Country music focuses heavily on storytelling. Sometimes the stories are about budding romance, and other times they're about heartbreak. If you need a good cry, it's always comforting to curl up in the fetal position and blast tearjerkers like Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" or Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck." Of course, you don't have to only listen to the classics. There's a ton of new country music out there perfect for your mulling sessions. Below, we've rounded up some of the saddest tunes in both popular and alternative country, whether you need to work through heartbreak, nostalgia, or grief.
"Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves "California, Missouri" Kassi Ashton "Keeper of the Flame," Miranda Lambert "Caught Up in Your Storm," Mickey Guyton "If You Keep Leaving Me," Anderson East "Cry Pretty," Carrie Underwood "Weed, Whiskey and Willie," Brothers Osborne "Five More Minutes," Scotty McCreery "Something You Get Through," Willie Nelson "I Want Love," Chris Stapleton "Cold," Jeff Hyde "In Case You Didn't Know," Brett Young "Young Forever," Eric Paslay "Miles Away," Josh Ritter "The Hard Way," The Shires "Dammit," Jana Kramer "Tired of Being Happy," Ashley McBryde "Let Me Down Easy," Blackberry Smoke feat. Amanda Shires "This Town Is Killing Me," Caitlyn Smith "Dark Horse," Devin Dawson "Leaving New Orleans," Jordan Davis "Wild Love," Ashley Monroe "Tequila," Dan + Shay "Break Up in the End," Cole Swindell "Rearview Town," Jason Aldean "Slow Burn," Kacey Musgraves "Take Your Records Home," Mipso "Baby I Love You," Ryan Adams "Rocket Man," Big Little Town "It Goes On," Zac Brown & Sir RoseveltJust remember: you'll need to download the free Spotify software or app to listen to our playlists!
