Uplifting Western songs that encourage you after a breakup. Popular anthems and recommended classics.
From among the world’s most iconic heartbreak anthems, our studio staff introduces their recommended classics and fan favorites.
This is a carefully curated playlist to gently soothe the pain of a broken heart.
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Uplifting Western pop songs that cheer you up after a heartbreak: Popular anthems and recommended classics (1–10)
StyleTaylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s voice is very pop and incredibly easy to listen to, and all her songs slip right into your heart.
This particular track has a Christmas-song vibe, making it a very fun listen.
It’s rhythmic, danceable, and uplifting.
I’m glad I met you.Koizumi Kyoko
It’s a classic, but it’s Kyoko Koizumi’s “Anata ni Aete Yokatta” (I’m Glad I Met You).
It’s a masterpiece that needs no explanation, but live footage of Kyon Kyon is probably rare, isn’t it? Looking back on everything up to now, it wasn’t about who was right or wrong—that didn’t matter… The truth is simply that both of us feel we’re glad we met you.
I can almost hear Kyon Kyon saying, “Isn’t that enough?”
Another OrionFujii Fumiya
Fumiya Fujii’s sweet, gentle singing voice and the tender, caring breakup lyrics make my heart ache in a good way.
Even when apart, they believe their hearts are still connected, and if the two are destined to be linked no matter the distance, there’s hope they’ll meet again.
It’s a song that isn’t just sad, but also filled with hope.
When you're heartbroken: Uplifting Western songs to cheer you up. Popular anthems and recommended classics (11–20)
it’s my lifeBon Jovi
What’s a broken heart, anyway?! So you got dumped—so what?! In the span of a long, long life, it’s just a fleeting moment! It’s sure to make you see it as a trivial problem.
This is my life—I’ll get over this heartbreak and come out of it a renewed version of myself! It’ll convince you of that.
Dark blueJack’s Mannequin
It’s a very refreshing song that evokes the deep blue sea of summer.
It has a sense of speed and a rhythmic drive that pulls you out of a slump whether you like it or not.
If you’re heartsick after a breakup, just one listen is guaranteed to lift your spirits right away!
A Thousand MilesVanessa Carlton
When you’re heartbroken and feeling down, piano sounds really sink into your soul.
This song in particular truly brings tears.
The piano that starts from the intro is set on making you cry.
Listen to it a lot, cry a lot, and you’ll feel refreshed and recover from your heartbreak.
HoppipollaSigur Rós
This representative Icelandic band, Sigur Rós, plays soothing, healing-like music.
Their famous song “Hoppípolla” has a moving sound from start to finish—it feels like a gentle song that encourages you, as if saying, “You did your best.”