The world is not all pop music and rainbows. Sometimes, you need the sad stuff. Here's a playlist of 16 songs to get the tears flowing.

Hear Sam Smith's poignant new ballad, "Drowning Shadows," from the upcoming deluxe edition of his debut LP.

The legendary singer's latest work was recorded in collaboration with Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy, Derek Trucks, ...

Yet, today a YouTuber who often plays sad piano covers of happy songs (calling the feature “Will it Sad?”) has twisted himself and asked “Will it Happy?” for the song “Mad World.” Here ...

The new take earns its Sad Girl stripes with its soft piano beginnings buoying her hushed opening vocal, which receives touches of lush layering accentuating the emotional lyrics as the song ...