Country music focuses heavily on storytelling. Sometimes the stories are about budding romance [1], and other times they're about heartbreak [2]. If you need a good cry, it's always comforting to curl up in a fetal position and blast on tearjerkers like Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" or Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck." Of course, you don't have to only listen to the classics. There's a ton of new country music out there perfect for your mulling sessions. Below, we've rounded up some of the saddest tunes in both popular and alternative country, whether you need to work through heartbreak, nostalgia, or grief.

1. "Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves
2. "California, Missouri" Kassi Ashton
3. "Keeper of the Flame," Miranda Lambert
4. "Caught Up in Your Storm," Mickey Guyton
5. "If You Keep Leaving Me," Anderson East
6. "Cry Pretty," Carrie Underwood [3]
7. "Weed, Whiskey and Willie," Brothers Osborne
8. "Five More Minutes," Scotty McCreery
9. "Something You Get Through," Willie Nelson
10. "I Want Love," Chris Stapleton
11. "Cold," Jeff Hyde
12. "In Case You Didn't Know," Brett Young
13. "Young Forever," Eric Paslay
14. "Miles Away," Josh Ritter
15. "The Hard Way," The Shires
16. "Dammit," Jana Kramer
17. "Tired of Being Happy," Ashley McBryde
18. "Let Me Down Easy," Blackberry Smoke feat. Amanda Shires
19. "This Town Is Killing Me," Caitlyn Smith
20. "Dark Horse," Devin Dawson
21. "Leaving New Orleans," Jordan Davis
22. "Wild Love," Ashley Monroe
23. "Tequila," Dan + Shay
24. "Break Up in the End," Cole Swindell
25. "Rearview Town," Jason Aldean
26. "Slow Burn," Kacey Musgraves
27. "Take Your Records Home," Mipso
28. "Baby I Love You," Ryan Adams
29. "Rocket Man," Big Little Town
30. "It Goes On," Zac Brown & Sir Rosevelt

Just remember: you'll need to download the free Spotify [4] software or app to listen to our playlists!