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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Save MyselfEd Sheeran |  play_arrow | The work released in 2017, “Shape…” |
| 2east | CradlesSub Urban |  play_arrow | The leader who rose to stardom from TikTok… |
| 3east | Dead & GoneT.I. ft. Justin Timberlake |  play_arrow | Also active as a world-renowned music producer... |
| 4east | Breaking The HabitLinkin Park |  play_arrow | Linkin Park’s iconic dark, depressive song |
| 5east | No Time To DieBillie Eilish |  play_arrow | Introducing Billie Eilish’s masterpiece “No Time To Die” |
| 6east | WreckedImagine Dragons |  play_arrow | Imagine Dragons’ classic hit “Wrecke… |
| 7east | bury a friendBillie Eilish |  play_arrow | Gaining worldwide popularity with their stylish musicality… |
| 8east | Take Me Somewhere NiceMogwai |  play_arrow | A post-rock act representing Scotland… |
| 9east | SLOW DANCING IN THE DARKJoji |  play_arrow | George, a world-renowned singer representing Japan… |
| 10east | Por el amor de amarBuika |  play_arrow | The Spei… that earned high praise for its outstanding story… |
| 11east | Sombre dimancheDamia |  play_arrow | The German singer Damia’s classic “Somb… |
| 12east | Easy On MeAdele |  play_arrow | A dark, depressive song themed around Adele’s divorce |
| 13east | i hate u, i love u ft. olivia o’briengnash |  play_arrow | Gnash's heartbreak song depicts complex emotions |
| 14east | Ghost TownBenson Boone |  play_arrow | A singer-songwriter from Washington State… |
| 15east | GhostZoe Wees |  play_arrow | Letting yourself be carried away by a fleeting emotion and losing something precious… |
| 16east | Anywhere Away From HereRag’n’Bone Man & P!nk |  play_arrow | I want to listen to depressing songs and feel down, but the mos… |
| 17east | Lost BoyRuth B |  play_arrow | Ruth B, a female artist from Canada... |
| 18east | Train WreckJames Arthur |  play_arrow | The popular audition show they appeared on in 2012… |
| 19east | SelfishMadison Beer |  play_arrow | I’ve fallen in love with someone I’m not supposed to love… |
| 20east | Break My Heart AgainFinneas |  play_arrow | Recommended for those who want to take their time and be alone with their darkness… |
| 21east | Breaking DownFlorence & The Machine |  play_arrow | A so—about mental weakness and loneliness is su... |
| 22east | BrokenLifehouse |  play_arrow | A rock so… that sings about the weaknesses of life… |
| 23east | The HillsThe Weeknd |  play_arrow | Ruled by a hedonism that destroys myself… |
| 24east | Down in a HoleAlice In Chains |  play_arrow | It sings of all the anxieties inherent in a relationship… |
| 25east | Something In The WayNirvana |  play_arrow | Nirva…, an American rock band |
| 26east | SleepwalkingBring Me The Horizon |  play_arrow | A British rock act active since 2004… |
| 27east | Something About UsDaft Punk |  play_arrow | French electronic music… |
| 28east | Car Radiotwenty one pilots |  play_arrow | Tw… is an American music duo. |
| 29east | King Of PainThe Police |  play_arrow | The Pol, a British rock band, |
| 30east | HelloEvanescence |  play_arrow | A tra… sung about death from a child’s perspective |
| 31east | HumanChristina Perri |  play_arrow | Am… |
| 32east | Lucid DreamsJuice WRLD |  play_arrow | Young rapper sings about the pain of heartbreak |
| 33east | UnwellMatchbox Twenty |  play_arrow | 2 by Matchbox Twenty… |
| 34east | Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys |  play_arrow | Arctic Monkeys’ signature song “Do I Wanna Know?” |
| 35east | All Girls Are The SameJuice WRLD |  play_arrow | A masterpiece by Juice WRLD, the genius of emo rap |
| 36east | Rebel HeartMadonna |  play_arrow | Madonna’s autobiographical heart-confession song |
| 37east | F**kin’ PerfectP!nk |  play_arrow | A powerful, big-sisterly message song in pink |
| 38east | Stalking YouA Boogie Wit Da Hoodie |  play_arrow | A rap song depicting a stalker’s madness |
| 39east | NDABillie Eilish |  play_arrow | Billie Eilish’s dark songs |
| 40east | The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I GetMorrissey |  play_arrow | A love song that sings of Morrissey’s obsession and mad love |
| 41east | What’ll You Do About MeRandy Travis |  play_arrow | A song that sings of Randy Travis’s obsessive love |
| 42east | PossessionSarah McLachlan |  play_arrow | A famous song with lyrics from a stalker’s perspective |
| 43east | Redneck CrazyTyler Farr |  play_arrow | Tyler Farr’s Passion of a Betrayed Love |
| 44east | She (Ft. Frank Ocean)Tyler, The Creator |  play_arrow | Tyler, the Creator’s masterpiece, depicting dangerous love |
| 45east | Love The Way You Lie ft. RihannaEminem |  play_arrow | Eminem and Rihanna’s Shocking Love Story |
| 46east | Fade to BlackMetallica |  play_arrow | Having lost everything, is life worth living... |
| 47east | How To Disappear CompletelyRadiohead |  play_arrow | Released in 2000 by Radiohead… |
| 48east | Suicidal ThoughtsThe Notorious B.I.G. |  play_arrow | The Notori… |
| 49east | SmileMorgan Wallen |  play_arrow | Morgan Wallen's new song, a heartbreak ballad |
| 50east | She Cheated AgainDax |  play_arrow | The soul’s path seeking salvation from a lover’s betrayal |
| 51east | Alone I BreakKorn |  play_arrow | An emotional ballad about cones |
| 52east | PIToRRO DE COCOBad Bunny |  play_arrow | A heartbreak song themed around Pitoro |
| 53east | AlwaysBon Jovi |  play_arrow | Bon Jovi’s reconciliation ballad, singing of lingering feelings and love |
| 54east | LeaveLoe Shimmy |  play_arrow | A song about Lo Ximmy's heartbreak and growth |
| 55east | 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, KhalidLogic |  play_arrow | Logic: Hip-hop with a suicide prevention theme impacts society |
| 56east | Fade Into YouMazzy Star |  play_arrow | Within a fleeting, melancholic melody, a pang of longing and… |
| 57east | So Many Tears2Pac |  play_arrow | By the American rapper 2Pac... |
| 58east | Captain JackBilly Joel |  play_arrow | An American singer-songwriter and pia... |
| 59east | Narcissist (Feat. Phix)Dax |  play_arrow | Known for deep lyrics and a unique musical style… |
| 60east | LegacyEminem |  play_arrow | A track that is sung about my shy self… |
| 61east | DreamsFleetwood Mac |  play_arrow | The rock band Fleetwood Ma… |
| 62east | In God’s HandsNelly Furtado |  play_arrow | Nelly Fur, a Canadian singer… |
| 63east | I Am A RockSimon&Garfunkel |  play_arrow | Sung about a person who is distancing themselves from the world… |
| 64east | Dark Come SoonTegan and Sara |  play_arrow | A Canadian indie ... active since 1995 |
| 65east | Caroline, NoThe Beach Boys |  play_arrow | I'm living a miserable life, wondering where I went wrong... |
| 66east | King Of SorrowSade |  play_arrow | By the British group Sade… |
| 67east | Be StillThe Killers |  play_arrow | By The Killers, in 2012… |