When you lose someone you love, music can provide comfort and healing. There are songs that capture the pain, the hope, and the memories of losing a loved one. This playlist is a collection of some of the most emotional and inspiring songs about death and loss. They can help you cope with your grief, honor your loved one, and celebrate their life.
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Top 10 Songs About Death, Loss & Grief
- If You Could See Me Now – The Script
- Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
- Why – Rascal Flatts
- All of the Stars – Ed Sheeran
- I’ll Be Missing You – P. Diddy ft. Faith Evans & 112
- What They’ll Say About Us – FINNEAS
- How Do I Say Goodbye – Dean Lewis
- Welcome to the End of Your Life – THE DRIVER ERA
- Before You Go – Lewis Capaldi
- Jealous of the Angels – Donna Taggart
List of 200 Songs About Death of a Loved One
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | If You Could See Me Now - The Script |
| 2 | Here Without You - 3 Doors Down |
| 3 | Why - Rascal Flatts |
| 4 | All of the Stars - Ed Sheeran |
| 5 | I'll Be Missing You - P. Diddy ft. Faith Evans & 112 |
| 6 | What They'll Say About Us - FINNEAS |
| 7 | How Do I Say Goodbye - Dean Lewis |
| 8 | Welcome to the End of Your Life - THE DRIVER ERA |
| 9 | Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi |
| 10 | Jealous of the Angels - Donna Taggart |
| 11 | For The Lover That I Lost - Sam Smith |
| 12 | Moments - One Direction |
| 13 | It's Ok - Tom Rosenthal |
| 14 | From Where You Are - Lifehouse |
| 15 | The Ones That Didn't Make It - Justin Moore |
| 16 | For Those Who Can't Be Here - Tom Walker |
| 17 | Wherever I Go - Hannah Montana |
| 18 | Dear August - PJ Harding |
| 19 | Dancing in the Sky - Dani and Lizzy |
| 20 | Ti dico ciao - Laura Pausini |
| 21 | Stay Another Day - The Wanted |
| 22 | When I Look to the Sky - Train |
| 23 | listen before i go - Billie Eilish |
| 24 | Here Comes Goodbye - AC Mix - Rascal Flatts |
| 25 | Fly - Céline Dion |
| 26 | Nightingale - Demi Lovato |
| 27 | Angels Among Us - Alabama |
| 28 | Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) - Céline Dion |
| 29 | Perfect Way To Die - Alicia Keys |
| 30 | Suicide Note - Kyle Spratt |
| 31 | Small Bump - Ed Sheeran |
| 32 | In assenza di te - Laura Pausini |
| 33 | If You're Reading This - Tim McGraw |
| 34 | Loretta's Song - Noah Cyrus |
| 35 | Candle In The Wind - Elton John |
| 36 | Letters - Lucas & Steve |
| 37 | Whiskey Lullaby (ft.. Alison Krauss) - Brad Paisley |
| 38 | Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton |
| 39 | How to Save a Life - The Fray |
| 40 | Drink A Beer - Luke Bryan |
| 41 | I Will Not Say Goodbye - Danny Gokey |
| 42 | Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday |
| 43 | Gli Angeli - Vasco Rossi |
| 44 | Airplanes (ft.. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - B.o.B |
| 45 | I Lived - OneRepublic |
| 46 | Gold Forever - The Wanted |
| 47 | Happier - Marshmello |
| 48 | Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park |
| 49 | Wrecked - Imagine Dragons |
| 50 | There You'll Be - Faith Hill |
| 51 | If I Died Today - Tim McGraw |
| 52 | Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| 53 | Destinazione Paradiso - Gianluca Grignani |
| 54 | She'd Say (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) - Andy Grammer |
| 55 | Gone Too Soon - Simple Plan |
| 56 | My Immortal - Evanescence |
| 57 | Go Solo - Tom Rosenthal |
| 58 | Straordinario - Chiara Galiazzo |
| 59 | Would It Matter - Skillet |
| 60 | ghostin - Ariana Grande |
| 61 | Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran |
| 62 | See You Again - Carrie Underwood |
| 63 | I'm Already There - Lonestar |
| 64 | I'll See You Again - Westlife |
| 65 | Brendan's Death Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 66 | Father - Demi Lovato |
