[For when you want to cry or feel sad] Tear-jerking masterpieces that make you cry when you listen
Even when you feel like crying, it’s not as easy to shed tears as it was when you were a child once you’ve grown up.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of songs perfect for when you want to cry—from tear-jerking melodies to moving masterpieces.
These are all tracks you can listen to alone at home and really let the tears flow.
We’ve gathered everything from classics to the latest hits: songs that help you free the part of yourself that can’t cry, and songs that stay close to your pain and lift you up.
Find that one song that speaks to your heart—and let yourself have a good, cathartic cry.
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[For when you want to cry or feel sad] Tear-jerking classic songs that make you cry when you listen (141–150)
Tears Flowing EndlesslyNatsukawa Rimi
Rimi Natsukawa’s signature song, “Nada Sou Sou.” It was originally composed by BEGIN with lyrics written by Ryoko Moriyama.
I’ve heard that Moriyama wrote the lyrics while thinking of her brother, who passed away at a young age.
The simple, heartfelt expression of thinking about someone brings tears to your eyes.
The sound of the Okinawan stringed instrument, the sanshin, also gently seeps into the heart.
Rainy BlueTokunaga Hideaki
A song released in 1986.
It’s been revived in recent years, but its wet, lush sound still brings back nostalgic scenes from that time.
With its refreshing vocals, listening alone on a rainy day can set a wonderfully moody atmosphere.
When it swells at the end, your tear ducts will likely reach their peak.
As an adult, give it a listen when you want to immerse yourself in past memories or when you’re going through something difficult.
single bedSha ran Q
It’s one of the signature songs by the popular rock band Sharam Q.
I’d say it’s a classic, bittersweet love song that has been cherished for a long time.
When you want to listen to music quietly by yourself and have a good cry, this song is perfect.
A highly recommended track I’d love for you to hear.
[For when you want to cry or feel sad] Tear-jerking classic songs that make you cry when you listen (151–160)
Family LandscapeHanaregumi
If you listen to it absentmindedly, a sense of nostalgia and warmth wells up, and before you know it, you’re moved to tears—this is that kind of song.
The track “Kazoku no Fukei” (Family Scenery) is included on Hanaregumi’s first album, Oto Time, released in 2002.
It stirs a feeling that’s somehow universally nostalgic, as if your chest is gently yet tightly squeezed.
For those who’ve left home and haven’t been able to see their family often, it may resonate especially deeply.
It’s a gentle song that, though a bit embarrassing, makes you want to muster a little courage and share your feelings with your family.
Beyond lonelinessHirahara Ayaka
A gentle and moving ballad that sings, “I’m thinking of you anytime, anywhere.” It’s a song by singer Ayaka Hirahara, known for the massive hit “Jupiter,” and was released in 2008 as her 15th single.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “Top Sales.” Perhaps it’s precisely because it’s Hirahara’s voice that the message of the lyrics—each and every word—slowly and surely sinks into your heart.
It might suit those moments when you want to shed quiet tears alone, rather than when you want to cry your heart out.
setting sunToukyou Jihen
In a TV interview, Ringo Sheena herself named “Rakujitsu” as her favorite Tokyo Jihen song.
Intensely emotional, this track conveys a great deal.
If you compare what you feel in everyday life with this song, you might even find yourself moved to tears.
Whale songKumaki Anri
This song, “Song of the Whale,” with its gentle, faintly fragile melody that evokes the deep sea and feels like it washes your heart clean.
It’s included on singer-songwriter Anri Kumaki’s 2011 mini-album “and…Life.” Whether there’s a reason or not, there are times when we’re suddenly overwhelmed by loneliness, feeling helpless and anxious.
Listening to this song at such times will make you cry—probably sob.
Cry your heart out, and then let this song become nourishment for your soul.