No one needs to be reminded of how difficult the year 2020 was. While society has regained a sense of normalcy this year (whatever that means), many of us are still feeling the effects of being stuck at home for nearly a year and not seeing friends and family. So we've compiled a list of the best sad songs for 2021. Listen to some of our favorite sad new songs below (opens in a new tab) and let the jam/cry sesh begin.

Surprise. Dashboard Confessional's new album, All The Truth That I Can Tell, will be released on February 25, 2022. The first single, "Here's To Moving On," is full of the band's heartfelt lyrics and a hint of hope that we could all use right now." Last year was a bit of a rough year. We wrote a song about it. It's called 'Here's To Moving On' and it's out now," Chris Carrabba wrote on Instagram (opens in new tab).

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Take it easy, Adele, as noted in our collection of the best love songs of 2021 (opens in new tab), the tearjerker is based on the singer's divorce. Grab a box of tissues (or five) and get ready for Adele's full-length album, 30, which will be released on November 19.

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"Wrecked," from Imagine Dragons' album Mercury - Act 1, was written after lead vocalist Dan Reynold's sister-in-law died of cancer. He said, "I have watched my brother face things that no one should ever have to. But I have seen his faith bring hope for a future with her. I can only hope that mine does too," he said in a press release (opens in new tab). 'This song was my way of coping with it all, as music has always been my refuge. Since I am no longer a fervent believer, I can only hope that she will be healed and hear this song in a place where she no longer suffers. This song is my hope for eternity with my loved ones."

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Lil Nas X has been through a lot this year (opens in new tab), but the 22-year-old still pushes boundaries, especially on the latest single from his debut album, Montero (out September 17) "With 'Sun Goes Down,' I never stop sharing my vulnerability with the world." Since I was 10 years old, I felt alone / I had friends but they bullied me / I always wondered, "Why are my lips so big?" / Was I too dark? Can they feel my fear?

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Days before Yebba released her debut album, Dawn, the 26-year-old was featured on Drake's Certified Lover Boy, entitled "Yebba's Heartbreak." She was featured on a solo interlude. The heartbreak continued on Yebba's masterful album, especially on "October Sky," which expresses the loss and grief of losing her mother (opens in new tab).

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"Dear Evan Hansen" originally premiered on Broadway in 2016, but the film was released in September and its soundtrack, the emotional yet uplifting "You Will Be Found" was included. Listen to it when you are feeling sad and need inspiration for a fresh start.

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Billie Eilish's "Your Power" goes well with a glass of wine and a thunderstorm at the end of a bad day.

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It's hard to pick a favorite song from Olivia Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, but "Traitor" tops the list. This song will speak to your soul as you are heartbroken over the betrayal from your loved ones.

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Leave it to Taylor Swift to make the perfect addition to her first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor's Version)." I swore I'd get out of here / But no amount of freedom can make you clean / I still have you". "

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James Arthur has always known how to make us feel. At its core, "Medicine," a single from his album It'll All Make Sense in the End, is about holding on to those who care about us, even on our worst days.

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H.E.R.'s vulnerability always shines through her vocals. If you're going through a breakup, you'll want to play this song on repeat from the 24-year-old's excellent album Back of My Mind.

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The power of Julianne Baker is knowing she has a song that could be playing in the background of your life at any time. The song "Faith Healer" is about vices (opens in new tab) and delves into Baker's own relationship with them. Here's what she told Apple Music about the song:

"I'm an addictive personality and I understand how easy it is to escape with substances because I literally missed getting high. It was a feeling I really felt and felt it was taboo to talk about outside of conversations with other recovering people. I realized that this was a recurring problem in my personality the more I tried to fill the space left by substances and obsessions with something else. And many of the noble things I thought about myself, or ultimately my pursuit of knowing God and His nature, were trying to relieve the same pain as alcohol or prescription drugs.

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I wish I had Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" when I was 16 years old and spent 90 percent of my life in the car talking, crying, and jamming with friends. I wish I had Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License. The singer's single went viral on Tik Tok and appeared on SNL (open in new tab) before the release of her hit album, Sour." We weren't perfect, but I never felt this way about anyone / I can't imagine how you can be so okay with me being gone / You didn't mean it when you wrote that song about me / Because you said forever, and now I'm driving down your street alone I drive through your streets alone."

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You may not immediately feel sad when you play Taylor Swift's "Right Where You Left Me," but if you listen closely, you'll see that the lyrics are You'll see that it is truly upsetting." Friends break up, friends get married / Strangers are born, strangers are buried / Fads change, rumors fly new skies / But I'm right where you left me."

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"I GET SAD" and into the pillow Screaming at me and working from home for 20 straight months, HAIM and the fourth HAIM sister, Taylor Swift, teamed up for a remix of HAIM's melancholy "Gasoline".

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Demi Lovato has always been realistic in her lyrics, and "What Other People Say" is no exception. In the duet with Sam Fisher (opens in new tab), the artist reflects on her struggles with addiction and her changing relationship with her family to please others.

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If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide or self-harm, call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255 (opens in new tab) at 1-800-273-8255.