Most Moving Western Songs Ranking [2026]

BrickBen Folds Five43rank/position

Ben Folds Five – Brick

A track released in 1997 by the American alternative rock group Ben Folds Five.

It was inspired by frontman Ben Folds’s experience in high school with his girlfriend’s abortion.

The track reached No.

6 on the U.S.

charts.

ChandelierSia44rank/position

Sia – Chandelier (Official Video)

Sia, who hails from Australia, is also well known for her music videos with their distinctive worldview.

In the past, it made headlines when a Japanese karate girl appeared in one of them.

Chandelier was a worldwide hit and is known for having won various awards.

November RainGuns N’ Roses45rank/position

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain

A song by the globally popular rock band Guns N’ Roses, who have enjoyed worldwide fame since the late 1980s.

It’s a track from their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I.

Opening with grand strings and piano, this nearly nine-minute piece can be described as an epic rock ballad themed around love and loss.

The fusion of Axl Rose’s emotional vocals and Slash’s wailing guitar solo creates a poignant atmosphere that tightens the listener’s chest.

Peaking at No.

3 on the U.S.

singles chart, this gem of a song resonates deeply on quiet nights spent thinking of someone precious, or on days when it feels like cold rain is falling on your heart.

Die With A SmileLady Gaga, Bruno Mars46rank/position

Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile (Official Music Video)

Global songstress Lady Gaga and peerless entertainer Bruno Mars have achieved a miraculous fusion.

Their track “Die With A Smile” is a ballad imbued with a deeply poignant message of love: even if the world were to end tomorrow, I want to face the end smiling, by the side of the one I love most.

Released in August 2024, the song comes with a remarkable anecdote—Gaga visited the studio and completed it in just one night.

It became beloved not only as the theme song for the film “Eternal Love,” but also as a tune featured in an Apple commercial.

With a warm melody reminiscent of ’70s soft rock, it’s perfect for tender, heartfelt performances or for conveying your feelings to someone special.

You’re BeautifulJames Blunt47rank/position

James Blunt – You’re Beautiful (Official Music Video) [4K]

This is a moving song about unrequited love by British singer-songwriter James Blunt.

Released in May 2005, it was inspired by his experience of unexpectedly seeing a former lover on the subway with a new partner.

Featured on the album “Back to Bedlam,” it became a major hit, reaching number one in 13 countries worldwide.

In Japan, it was used as an insert song for the Fuji TV drama “Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi” and as a commercial song for the Toyota Vitz.

Although it may sound romantic at first, it actually conveys bittersweet feelings and complex emotions, resonating deeply with those who have experienced heartbreak or parting.

I’m YoursJason Mraz48rank/position

Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (Official Video) [4K Remaster]

The soothing sound of the acoustic guitar seems to seep into a slightly wistful heart at summer’s end.

This song by singer-songwriter Jason Mraz features a light, reggae-tinged groove that naturally loosens you up just by listening.

The lyrics depict a defenseless, boundless love that casts off hesitation and speaks straight from the heart.

That honest emotion curiously matches a scene of getting sentimental by the seaside at dusk.

Included on the 2008 album “We Sing.

We Dance.

We Steal Things.,” the track set a record by staying on the U.S.

charts for 76 weeks.

Also beloved as a theme song for a Kirin Beer commercial, it’s a classic you’ll want to play when you’re in the mood to reminisce about summer.

drivers licenseOlivia Rodrigo49rank/position

Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license (Official Video)

Olivia Rodrigo, a singer-songwriter born in 2003 who also works as an actress.

This is her debut single, released in January 2021, which became an explosive global hit.

Set to a piano melody, it tells a poignant breakup story: she’s finally gotten her long-awaited driver’s license, but the lover who should be sitting beside her is gone.

The lyrics vividly capture her anxiety about her ex spending time with an older woman and the loneliness of driving alone past their house.

The song spent eight consecutive weeks at No.

1 on the U.S.

Billboard charts and won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 64th Grammy Awards.

It’s included on the album “SOUR,” and its chorus, where emotions burst forth, is especially compelling.

Perfect for belting out an emotional ballad at karaoke.