Yami songs in Western music: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks

Music can lift your mood, but it can also bring it down.

While many of us would prefer to listen to songs that lift our spirits, some might occasionally want to dive into darker, more melancholic tracks.

For those listeners, we’ve selected a range of depressive-themed songs in Western music.

From subtly somber tunes to seriously heavy tracks that evoke a sense of despair, we’ve curated a wide variety.

Why not explore and find the songs that resonate with how you’re feeling?

Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Playlist

Yami songs in Western music: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Save MyselfEd Sheeran		A dark, depressive song portraying Ed Sheeran’s anguish
2	CradlesSub Urban		A dark song among Sub Urban’s signature tracks
3	Dead & GoneT.I. ft. Justin Timberlake		A classic by T.I. and Bieber
4	Breaking The HabitLinkin Park		Linkin Park’s iconic dark, depressive song
5	No Time To DieBillie Eilish		Introducing Billie Eilish’s masterpiece “No Time To Die”
6	Pacify HerMelanie Martinez		An Enchanting Introduction to the Music of Melanie Martinez
7	WreckedImagine Dragons		The feelings of a man who comes to hate himself after a heartbreak
8	Sippy CupMelanie Martinez		A song that hides a dark reality in a cute world
9	bury a friendBillie Eilish		A representative work of Billie Eilish’s dark songs
10	Take Me Somewhere NiceMogwai		A Mogwai song with a fleeting, delicate atmosphere
11	SLOW DANCING IN THE DARKJoji		George is a singer of Australian and Japanese descent.
12	Por el amor de amarBuika		Theme song of a Spanish film
13	i hate u, i love u ft. olivia o’briengnash		Gnash's heartbreak song depicts complex emotions
14	Sombre dimancheDamia		A dark song from an urban legend that induces suicide
15	Easy On MeAdele		A dark, depressive song themed around Adele’s divorce
16	Ghost TownBenson Boone		Benson Boone heartbreak song popular tracks
17	Break My Heart AgainFinneas		Phineas’s Dark Farewell Song
18	Train WreckJames Arthur		James Arthur's acoustic song
19	Anywhere Away From HereRag’n’Bone Man & P!nk		A dark, depressive song for piano and vocals
20	SelfishMadison Beer		Introduction to a song about forbidden love
21	GhostZoe Wees		A song about the regret of losing something important due to emotional judgment
22	Lost BoyRuth B		Introducing Ruth B.'s emo song “Lost Boy”
23	BrokenLifehouse		Inspired by a friend waiting for a kidney transplant
24	Down in a HoleAlice In Chains		A rock ballad about relationship anxieties
25	SleepwalkingBring Me The Horizon		Bring Me The Horizon’s 2013 hit song
26	Something In The WayNirvana		Nirvana's 1991 release
27	HumanChristina Perri		Christina Perri’s moving ballad
28	Something About UsDaft Punk		Daft Punk’s downtempo track
29	Car Radiotwenty one pilots		Introduction to Twenty One Pilots songs
30	King Of PainThe Police		The Police’s 1983 song
31	HelloEvanescence		A song about the death of an older sister, sung from a child’s perspective
32	Breaking DownFlorence & The Machine		A song inspired by a breakup
33	The HillsThe Weeknd		The Weeknd expresses destructive hedonism
34	UnwellMatchbox Twenty		Banjo-Sounding Psychosis Theme Song
35	Love The Way You Lie ft. RihannaEminem		Eminem and Rihanna’s Shocking Love Story
36	Fade to BlackMetallica		A ballad that questions the value of a life lost
37	How To Disappear CompletelyRadiohead		Track from Radiohead’s “Kid A”
38	Suicidal ThoughtsThe Notorious B.I.G.		Highly acclaimed tracks by The Notorious B.I.G.
39	All Girls Are The SameJuice WRLD		A masterpiece by Juice WRLD, the genius of emo rap
40	Lucid DreamsJuice WRLD		Young rapper sings about the pain of heartbreak
41	Rebel HeartMadonna		Madonna’s autobiographical heart-confession song
42	F**kin’ PerfectP!nk		A powerful, big-sisterly message song in pink
43	SmileMorgan Wallen		Morgan Wallen's new song, a heartbreak ballad
44	Stalking YouA Boogie Wit Da Hoodie		A rap song depicting a stalker’s madness
45	Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys		Arctic Monkeys’ signature song “Do I Wanna Know?”
46	NDABillie Eilish		Billie Eilish’s dark songs
47	The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I GetMorrissey		A love song that sings of Morrissey’s obsession and mad love
48	What’ll You Do About MeRandy Travis		A song that sings of Randy Travis’s obsessive love
49	PossessionSarah McLachlan		A famous song with lyrics from a stalker’s perspective
50	Redneck CrazyTyler Farr		Tyler Farr’s Passion of a Betrayed Love
51	She (Ft. Frank Ocean)Tyler, The Creator		Tyler, the Creator’s masterpiece, depicting dangerous love
52	She Cheated AgainDax		The soul’s path seeking salvation from a lover’s betrayal
53	Alone I BreakKorn		An emotional ballad about cones
54	PIToRRO DE COCOBad Bunny		A heartbreak song themed around Pitoro
55	AlwaysBon Jovi		Bon Jovi’s reconciliation ballad, singing of lingering feelings and love
56	LeaveLoe Shimmy		A song about Lo Ximmy's heartbreak and growth
57	1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, KhalidLogic		Logic: Hip-hop with a suicide prevention theme impacts society
58	Fade Into YouMazzy Star		Discussing the characteristics and appeal of Magistar’s signature songs
59	So Many Tears2Pac		A rap track released by 2Pac in 1995
60	Captain JackBilly Joel		Billy Joel's anti-drug message song
61	Narcissist (Feat. Phix)Dax		Dax and Fix’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder Theme Song
62	LegacyEminem		The 2013 song by Eminem about shyness
63	DreamsFleetwood Mac		Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic
64	In God’s HandsNelly Furtado		Nelly Furtado's 2007 release song
65	I Am A RockSimon&Garfunkel		A famous song about a lonely person
66	Dark Come SoonTegan and Sara		A track from Tegasara’s 2007 album
67	Caroline, NoThe Beach Boys		The Beach Boys’ tragic ballad
68	King Of SorrowSade		The struggles of a single mother aspiring to be a singer
69	Be StillThe Killers		Ballad songs by The Killers