When Adele’s 25 album came out, my then-boyfriend said, "We should break up for a week just so we can enjoy this album to its fullest potential." It sounded ridiculous — and no, we did not break up for a week just so we could cry listening to "Hello" — but it also made sense. Some songs just sound better when your heart is broken. Some of my greatest memories, toughest moments, and most painful heartbreaks are associated with certain songs, and when it comes to songs to listen to after a breakup, Adele isn’t the only person you can turn to (but she definitely does help).

After my toughest breakup, I listened to "Matilda" by Alt-J more times than I care to admit. The song is apparently about a friend of the band who moved away to the United Arab Emirates, and the lyrics actually make very little sense to me, but it’s a beautiful song, and it was my song regardless. My friends (and the people of the AskReddit breakup thread) shared the songs that got them through heartbreak, and while they range from fun bops to power ballads, all of them once pieced together a broken heart and are definitely worth a listen.

"When I Was Your Man" By Bruno Mars

— Hannah, 26

"Fall Apart" By Post Malone

— Bri, 23

"River of Tears" By Alessia Cara

— Tracie, 24

"Closer To The Edge" By Thirty Seconds To Mars

— Alexia, 26

"Almost Lover" By A Fine Frenzy

— Zoe, 25

"Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me" By TISM

— u/RamsesThePigeon

"Mr. Brightside" By The Killers

— u/MBDTF0315

"I Wish I Was" By Maren Morris

— Jack, 18

"Whiskey Lullaby" By Brad Paisley And Allison Krauss

— u/Purplelama

"Superstar" By Sonic Youth

— u/16th_Century_Prophet

"Beautiful Pain" By Eminen feat. Sia

— u/Deluxechin

"Wrong Again" By Martina McBride

— u/Overanalytica1

"All I Want" By Kodaline

— Mark, 26

"Lose To Night" By Insomnium

— u/disdainsbm

"Fluorescent Adolescent" by Arctic Monkeys

— u/snake-juice

"Uptown Girl" By The Cast Of ‘Glee’

— Liv, 26

If you’re hurting, grab your earbuds and turn up one of these songs. You may not feel better tomorrow, or even next week, but these perfect breakup songs might just help you out eventually — they did for these people, after all.

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