Entertainment Weekly hizo su Top 50 de canciones mas desgarradoras:

1. Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (1949)
2. Otis Redding, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (1965)
3. Johnny Cash, “Hurt” (2002)
4. R.E.M., “Everybody Hurts” (1993)
5. Al Green, “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?” (1972)
6. Eric Clapton, “Tears In Heaven” (1992)
7. Fleetwood Mac, “Landslide” (1975)
8. The Beatles, “Yesterday” (1965)
9. Prince, “Purple Rain” (1984)
10. Billie Holiday, “Good Morning, Heartache” (1946)

11. Elliott Smith, “Between the Bars” (1997)
12. Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980)
13. Roy Orbison, “Crying” (1961)
14. Bonnie Raitt, “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (1991)
15. Beck, “Lost Cause” (2002)
16. Neil Young, “The Needle and the Damage Done” (1972)
17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Maps” (2003)
18. Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971)
19. George Jones, “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (1980)
20. The Band, “Tears of Rage” (1968)
21. U2, “One” (1992)
22. John Lennon, “Mother” (1970)
23. Elvis Costello/Burt Bachrach, “God Give Me Strength” (1998)
24. The Carpenters, “Superstar”
25. Dolly Parton, “Jolene”
26. Aretha Franklin, “Ain’t No Way” (1968)
27. Annie Lennox, “Why” (1992)
28. The Cure, “Pictures of You” (1989)
29. Frank Sinatra, “One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)” (1958)
30. Big Star, “Holocaust” (1978)
31. Judy Garland, “Over the Rainbow” (1939)
32. 10CC, “I’m Not in Love” (1975)
33. Fiona Apple, “Never Is a Promise” (1996)
34. The Velvet Underground, “Candy Says” (1969)
35. Lorraine Ellison, “Stay With Me” (1966)
36. Phil Ochs, “Rehearsals for Retirement” (1969)
37. Sugarland, “Very Last Country Song” (2008)
38. Simon & Garfunkel, “The Sound of Silence” (1965)
39. The Go-Betweens, “Dusty in Here” (1983)
40. Sinead O’Connor, “Thank You for Hearing Me” (1994)
41. Throwing Muses, “Hate My Way” (1986)
42. Ryan Adams, “Come Pick Me Up” (2000)
43. John Cale, “If You Were Still Around” (1982)
44. Jackson Browne, “Late for the Sky” (1974)
45. Fairport Convention, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” (1969)
46. Lauryn Hill, “Ex-Factor” (1998)
47. Skeeter Davis, “The End of the World” (1962)
48. Meshell Ndegeocello, “Bitter” (1999)
49. Sufjan Stevens, “John Wayne Gacy Jr” (2005)
50. Wham!, “Careless Whisper” (1984)

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