Broken Heart Songs

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"It took all the strength I had just not to fall apart, I'm trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart, And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself, I used to cry but now I hold my head up high"..... I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor says it all, for a person with a broken heart.

Songs by Year 1950-1970 | 1971-1980 |1981-1990 | 1991-2000 |2001-2013 | Music is the language of the soul. It has the power to heal the worst of the heart breaks. No matter how low you feel, even a simple piece of music can help you by lifting up your spirits and turning your frown upside down.

A heartbreak is every one's worst nightmare. This is where music helps in motivating those who are going through a rough patch. If music and lyrics can heal the world and make it a better place , then it surely has the power to help heal a broken heart.

Although not much can be done to recover lost love, listening to a couple of songs about broken hearts can, at times, help the heart to ease the pain and the hurt. If you feel the same and find yourself short of options on heartbreak songs, then fear not; the list below comprises some of the best broken heart songs from 1950 to 2013.

1950-1970 • Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams (1953) • Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) • Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis (1959) • Crying - Roy Orbison (1961) • I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline (1961) • Love Hurts - Nazareth (1961) • Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations (1966) • Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961)

• Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (1961) • I Can't Stop Loving You - Don Gibson (1962) • One Broken Heart For Sale - Elvis Presley (1963) • You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers (1964) • It's All Over Now - The Rolling Stones (1964) • It's Over - Roy Orbison (1964)

• It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To - Lesley Gore (1965) • Yesterday - The Beatles (1965) • Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (1965) • The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1965) • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (1966) • What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Joan Osborne (1966)

• Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin (1967) • D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette (1968) • Delilah - Tom Jones (1968) • I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (1968) • While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (1968) • Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (1969) • Let It Be - The Beatles (1970) Back to Top 1971-1980

• Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone - Bill Withers (1971) • How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees (1971) • I Don't Want to Talk About It - Rod Stewart (1971) • Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley (1972) • Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack (1973) • No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and The Wailers (1974) • She's Gone - Hall and Oates (1974)

• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon (1975) • Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender (1975) • If You See Her, Say Hello - Bob Dylan (1975) • All By Myself - Eric Carmen (1975) • Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender (1975) • Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee (1976)

• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (1976) • Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (1976) • If You Leave Me Now - Chicago (1976) • Wasted Time - The Eagles (1976) • Can't Smile Without You - The Carpenters (1977) • Knowing Me Knowing You - ABBA (1977) • Lost Without Your Love - Bread (1977) • Heart of Glass - Blondie (1978)

• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (1978) • You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond (1978) • Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray (1979) • He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones (1980) • Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt (1980) • I'm All Out of Love - Air Supply (1980) • Love Stinks - J. Geils Band (1980)

• The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (1980) Back to Top 1981-1990 • Bringin' On The Heartache - Mariah Carey (1981) • You Got Lucky - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (1982) • Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1982) • Goodbye to You - Scandal (1982) • Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes (1982) • Every Breath You Take - The Police (1983)

• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John (1983) • Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983) • Here Comes The Rain Again - The Eurythmics (1984) • One More Night - Phil Collins (1984) • The Boys of Summer - Don Henley (1984) • I Want To Break Free - Queen (1984) • You Give Love a Bad Name - Jon Bon Jovi (1986)

• It Must Have Been Love - Roxette (1987) • Could've Been - Tiffany (1987) • Edge of a Broken Heart - Bon Jovi (1987) • With or Without You - U2 (1987) • In My Darkest Hour - Megadeth (1988) • Everything is Broken - Bob Dylan (1989) • Free Fallin' - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1989) • How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - Michael Bolton (1989)

• Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (1990) • Where Does My Heart Beat Now - Celine Dion (1990) Back to Top 1991-2000 • Don't Cry - Guns N' Roses (1991) • Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (1992) • Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. (1992) • Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton (1992) • Another Crack In My Heart - Take That (1993)

• End of the Road - Boyz II Men (1993) • Unbreakable Heart - Carlene Carter (1993) • Somebody's Crying - Chris Isaak (1995) • You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette (1995) • You Were Meant For Me - Jewel (1996) • Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton (1996) • Hole in My Soul - Aerosmith (1997) • My Immortal - Evanescence (1997)

• Torn - Natalie Imbruglia (1997) • There's Your Trouble - The Dixie Chicks (1998) • Cruel Summer - Ace of Base (1998) • Never Had A Dream Come True - S Club 7 (2000) • Everything Reminds Me of Her - Elliott Smith (2000) Back to Top 2001-2013 • Survivor - Destiny's Child (2001) • Gone - 'N Sync (2001) • Tragedia - Marc Anthony (2001)

• Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake (2002) • Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez (2002) • The Scientist - Coldplay (2003) • Mrs. Major Tom - K.I.A. (2003) • Shut Up - The Black Eyed Peas (2003) • Fighter - Christina Aguilera (2003) • Numb - Linkin Park (2003) • You Were My Everything - Aviation (2004) • Everytime - Britney Spears (2004)

• Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (2004) • Dying From A Broken Heart - Brooke Valentine (2005) • Fix You - Coldplay (2005) • Dreaming With a Broken Heart - John Mayer (2006) • Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood (2006) • Irreplaceable - Beyoncé Knowles (2006) • What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake (2006)

• When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne (2007) • Can't Have You - Jonas Brothers (2008) • Till Death Do Us Part - Deicide (2008) • Broken-Hearted Girl - Beyoncé Knowles (2009) • Goodbye - Alicia Keys (2011) • Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert (2013)