| 67 | Soon You'll Get Better (ft.. The Chicks) - Taylor Swift |
| 68 | Trampoline (with ZAYN) - SHAED |
| 69 | Sta passando novembre - Eros Ramazzotti |
| 70 | This Is Not Goodbye - Sidewalk Prophets |
| 71 | Brother - Falling In Reverse |
| 72 | Butterfly - Demi Lovato |
| 73 | I'll Always Remember You - Hannah Montana |
| 74 | Holes In The Floor Of Heaven - Steve Wariner |
| 75 | Unforgettable (Tommy's Song) - Demi Lovato |
| 76 | Ghost Of You - 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 77 | See You Again - Wiz Kahlifa & Charlie Puth |
| 78 | if this is the last time - LANY |
| 79 | Somewhere Only We Know - Keane |
| 80 | Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney |
| 81 | Peter Pan Was Right - Anson Seabra |
| 82 | Angels - Robbie Williams |
| 83 | Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi |
| 84 | Gone Too Soon - Daughtry |
| 85 | Dancing With Your Ghost - Sasha Alex Sloan |
| 86 | If Only Tears Could Bring You Back - Midnight Sons |
| 87 | The End of Everything - Noah Cyrus |
| 88 | Save A Place For Me - Matthew West |
| 89 | I Miss You - Miley Cyrus |
| 90 | Letter from Heaven - Tim Shetler |
| 91 | Gone Without Goodbye - Brian Littrell |
| 92 | Wish You Were Here - Avril Lavigne |
| 93 | I See Fire - Ed Sheeran |
| 94 | Forever - Rascal Flatts |
| 95 | Walls - Louis Tomlinson |
| 96 | Die For You - The Weeknd |
| 97 | You Should Be Here - Cole Swindell |
| 98 | till death frees me - Zevia |
| 99 | Love That Lets Go - Hannah Montana |
| 100 | Invisible - 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 101 | Candle In The Wind - 2018 Version - Ed Sheeran |
| 102 | When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne |
| 103 | Brother Up In Heaven - Alan Parsons |
| 104 | Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep - One Voice Children's Choir |
| 105 | Who Knew - P!nk |
| 106 | If Tomorrow Starts Without Me (with Annelia) - Tommy Dell |
| 107 | Faded - Alan Walker |
| 108 | Clouds - Before You Exit |
| 109 | Goodbye - Karacter |
| 110 | life - im over you |
| 111 | Birds - Imagine Dragons |
| 112 | If I Could Fly - One Direction |
| 113 | Hey Angel - One Direction |
| 114 | Bye Bye - Mariah Carey |
| 115 | When The Darkness Comes - Colbie Caillat |
| 116 | When I Get Where I'm Going (ft.. Dolly Parton) - Brad Paisley |
| 117 | Always Be Together - Little Mix |
| 118 | Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars |
| 119 | If Tomorrow Never Comes - Ronan Keating |
| 120 | For The Lover That I Lost - Céline Dion |
| 121 | Not A Day Goes By - Lonestar |
| 122 | You Were Loved (with OneRepublic) - Gryffin |
| 123 | Canzone Per Un'Amica - Nomadi |
| 124 | Everybody Dies - Billie Eilish |
| 125 | It'll Be Okay - Shawn Mendes |
| 126 | Angel - G-Eazy |
| 127 | Choir - Remix - Guy Sebastian |
| 128 | Tracce Di Te - Francesco Renga |
| 129 | One More Day - Diamond Rio |
| 130 | Gone Away - 1997 - The Offspring |
| 131 | Noah (Stand Still) - Noah Cyrus |
| 132 | Kill Myself - Tim McGraw |
| 133 | death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu |
| 134 | Never Forget You - Mariah Carey |
| 135 | Walking in the Wind - One Direction |
| 136 | If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away - Justin Moore |
| 137 | I Will Remember You - Ed Sheeran |
| 138 | Wake Me up When September Ends - Green Day |
| 139 | If Tomorrow Starts Without Me - Tuffy |
| 140 | Nightmare - Halsey |
| 141 | Words I Couldn't Say - Rascal Flatts |
| 142 | Autumn Leaves - Deluxe Edition - Ed Sheeran |
| 143 | Il mio pensiero - Ligabue |
| 144 | It's Not Goodbye - New Version 2013 - Laura Pausini |
| 145 | Adam's Song - blink-182 |
| 146 | You're Not There - Lukas Graham |
| 147 | Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi |
