Torch songs, furious kiss-offs and dance tracks with tears under them. Heartbreak has never sold better.
1Go Your Own WayLindsey Buckingham's 1977 song about Stevie Nicks, sung in the same band as her.1000pts
2Since U Been GoneKelly Clarkson's 2004 pop-rock kiss-off.840pts
3Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson and the Miracles' 1965 Motown ballad.840pts
4Nothing Compares 2 UPrince-written ballad that became Sinéad O'Connor's 1990 worldwide number one.812pts
5I Will Always Love YouDolly Parton's farewell song, made a 14-week number one by Whitney Houston in 1992.811pts
6Someone Like YouAdele's 2011 piano ballad about seeing an ex move on.771pts
7FlowersMiley Cyrus's 2023 self-love anthem after her divorce.600pts
8Back to BlackAmy Winehouse's 2006 retro-soul song of heartbreak.600pts
9Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division's 1980 single about a failing marriage.600pts
10Without YouBadfinger-written ballad that Harry Nilsson took to number one in 1972.600pts
11You Oughta KnowAlanis Morissette's furious 1995 single to a former partner.507pts
12Don't SpeakNo Doubt's 1996 song about Gwen Stefani's breakup with bandmate Tony Kanal.507pts
13IrreplaceableBeyoncé's 2006 hit telling a cheating partner to leave, to the left.400pts
14Total Eclipse of the HeartJim Steinman's 1983 power ballad sung by Bonnie Tyler.400pts
15Drivers LicenseOlivia Rodrigo's 2021 debut single that broke Spotify streaming records.400pts
16Cry Me a RiverJustin Timberlake's 2002 single, widely read as aimed at Britney Spears.400pts
17All Too WellTaylor Swift's 2012 song, re-released in 2021 as a ten-minute version that topped the Hot 100.273pts
18Somebody That I Used to KnowGotye and Kimbra's 2011 duet telling both sides of a breakup.273pts
19Un-Break My HeartDiane Warren-written 1996 ballad sung by Toni Braxton.0pts
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At 10 minutes 13 seconds, All Too Well is the longest Hot 100 number one, and here it faces Nothing Compares 2 U: https://youpick.best/articles/taylor-swift-ranked-many-ways
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