Tear-jerking Western songs: The world's recommended weep-inducing tracks
We’re introducing Western songs that will make you cry—full-on tearjerkers.
We’ve put together a playlist focused on Western tracks that really tug at the heartstrings: grand and beautiful pieces, movie theme songs, and songs with wonderful lyrics.
It’s packed with music that fits perfectly with moving, emotional scenes.
Let the tears flow and feel refreshed.
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Tear-jerker songs in Western music: The world's recommended sob-inducing tracks (61–70)
Someone Like YouAdele
It feels like a heartbreak song.
Be warned: the moment you hear Adele’s voice at the start, the tears will start to flow.
The painfully bittersweet melody and the lyrics really sink in.
When the chorus hits, the tears are sure to fall.
Cryin’Aerosmith
This song is about a couple who chooses to break up, crying out their final feelings for each other.
It’s a grand rock ballad, and just listening to Tyler’s high, soaring vocals is moving.
The repeated “Cryin’” in the lyrics is incredibly emotional.
Show Me The Meaning Of Being LonelyBackstreet Boys
The poignant ballad by the American group Backstreet Boys is a moving song themed around heartbreak and loneliness.
Featuring beautiful strings and a wistful melody, the members’ emotive vocals strike a chord.
Included on the May 1999 album “Millennium,” it was released as a single in December of the same year.
It became a global hit, reaching as high as No.
6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
As a song that offers solace to those grappling with a sense of loss, it continues to be beloved by many listeners today.
I SurrenderCéline Dion
This is a ballad sung by Canadian diva Celine Dion that expresses a resolve to give everything for love.
With its grand melody and powerful vocals, it deeply moves listeners.
It’s included on the album “A New Day Has Come,” released in March 2002, and has been showcased as one of the highlights of her Las Vegas performances.
It’s the perfect song for those who believe in the power of love—something anyone with experience in romance can relate to.
My Heart Will Go OnCéline Dion
Included on the 1997 album “Let’s Talk About Love.” Featured in the film “Titanic,” released the same year.
Born in 1968.
A musician from Canada.
The exquisitely beautiful melody, carried by a slow-tempo rhythm, becomes unbearably and cruelly beautiful when you consider the film’s tragic nature, and it brings tears to your eyes.
Bad DayDaniel Powter
The hardest day after getting dumped is the day it happens, isn’t it? This is the song I want you to listen to on that very day.
In life, as long as we’re living, there are bound to be bad days.
I believe this song will rescue you in your sadness.
It’s a song that can make a bad day just a little better.
Sometimes I CryEric Benét
It’s a sexy, mature heartbreak song.
The lyrics are very straightforward: I still can’t forget you.
Even while putting on a brave face, the honest feelings are unbearably painful—it’s a classic filled with that kind of aching sadness.