| 148 | Cover Me In Sunshine - P!nk |
| 149 | DEAD FRIENDS - Demi Lovato |
| 150 | Two of Us - Louis Tomlinson |
| 151 | See You Again (ft.. Charlie Puth) - Wiz Khalifa |
| 152 | In The Arms Of The Angel - Sarah McLachlan |
| 153 | Someday - Kygo |
| 154 | Gone Too Soon - Michael Jackson |
| 155 | Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw |
| 156 | Goodbye My Friend (ft.. Aaron Neville) - Linda Ronstadt |
| 157 | Sign of the Times - Harry Styles |
| 158 | Dance With My Father - Céline Dion |
| 159 | You Said You'd Grow Old With Me - Michael Schulte |
| 160 | I Will Carry You (Audrey's Song) - Selah |
| 161 | When the Last Teardrop Falls (ft.. Blaque Ivory) - Blaque |
| 162 | Lay My Body Down - Rag'n'Bone Man |
| 163 | Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt |
| 164 | Since I Lost You - Genesis |
| 165 | I'm with You - Avril Lavigne |
| 166 | Best Years Of Our Lives (ft. Avril Lavigne) - Evan T |
| 167 | Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 168 | Address In The Stars - Caitlin & Will |
| 169 | if depression gets the best of me - Zevia |
| 170 | The Garden - Jimmy Scott |
| 171 | The One That Got Away - Brielle Von Hugel |
| 172 | Monsters - James Blunt |
| 173 | Here With Me - Marshmello |
| 174 | If I Die Young - The Band Perry |
| 175 | How Could You Leave Us - NF |
| 176 | suicide - Isaac Dunbar |
| 177 | Hold on to Memories - Disturbed |
| 178 | You Can Let Go Now Daddy - Patricia Maguire |
| 179 | Caruso - Lucio Dalla |
| 180 | Ghost - Justin Bieber |
| 181 | The A Team - Ed Sheeran |
| 182 | Sing Me to Sleep - Alan Walker |
| 183 | One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey |
| 184 | Let Somebody Go - Coldplay |
| 185 | why do i exist - Zevia |
| 186 | Heaven - Emeli Sandé |
| 187 | Go Rest High On That Mountain - Vince Gill |
| 188 | Come Wake Me Up - Rascal Flatts |
| 189 | Destinazione paradiso - Laura Pausini |
| 190 | Lose Somebody - Kygo |
| 191 | Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) - Toby Keith |
| 192 | Heaven Was Needing A Hero - Jo Dee Messina |
| 193 | Bloodstream - Ed Sheeran |
| 194 | marjorie - Taylor Swift |
| 195 | Heaven - Avicii |
| 196 | Visiting Hours - Ed Sheeran |
| 197 | Just Hold On - Steve Aoki |
| 198 | Slipped Away - Avril Lavigne |
| 199 | Spirits - The Strumbellas |
| 200 | Hurt - Christina Aguilera |
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The Script - If You Could See Me Now (Official Video)
3 Doors Down - Here Without You (Official Music Video)
Rascal Flatts - Why
Ed Sheeran - All Of The Stars [Official Music Video]
Puff Daddy [feat. Faith Evans & 112] - I'll Be Missing You (Official Music Video)
FINNEAS - What They'll Say About Us (Official Video)
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Final Thoughts: Songs About Death
Of course, not everyone finds comfort in listening to songs about loss. Some people find them too sad or too triggering. But for those who do find them helpful, songs can be a valuable resource for dealing with grief.
Although we have compiled quite a list, we are curious to hear your opinion. Is your ultimate song about the loss of a loved one among them? If not, let us know! We’re very eager to hear from you.
Despite the heavy burden these types of songs often carry, we can say that there are some wonderful songs among them that can give many of us some kind of relief despite the difficult period.
Frequently Asked Question
What’s a good song for someone who passed away?
This is very personal. But we recommend you to give “If You Could See Me Now” by the Script, ‘Here Without You’ by 3 Doors Down, or ‘Why’ by the Rascal Flatts a try.
What is the most played song at a funeral?
A true classic is “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. Consider “Angels” by Robbie Williams for a more modern funeral choice.
