someone/something), semblance, vestige; a lingering image or memory of how someone/something used to beNovelbright		Novelbright’s heartbreak ballad song
106	passing by each otherSoala		A song that expresses the bittersweet feelings of heartbreak in an R&B style
107	EndlessTOMOO		The depth of love in TOMOO’s piano ballads
108	I want to see you.iri		A popular song by iri that sings of poignant late-night emotions
109	I stillmilet		milet’s love ballad that serves as a movie theme song
110	Say goodbye to the love I clung to.matsuri		A song that portrays the emotions of a woman moving forward after heartbreak
111	Shall we break up?Miyuhan		A song that portrays the feelings of deciding to part ways
112	Ikuriipuhaipe		CreepHyp’s Love Song
113	the depths of the heartrokudenashi		A heartbreaking love ballad by a good-for-nothing
114	I knewRozarīna		Rozalina is drawing attention with her distinctive sense of groove.
115	Your SongYasuda Rei		Rei Yasuda's 'Kimi no Uta' is a song about a deceased lover.
116	Ballad of a SingerSaitō Kazuyoshi		A warm, classic song that sings of the universality of love
117	Beyond the goodbyeMatsushita Kohei		A song that gives you the courage to rise after heartbreak
118	fateTani Yuuki		A self-cover of a song that portrays a fateful encounter
119	Be happy, okay?matsumura kanau		Looking back on memories with a heartbreak song
120	Versailles – Versailles –ayaka		Ayaka’s theme song expresses feelings of love and freedom
121	Tears of Mulan ~acoustic~Stardust Revue		Mulan’s Tears (Acoustic Version) by Stardust Revue
122	Changing seasonsren		Express the pain of heartbreak in lyrics that people can empathize with