The 1980s vs the 1990s: Which Decade Had Sadder Country Songs?
The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an at-the-time fledgling Tim McGraw — were starting to come into their own, releasing early-career hits that would go on to be some of the all-time greatest sad songs of the genre.
19 Sad Country Christmas Songs to Make You Weep This Holiday
Christmas isn't always so merry for everyone. The holiday season can be a hard one for many people, especially since there's so much pressure to enjoy the magic of the big day. It's hard to get in the Christmas spirit when you're mourning a late loved one, far away from family or scrimping to make ends meet financially.
The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 2010s
In the 2010s, country music revamped the definition of what a sad country song could be. Sure, there were still quite a few traditional heartbreak ballads about the end of a relationship, like Tim McGraw's modern-day classic, "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools." That kind of tear-in-your-beer, twangy heartache song will simply never go out of style. But the genre also broached new sonic directions, and new topics, when it came to heartbreak.
I Can’t Get Enough Of The Sad Country Heartbreakers On Riley Green’s New Album, ‘Don’t Mind If I Do’
Sad country songs just make me so dang happy. And Riley Green delivered some pure country heartbreakers on his recently released third studio album Don’t Mind If I Do, which dropped this past Friday. And if there's one thing I'm sure you've noticed about me by now, it's that I always tend to gravitate towards a sad, simple ballad that will rip my heart out, rather than a song that's more upbeat and happy. I mean, it really doesn’t matter what kind of mood you’re in. Happy? Sad country song. Sad? Sad country song. Drunk? Sad country song. Hungover? Sad country song. It's...
The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 2000s
The 2000s delivered some of country music's stone-cold saddest songs, ever. Want proof? Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" — one of country music's defining heartbreak ballads, and a staple of the format's modern era — only clocked in at No. 2 on this list of sad country songs from the decade.
The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 1990s
The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. For starters, some of the genre's all-time best storytellers and vocalists were at the top of their game during this period. Acts like George Strait, Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson were releasing some of their career songs in the '90s, and late legends like Naomi Judd and Joe Diffie were releasing the music we know and miss them for today.
3 of the Most Comforting Country Music Classics To Seek Solace In
Whether it be the changing of the seasons or that you’re just having a bad day, there is no better genre to find comfort in sadness in than country music. If you’re one of those people who is prone to melancholy yet find a sort of relief in it, don’t fear, because you are far from alone. Finding solace in music is therapeutic, reaffirming, and in all, helps one reconnect to the greater human experience present in all of our lives.
The Saddest Country Songs of the 1960s, Ranked
These sad country songs are stone-cold classics. In the 1960s, heartbreak looked a little different than it does today: There were no breakups over text or email, no obsessively scrolling through your ex's Instagram, no Facebook reminders of the happy times you shared together. But of course, there was still...
4 of the Saddest Country Songs of the ’90s
Many people think of country music as the genre of upbeat, summertime anthems. However, there are several country songs that are the complete opposite of that idea. To offer a few examples of that, we’re looking back to country’s ’90s heyday. Find four of the saddest country songs from that era, below.