The best 'sad' songs of all time

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    What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
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    Everyday Is Like Sunday
  3. In the Ghetto

    (Elvis Presley)

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    In the Ghetto
  4. Way to Blue

    (Nick Drake)

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    Way to Blue
  5. I Know It's Over

    (The Smiths)

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    I Know It's Over
  6. Wichita Lineman

    (Glen Campbell)

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    Wichita Lineman
  7. Strange Fruit

    (Billie Holiday)

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    Strange Fruit
  8. Rank8

    Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
  9. Suicidal Thoughts

    (The Notorious B.I.G.)

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    Suicidal Thoughts
  10. Jealousy

    (Pet Shop Boys)

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    Jealousy
  11. Well I Wonder

    (The Smiths)

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    Well I Wonder
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    Where Do We Go Now but Nowhere?
  13. I See a Darkness

    (Johnny Cash)

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    I See a Darkness
  14. Blue Moon

    (Elvis Presley)

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    Blue Moon
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    Climbing to the Moon
  16. Rank8

    Scatterbrain (As Dead As Leaves)
  17. Song Cry

    (Jay-Z)

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    Song Cry
  18. I Don't Know

    (Beastie Boys)

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    I Don't Know
  19. Too Far Down

    (Hüsker Dü)

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    Too Far Down
  20. Country Feedback

    (R.E.M.)

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    Country Feedback

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