(Finished May 10th, 2026) Part 3 of The Best Songs About Breaking Up/ Catharsis Songs

Hello,

I have a friend who’s going through trauma over a relationship and she asked me help her to make a playlist. Some of these are angry or sad break up songs and some are just cathartic.

35) Rihanna “Breakin’ Dishes”:

36) Kelis “Caught Out There”:

37) Cinderella “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)”:

38) Avril Lavigne “My Happy Ending”:

39) Christina Aguilera “Fighter”:

40) Five Finger Death Punch “The Bleeding”:

Obviously not a romantic song, this is a catharsis song. 41) Pink Floyd “Run Like Hell”:

This is what a relationship looks like when it’s on it’s last legs. 42) ‘Til Tuesday “Voices Carry”:

43) U2 “With or Without You”:

44) First Aid Kit “Ghost Town”:

I so love this song. 45) Rascal Flatts “These Days”:

46) Gotye featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know”:

47) Meat Loaf “Objects In The Rear View Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear”:

48) Don McLean “American Pie”:

49) “You’re So Vain”:

50) Sara Bareilles “Love Song”:

51) Adele “Rumor Has It”:

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