Top 150 Break-Up Songs

This list could have had 200, 300, 400 songs, but we limited it to 150 (for now). Break Up Songs are timeless, if some of these songs are out of your regular listening routine, take advantage of that and get into a better, newer frame of mind.

1. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

 

2. End Of The Road – Boyz II Men

 

3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

 

4. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift

 

5. Someone Like You – Adele

 

6. I Want You Back – The Jackson 5

 

7. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

 

8. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins

 

9. Jolene – Dolly Parton

 

10. Stitches – Shawn Mendes

 

11. Rolling In The Deep – Adele

 

12. New Rules – Dua Lipa

 

13. Stay With Me – Sam Smith

 

14. I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt

 

15. Back to Black – Amy Winehouse

 

16. Love Yourself – Justin Bieber

 

17. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor

 

18. Missing You – John Waite

 

19. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

 

20. Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

 

21. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson

 

22. Apocalypse – Jackie Evancho

 

23. I’m Already Gone – Eagles

 

24. Let Her Go – Passenger

 

25. Leave (Get Out) – JoJo

 

26. I Fall Apart – Post Malone

 

27. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Laura Branigan

 

28. Purple Rain – Prince

 

29. Irreplaceable – Beyonce

 

30. The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

 

31. Who Knew – Pink

 

32. Happier – Ed Sheeran

 

33. Goodbye To You – Scandal

 

34. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac

 

35. Usta Be My Girl – O Jays

 

36. You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette

 

37. She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd

 

38. Piece of My Heart – Big Brother & the Holding Company

 

39. The Break-Up Song – Greg Kihn Band

 

40. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

 

41. What About Us – P!nk

 

42. Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye

 

43. The Rain – Oran Juice Jones

 

44. Just a Friend – Biz Markie

 

45. Without You – Nilsson

 

46. Love the Way You Lie – Eminem Featuring Rihanna

 

47. Dreaming with a Broken Heart – John Mayer

 

48. So What – Pink

 

49. Apologize – Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic

 

50. Fix You – Coldplay

 

 

51. Me Myself and I – Beyonce

 

52. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon

 

53. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette

 

54. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka

 

55. We Belong Together – Mariah Carey

 

56. Ms. Jackson – Outkast

 

57. Hurt So Bad – Little Anthony (or Linda Ronstadt)

 

58. Burn – Usher

 

59. Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar

 

60. DIVORCE – Tammy Wynette

 

61. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie

 

62. Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande

 

63. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

 

64. Hit Em Upstyle (Oops) – Blu Cantrell

 

65. Dancing On My Own – Robyn

 

66. Forget You – Cee-Lo Green

 

67. All By Myself – Eric Carmen

 

68. Thinking Bout You – Frank Ocean

 

69. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

 

70. Cry Me A River – Justin Timberlake

 

71. With or Without You – U2

 

72. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

 

73. She’s Gone – Hall and Oates

 

74. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley

 

75. Careless Whisper – Wham!

 

76. These Boots Are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra

 

77. Survivor – Destiny’s Child

 

78. Don’t Speak – No Doubt

 

79. Black is Black – Los Lobos

 

80. How to Save a Life – The Fray

 

81. Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton

 

82. Love Stinks – J. Geils Band

 

83. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

 

84. Maggie May – Rod Stewart

 

85. This Diamond Ring – Gary Lewis and the Playboys

 

86. Skinny Love – Bon Iver

 

87. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters

 

88. Don’t Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye – Shirelles

 

89. Call Out My Name – The Weeknd

 

90. Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles

 

91. Picture To Burn – Taylor Swift

 

92. Marvin’s Room – Drake

 

93. Yesterday – the Beatles

 

94. I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

 

95. I Miss You – Blink-182

 

96. Yesterday – the Beatles

 

97. I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

 

98. Chelsea Hotel #2 – Leonard Cohen

 

99. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley

 

100. Bye Bye Bye – *NSYNC

 

101. I’m Goin’ Down – Mary J. Blige

 

102. Shut Up – Black Eyed Peas

 

103. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division

 

104. Stay – Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko

 

105. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday – Stevie Wonder

 

106. The Winner Takes It All – Abba

 

107. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) – Mötley Crüe

 

108. White Flag – Dido

 

109. Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis

 

110. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word – Elton John

 

111. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late – Johnny Mathis & Denise Williams

 

112. The Thrill Is Gone – B. B. King

 

113. I’m Not In Love – 10cc

 

114. Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure

 

115. Heartbeats – José González

 

116. Breaking Us In Two – Joe Jackson

 

117. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

 

118. If You See Her, Say Hello – Bob Dylan

 

119. It’s Too Late – Carole King

 

120. Blow Me – One Last Kiss – Pink

 

121. Hold Up – Beyoncé

 

122. Big Girls Don’t Cry – The 4 Seasons

 

123. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright – Bob Dylan

 

124. So Sick – Ne-Yo

 

125. Bye Bye Love – Everly Brothers

 

126. Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse

 

127. Needles and Pins – The Searchers

 

128. Retrograde – James Blake

 

129. It’s All Over Now – Rolling Stones

 

130. Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

 

131. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart – Bee Gees (or Al Green)

 

132. November Rain – Guns ‘N’ Roses

 

133. Love Hurts – Nazareth

 

134. Devil in a New Dress – Kanye West

 

135. Goodbye To Love – Carpenters

 

136. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette

 

137. One Week – Barenaked Ladies

 

138. Praying – Kesha

 

139. Tyrone – Erykah Badu

 

140. New York – St. Vincent

 

141. Fireworks – First Aid Kit

 

142. Green Light – Lorde

 

143. Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers

 

144. We Just Disagree – Dave Mason

 

145. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley

 

146. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix

 

147. I Keep Forgetting – Michael McDonald

 

148. Runaway – Del Shannon

 

149. Foolish – Ashanti

 

150. After The Love Has Gone – Earth Wind and Fire