The UK based site, StudyFinds.org along with onepoll.us, did a deep study about music. They asked participants what makes a great song? The three key answers were: A good beat, a memorable melody, and the capacity to evoke a legitimate emotional reaction.

These facts were also gathered of those studied: 36% opt for a sad song when they are feeling nostalgic. 24% play their favorite somber tunes after a break-up. And about 48% admit a sad song can brighten their day.

Get ready to perk up… or fall into a deep depression. Based on this study, these are the 30 saddest songs of all time:

1. REM – Everybody Hurts
2. Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
3. Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven
4. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
5. The Beatles – Yesterday
6. Adele – Someone Like You
7. Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
8. Roy Orbison – Crying
9. Eric Carmen – All by Myself
10. Robbie Williams – Angels
11. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
12. James Blunt – Goodbye My Lover
13. Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
14. Eva Cassidy – Songbird
15. Coldplay – Fix You
16. U2 – With or Without You
17. The Beatles – The Long and Winding Road
18. Al Green – How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
19. Sam Smith – Stay with Me
20. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
21. Carole King – It’s Too Late
22. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
23. John Lennon – Jealous Guy
24. Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
25. Gary Jules – Mad World
26. Adele – Easy on Me
27. Boyz II Men – End of The Road
28. Neil Young – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
29. Passenger – Let Her Go
30. The Fray – How to Save a Life

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