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Popular Heartbreak Song Rankings [2026]
We’re excited to present the monthly Top 100 breakup songs in one go, ranked by the number of views from the popular breakup song charts!
Getting over the pain of a breakup can be really tough.
Even if you try to refresh yourself by stress-eating or going out and having as much fun as you can, sometimes the gloom just won’t lift.
In times like that, try sorting out your feelings with breakup songs that resonate and that so many people relate to—and take a step toward your next love.
The playlist is updated every week!
Popular Heartbreak Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)
together; along with; bothWANIMA1rank/position
It’s a song with a bright tone, and KENTA’s powerful vocals are truly encouraging.
WANIMA’s lyrics are moving, as if they stay close to you in tough times.
I feel it’s a track that instills an optimistic and daring spirit—the sense that if you follow where your heart leads, things will turn out well.
PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism2rank/position
A heartbreak song that gently holds close all those tormented by unrequited love—painful yet beautiful.
It portrays the bittersweet emotion of stepping back after realizing you’re not worthy, even while loving the other person deeply.
Your heart tightens at the image of someone sincerely wishing for the other’s happiness while tucking their own feelings away.
Released as a single by Official HIGE DANDism in May 2019, it was used as the theme song for the film The Confidence Man JP and became a massive hit that broke numerous records.
Give it a listen when you’re facing the harsh reality that love, no matter how strong, sometimes isn’t returned and you feel on the verge of breaking.
The beautifully resonant piano melody and gentle vocals will softly embrace your sorrow and give you the courage to look ahead.
me me sheRADWIMPS3rank/position
Let me introduce a classic ballad that sings of a man’s aching heart, still thinking of his former lover even after the breakup.
Created by RADWIMPS, one of Japan’s leading popular bands, this track is included on their landmark album “RADWIMPS 4: Okazu no Gohan,” released in December 2006.
Despite never being released as a single, it has long enjoyed overwhelming support among fans.
The lyrics vividly depict the lingering attachment to a love that has ended, as well as the ego that, while wishing for the other’s happiness, can’t help but prioritize oneself.
The world of Yojiro Noda’s honest and complex emotional landscape—so distinctly his—will pierce the hearts of adults who usually put on a brave face.
On nights when you carry a weakness you can tell no one about, why not listen to this song alone in silence and let yourself cry your heart out?
fishback number4rank/position
This is a heartbreak song that portrays the poignant feelings for a love that will never return, hidden deep within the heart.
Amid an urban sound, the vocals brim with power, as if emotions are overflowing, and that contrast heightens the sentiment.
Released in February 2014, this track is the band’s ninth single and is also included on their fourth album, “Love Story.” Listening to this piece, which depicts the cruel reality faced by the female protagonist, will bring tears to women suffering from heartbreak as their emotions spill over.
It’s a recommended song for anyone who has someone they just can’t forget.
Because I fell in loveaimyon5rank/position
It’s a gem of a ballad by Aimyon that not only conveys the aching sense of loss after love ends, but also evokes gratitude for having met that special person.
Included on the album “Shunkanteki Sixth Sense,” released in February 2019, this piece captivates with its stripped-down, unadorned arrangement.
Known for being recorded in a single take, the acoustic guitar tones and her raw vocals resonate as if speaking right beside the listener.
It leaves you with a warm feeling, one that makes you cherish how your view of the world has changed through knowing love.
Perfect for a quiet night when you want to shed a few tears and detox your heart.
somedaySaucy Dog6rank/position
The starry sky we saw at the top of that hill, the carefree way we lay down on the ground—those vivid memories shared by just the two of us squeeze my chest with the ache of knowing that time will never return.
It’s a heartbreak song that powerfully conveys the struggle to accept a farewell while recalling the profile of someone precious.
This track is included on Saucy Dog’s first mini-album, “Country Road,” released in May 2017.
It’s the song that changed their fate, becoming the catalyst for winning the Grand Prix at an audition in December 2016.
While holding a past love as a beautiful yet painful memory, it gently gives you a push to keep moving forward.
Hand in handkuriipuhaipe7rank/position
This is a song that makes you realize, after breaking up, the importance of the person who used to be by your side every day, and makes you remember how just holding hands was enough to make you happy—one I can’t listen to without tears.
It’s one of CreepHyp’s signature songs, a heartbreak tune that portrays the bittersweet feelings of a man thinking about the girlfriend he lost.