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Yami (Dark/Themed) Western Music Song Rankings [2026]

We’re showcasing the top 100 monthly rankings of English-language “dark” songs, listed in order of most views.

Love songs and motivational tracks are great, but when you want to face your inner darkness, why not try listening to some dark songs?

The playlist is updated every week.

Playlist

Yami (Dark/Themed) Western Music Song Rankings [2026]
show_chartTitlePlaylistReview
1CradlesSub Urban
CradlesSub Urbanplay_arrow
A dark song among Sub Urban’s signature tracks
2creepRadiohead
creepRadioheadplay_arrow
It has also been covered by many female artists in Japan...
3NumbLinkin Park
NumbLinkin Parkplay_arrow
It’s said to be a song that was sung for his own mother, and…
4Breaking The HabitLinkin Park
Breaking The HabitLinkin Parkplay_arrow
Linkin Park’s iconic dark, depressive song
5SleepwalkingBring Me The Horizon
SleepwalkingBring Me The Horizonplay_arrow
Bring Me The Horizon’s 2013 hit song
6Would?Alice In Chains
Would?Alice In Chainsplay_arrow
When you think of grunge, Nirvana is the representative band…
7Down in a HoleAlice In Chains
Down in a HoleAlice In Chainsplay_arrow
A rock ballad about relationship anxieties
8Take Me Somewhere NiceMogwai
Take Me Somewhere NiceMogwaiplay_arrow
A Mogwai song with a fleeting, delicate atmosphere
9bury a friendBillie Eilish
bury a friendBillie Eilishplay_arrow
A representative work of Billie Eilish’s dark songs
10Bad DayDaniel Powter
Bad DayDaniel Powterplay_arrow
If you want to cheer someone up who's feeling down, this is the song!
11WreckedImagine Dragons
WreckedImagine Dragonsplay_arrow
The feelings of a man who comes to hate himself after a heartbreak
12Happy?Mudvayne
Happy?Mudvayneplay_arrow
A heavy(-something) band called Mudvyne that went on hiatus…
13StayZedd, Alessia Cara
StayZedd, Alessia Caraplay_arrow
Autumn is a season when the scenery is beautiful, with things like colorful foliage. So...
14So SickNe-Yo
So SickNe-Yoplay_arrow
A haunting sense of melancholy in the vocals and an unforgettable melodic line…
15The A TeamEd Sheeran
The A TeamEd Sheeranplay_arrow
I remember it being used in commercials and such...
16HumanChristina Perri
HumanChristina Perriplay_arrow
Christina Perri’s moving ballad
17UnwellMatchbox Twenty
UnwellMatchbox Twentyplay_arrow
Banjo-Sounding Psychosis Theme Song
18SoberTool
SoberToolplay_arrow
Rather than “you get sick when you listen,” it’s more like “you’re already sick…”
19BrokenLifehouse
BrokenLifehouseplay_arrow
Inspired by a friend waiting for a kidney transplant
20How To Disappear CompletelyRadiohead
How To Disappear CompletelyRadioheadplay_arrow
Track from Radiohead’s “Kid A”
21Be StillThe Killers
Be StillThe Killersplay_arrow
Ballad songs by The Killers
22Something In The WayNirvana
Something In The WayNirvanaplay_arrow
Nirvana's 1991 release
23Girls Like YouMaroon 5 ft. Cardi B
Girls Like YouMaroon 5 ft. Cardi Bplay_arrow
In autumn, when it's easy to feel nostalgic, …
24The Lazy SongBruno Mars
The Lazy SongBruno Marsplay_arrow
Because Bruno Mars is popular all around the world...
25Love The Way You Lie ft. RihannaEminem
Love The Way You Lie ft. RihannaEminemplay_arrow
Eminem and Rihanna’s Shocking Love Story
26Some one like youAdele
Some one like youAdeleplay_arrow
Adele's powerful minor-key song
27Don’t Let Me DownThe Chainsmokers ft. Daya
Don't Let Me DownThe Chainsmokers ft. Dayaplay_arrow
Speaking of autumn, it's also a comfortable season to spend time in, and…
28The HillsThe Weeknd
The HillsThe Weekndplay_arrow
The Weeknd expresses destructive hedonism
29ParadiseColdplay
ParadiseColdplayplay_arrow
Among rock bands, the ones popular with middle school students are call…
30Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys
Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeysplay_arrow
Arctic Monkeys’ signature song “Do I Wanna Know?”
31Love YourselfJustin Bieber
Love YourselfJustin Bieberplay_arrow
Introduction to Justin Bieber’s popular songs
32Too Good At GoodbyesSam Smith
