The 2020s may only be halfway over, but already, this decade has produced a bumper crop of heartbreak songs and tear-jerkers.

There are many bittersweet songs that have upbeat melodies and depressing lyrics, but what about the other way around?

Two words that should never go together. In this list, Taste of Country rounded up all the best country songs about being sad ...

With that boom comes an onslaught of country songs, running the gamut from joyous to downright heartbreaking. We’d like to focus on the latter today. Sad country songs offer an emotional release ...