These one-hit wonders might sound pleasant on the surface. But dive into the lyrics, and the songs become much darker.

Scrutiny of Billboard’s list of No. 1 songs from 1958 through 2013 reveals the dominant popularity of upbeat, happy music over sad, depressing songs. However, some sad songs topped the chart for their ...

Sad songs bring us together. Here at Whiskey Riff, we often say "sad country songs make me happy," because they do. Of course, it's one thing to hurt your own feelings, but the connection you feel to ...

The National are masters of understated grief. They showed off this skill on their gorgeous but sad 2013 track "Hard To Find" ...

The Grammy-winning country star spoke about the emotional connections people make through music during an in-depth ...

Known as the Red-Headed Stranger, a serious cannabis enthusiast and one of country music's most iconic songwriters, Willie Nelson has recorded an incredible number of classic songs in his more than 60 ...

It's been nearly 30 years since Blink-182 released its first album in 1995. And even though the road has been rocky at times, the band is still prominent, and they're back on the scene with the ...

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...