Too Good At GoodbyesSam Smithplay_arrow
Autumn often makes me feel kind of wistful, and...
33SymphonyClean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson
SymphonyClean Bandit feat. Zara Larssonplay_arrow
Speaking of autumn, it's the season of the arts, so the orchestra...
34YellowColdplay
YellowColdplayplay_arrow
Among Coldplay's many hit songs...
35PILLOWTALKZAYN
PILLOWTALKZAYNplay_arrow
ZAYN, who left One Direction...
36Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi
Someone You LovedLewis Capaldiplay_arrow
Baritone vocalist from Scotland
37Rihanna ft. Mikky EkkoStay
Rihanna ft. Mikky EkkoStayplay_arrow
Calmly, as if assigned a role to myself...
38Lucid DreamsJuice WRLD
Lucid DreamsJuice WRLDplay_arrow
Young rapper sings about the pain of heartbreak
39AlwaysBon Jovi
AlwaysBon Joviplay_arrow
Bon Jovi’s reconciliation ballad, singing of lingering feelings and love
40i hate u, i love u ft. olivia o’briengnash
i hate u, i love u ft. olivia o'briengnashplay_arrow
Gnash's heartbreak song depicts complex emotions
41Young and BeautifulLana Del Rey
Young and BeautifulLana Del Reyplay_arrow
A woman's heart that wonders, 'Will you still love me when I grow old?'
42How LongCharlie Puth
How LongCharlie Puthplay_arrow
It became popular mainly in the United States, and in Japan it has gradually…
43Fix YouColdplay
Fix YouColdplayplay_arrow
With a dazzling band sound and overwhelming name recognition...
44B.Y.O.B.System Of A Down
B.Y.O.B.System Of A Downplay_arrow
If I can sublimate my darkness/anguish to this extent, I’ll feel so relieved...
45everything i wantedBillie Eilish
everything i wantedBillie Eilishplay_arrow
A song that portrays Billie Eilish’s loneliness and the bond between siblings
46Shout Out to My ExLittle Mix
Shout Out to My ExLittle Mixplay_arrow
I chose it because it’s a song that blows away depression. She…
47WonderwallOasis
WonderwallOasisplay_arrow
When it comes to Oasis, this is the song! Many people would say so...
48All Girls Are The SameJuice WRLD
All Girls Are The SameJuice WRLDplay_arrow
A masterpiece by Juice WRLD, the genius of emo rap
49SLOW DANCING IN THE DARKJoji
SLOW DANCING IN THE DARKJojiplay_arrow
George is a singer of Australian and Japanese descent.
501-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, KhalidLogic
1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, KhalidLogicplay_arrow
Logic: Hip-hop with a suicide prevention theme impacts society
51JealousLabrinth
JealousLabrinthplay_arrow
To an ex-lover: “I hope you’ll be happy even without me…”
52Easy On MeAdele
Easy On MeAdeleplay_arrow
A dark, depressive song themed around Adele’s divorce
53With or Without YouU2
With or Without YouU2play_arrow
A timeless masterpiece: the struggle of love and the allure of music
54Favorite SongToosii
Favorite SongToosiiplay_arrow
Piano love song, portraying complicated feelings of love
55you broke me firstTate McRae
you broke me firstTate McRaeplay_arrow
Tate McRae’s signature song about resolving to say goodbye
56Car Radiotwenty one pilots
Car Radiotwenty one pilotsplay_arrow
Introduction to Twenty One Pilots songs
57Pacify HerMelanie Martinez
Pacify HerMelanie Martinezplay_arrow
An Enchanting Introduction to the Music of Melanie Martinez
58TroublemakerOlly Murs ft. Flo Rida
TroublemakerOlly Murs ft. Flo Ridaplay_arrow
In this upbeat, high-energy song, I...
59LoveLana Del Rey
LoveLana Del Reyplay_arrow
A singer-songwriter from New York, USA...
60Wake me up when September endsGreen Day
Wake me up when September endsGreen Dayplay_arrow
Green Day, who sings this song, is an American…
61Skinny LoveBirdy
Skinny LoveBirdyplay_arrow
A teenage girl is [doing/performing/singing/covering] Bon Iver’s masterpiece...
62DreamsFleetwood Mac
DreamsFleetwood Macplay_arrow
Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic
63No Ordinary LoveSade
No Ordinary LoveSadeplay_arrow
As shown in the music video, underwater…
64Lost BoyRuth B
Lost BoyRuth Bplay_arrow
Introducing Ruth B.'s emo song “Lost Boy”
65F**kin’ PerfectP!nk
F**kin' PerfectP!nkplay_arrow
