TimeOut’s 50 Greatest Breakup Songs of All Time [2021]

Entertainment: Music

### 50. ‘Believe’ - Cher ### 49. ‘I’m Cheating on You’ - Franz Ferdinand ### 48. 48. ‘Dry Your Eyes’ - the Streets ### 47. ‘Just a Friend’ - Biz Markie ### 46. ‘Torn’ - Natalie Imbruglia ### 45. ‘I'm So Happy’ - Salem Al Fakir & Josephine Bornebusch ### 44. ‘I Want You Back’ - The Jackson 5 ### 43. ‘Since U Been Gone’ - Kelly Clarkson ### 42. ‘Cry Me a River’ - Julie London ### 41. ‘Together’ - Ruff Sqwad feat. Wiley ### 40. ‘Switch’ - TLC ### 39. ‘She’s Gone’ - Hall & Oates ### 38. ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ - Sinead O’Connor ### 37. ‘Wrecking Ball’ - Miley Cyrus ### 36. ‘Go Your Own Way’ - Fleetwood Mac ### 35. ‘Marvin's Room’ - Drake ### 34. ‘Un-Break My Heart’ - Toni Braxton ### 33. ‘Walk On By’ - Dionne Warwick ### 32. ‘Blame Game’ - Kanye West ### 31. ‘Hide and Seek’ - Imogen Heap ### 30. ‘Teardrops’ - Womack & Womack ### 29. ‘Roses’ - Outkast ### 28. ‘End of the Road’ - Boyz II Men ### 27. ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ by Marvin Gaye ### 26. ‘River’ - Joni Mitchell ### 25. ‘Without You’ - Harry Nilsson ### 24. ‘I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself’ - The White Stripes ### 23. ‘Don't Speak’ - No Doubt ### 22. ‘Crying’ - Roy Orbison ### 21. ‘Always on My Mind’ - Willie Nelson ### 20. ‘Irreplaceable’ - Beyoncé ### 19. ‘Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye’ - Leonard Cohen ### 18. ‘Tangled Up in Blue’ - Bob Dylan ### 17. ‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ - Al Green ### 16. ‘I Will Survive’ - Gloria Gaynor ### 15. ‘Pain In My Heart’ - Otis Redding ### 14. ‘thank u, next’ - Ariana Grande ### 13. ‘Maps’ - Yeah Yeah Yeahs ### 12. ‘It’s Too Late’ - Carole King ### 11. ‘You Oughta Know’ - Alanis Morissette ### 10. ‘Ex-Factor’ - Lauryn Hill ### 9. ‘The Tracks of My Tears’ - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles ### 8. ‘Back to Black’ - Amy Winehouse ### 7. ‘All Too Well’ - Taylor Swift ### 6. ‘Someone Like You’ by Adele ### 5. ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - the Righteous Brothers ### 4. ‘Neither One of Us’ - Gladys Knight & the Pips ### 3. ‘I Will Always Love You’ - Whitney Houston ### 2. ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ - Elliott Smith ### 1. ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ - Etta James ### Missing: Imogen Heap (31) * Ruff Sqwad (41) * Wiley (41) * Salem Al Fakir & Josephine Bornebusch (45)

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