What would a sad songs list be without Frank Ocean ... sings of sorrow and love lost — the most relatable of all the sad things. The black and white video plays into the singer’s emotional ...

and a staple of the format's modern era — only clocked in at No. 2 on this list of sad country songs from the decade. In terms of weepers, the 2000s provided a little bit of everything.

“And I was very impressionable.” While that song is a sad one, it’s not one of the two Parton tunes to make this list (the first would be another, far more famous song made doubly sad by its ...

No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on our list of sad songs from the decade are all story songs about loss and grief, in three very different forms. Keep reading for Taste of Country’s roundup of the ...