Here are the Top 70 best heartbreak songs of all time with videos

Here are some of the most famous heartbreak songs of all time.

The delicate matters of the heart have inspired some of the greatest songs ever made.

To love hard is to expose oneself to the possibility of hurting hard. This crushing feeling has inspired several musicians to craft timeless records that continue to cater to heartbreak and its varying complex emotions.

These classic records capture the pain of unrequited love, of romance gone sour, and of love that held promise but faltered to the challenges of everyday life.

Whether it’s genre-fusing Afrobeats records, hard-hitting hip hop tracks, or soul-wrenching R&B songs, there’s a plethora of heartbreak songs to help sooth an aching heart.

Best heartbreak songs of all time

Best Afrobeats 💔

For generations, Nigerian stars have crafted era-defining songs that tell the story of love gone sour.

From Styl Plus’s iconic smash hit ‘Imagine That’ to Burna Boy’s global hit ‘Last Last,’ Afrobeats is filled with a plethora of heartbreak songs.

1. Burna Boy — Last Last
2. P Square — Omoge Mi
3. Omah Lay — Understand
4. Arya Starr, Ckay — beggie biggie
5. Djnee – Ego
6. Style Plus – Imagine That
7. Darey Art Alade – girl I used to know
8. Asa — Bibanke
9. Banky W — Don’t break my heart
10. Kizz Daniel — Fuck you
11. Niyola – Toh Bad
12. Ric Hassani — Thunder Fire You
13. P Square — Am I Still That Man
14. P Square — Say Your Love
15. Arya Starr, Giveon – Last Heartbreak Anniversary. 
16. Show Dem Camp — WYW 
17. Chike – Out of Love
18. Omah Lay — Soso
19. BNXN – Pidgin and English

Best Hip Hop Heart Break Songs

While Rappers often put up a tough exterior, they also sometimes have their hearts broken like everyone else.

Heartbreak has inspired rappers to craft songs with poignant lyrics and moving delivery. Here are some of the best hip-hop heartbreak songs.

1. Kanye West – Heartless
2. Tupac – do for love
3. Cardi B – Be careful with me
4. Big Sean – I don’t fuck with you
5. J Cole – Nothing Lasts Forever
6. XXXTentacion – Remedy For a Broken Heart
7. Wale – The breakup song
8. D ‘D’Angelo – Breakups to makeups
9. Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out
10. Drake – Marvins Room
11. Juice Wrld – Lucid Dreams
12. Eminem – Space Bound
13. Kanye West – Blame Game
14. Immortal Technique – You never know
15. Nas – undying love
16. Kendrick Lamar – Opposite Attracts
17. Tyler, the Creator – IFHY
18. Nicki Minaj – Bed of Lies
19. Kanye West – Runaway

Best R&B Heartbreak Songs

Nobody tells the story of love and heartbreak quite like R&B stars, who deploy soulful melodies and colourful lyrics to craft emotionally charged songs. Here are some classic R&B heartbreak songs.

1. Whitney Houston – I’ll Always Love You
2. Adele – Someone like You
3. Whitney Houston – I have nothing
4. Adele – Hello
5. Rihnanna – Take a Bow
6. Beyonce – If I were a boy
7. BoysIIMen – To the end of the road
8. Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
9. Usher – Burn
10. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River
11. Erykah Badu – Tyrone

1. Olivia Rodriguez – Drivers License
2. The Smiths – I know it’s over
3. Beyonce – Irreplaceable
4. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
5. Frank Ocean – Ivy
6. Chris Brown – Please Don’t Judge Me
7. Lewis Capaldi – Bruises
8. Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown – No Air
9. Halsey – Without Me

1. Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
2. Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice. Its Alright
3. Zach Bryan — I remember everything
4. Bill Withers — Ain’t No Sunshine
5. Al green— How can you mend a broken heart
6. Leonar Cohen — Hallelujah
7. Bonnie Wraith — Can’t make you love me
8. Lizzo– Truth Hurts
9. Carole King — It’s Too Late
10. No Doubt – Don’t Speak
11. NYSNC — ByeByeBye
12. Eykah Badu — Tyrone
13. Taylor Swift – Death By A Thousand Cuts