A powerful, big-sisterly message song in pink
66Adam’s Songblink-182
Adam's Songblink-182play_arrow
Blink is an American rock band…
67Dead & GoneT.I. ft. Justin Timberlake
Dead & GoneT.I. ft. Justin Timberlakeplay_arrow
A classic by T.I. and Bieber
68All of the StarsEd Sheeran
All of the StarsEd Sheeranplay_arrow
The film “The Fault in Our …”
69Your PowerBillie Eilish
Your PowerBillie Eilishplay_arrow
Billie Eilish’s quietly powerful song
70Fade to BlackMetallica
Fade to BlackMetallicaplay_arrow
A ballad that questions the value of a life lost
71Good Luck, Babe!Chappell Roan
Good Luck, Babe!Chappell Roanplay_arrow
A poignant message song to a lover who hides their true feelings
72Don’t Be So Hard On YourselfJess Glynne
Don't Be So Hard On YourselfJess Glynneplay_arrow
Western music that's perfect as a cheer song for summer high school baseball...
73New RomanticsTaylor Swift
New RomanticsTaylor Swiftplay_arrow
I started getting interested in Western music around middle school...
74The MiddleJimmy Eat World
The MiddleJimmy Eat Worldplay_arrow
In 2001, the rock band Jimmy Eat...
75SOS ft. Aloe BlaccAvicii
SOS ft. Aloe BlaccAviciiplay_arrow
A moving track from Avicii’s posthumous album “SOS”
76No Time To DieBillie Eilish
No Time To DieBillie Eilishplay_arrow
Introducing Billie Eilish’s masterpiece “No Time To Die”
77Fade Into YouMazzy Star
Fade Into YouMazzy Starplay_arrow
Discussing the characteristics and appeal of Magistar’s signature songs
78She (Ft. Frank Ocean)Tyler, The Creator
She (Ft. Frank Ocean)Tyler, The Creatorplay_arrow
Tyler, the Creator’s masterpiece, depicting dangerous love
79Sippy CupMelanie Martinez
Sippy CupMelanie Martinezplay_arrow
A song that hides a dark reality in a cute world
80All Summer LongKid Rock
All Summer LongKid Rockplay_arrow
A high school boy is about to have a campfire...
81NDABillie Eilish
NDABillie Eilishplay_arrow
Billie Eilish’s dark songs
82Until The World Goes ColdTrivium
Until The World Goes ColdTriviumplay_arrow
Since the vocalist is half Japanese, the in...
83Break My Heart AgainFinneas
Break My Heart AgainFinneasplay_arrow
Phineas’s Dark Farewell Song
84Autumn LeavesChris Brown ft. Kendrick Lamar
Autumn LeavesChris Brown ft. Kendrick Lamarplay_arrow
Chris Brown is Kendrick...
85Save MyselfEd Sheeran
Save MyselfEd Sheeranplay_arrow
A dark, depressive song portraying Ed Sheeran’s anguish
86Redneck CrazyTyler Farr
Redneck CrazyTyler Farrplay_arrow
Tyler Farr’s Passion of a Betrayed Love
87Run Away With MeCarly Rae Jepsen
Run Away With MeCarly Rae Jepsenplay_arrow
Refreshing music that colors the brilliance of youth
88Don’t ChangeMusiq
Don't ChangeMusiqplay_arrow
High sense with a neo-soul vibe seeping through…
89SelfishMadison Beer
SelfishMadison Beerplay_arrow
Introduction to a song about forbidden love
90Because I Love YouStevie Wonder
Because I Love YouStevie Wonderplay_arrow
This is a song that reminds me of my middle school days.
91Ghost TownBenson Boone
Ghost TownBenson Booneplay_arrow
Benson Boone heartbreak song popular tracks
92CoffeeMiguel
CoffeeMiguelplay_arrow
Many love songs have a slightly dreamy f...
93even the nights are betterAir Supply
even the nights are betterAir Supplyplay_arrow
It’s a gentle song that really tugs at the heart on summer nights. Fin…
94Anywhere Away From HereRag’n’Bone Man & P!nk
Anywhere Away From HereRag’n’Bone Man & P!nkplay_arrow
A dark, depressive song for piano and vocals
95SmileMorgan Wallen
SmileMorgan Wallenplay_arrow
Morgan Wallen's new song, a heartbreak ballad
96I Love You, I’m SorryGracie Abrams
I Love You, I'm SorryGracie Abramsplay_arrow
Gracie Abrams’s breakup song
97FallJustin Bieber
FallJustin Bieberplay_arrow
Although autumn is also called “fall” in English, th…
98King Of SorrowSade
King Of SorrowSadeplay_arrow
The struggles of a single mother aspiring to be a singer
99HelloEvanescence
HelloEvanescenceplay_arrow
A song about the death of an older sister, sung from a child’s perspective
100Lot to LearLuke Christopher
Lot to LearLuke Christopherplay_arrow
If I were ○○, how would you…