Top 15 Tragic Alternative Songs

I was trying to look up good sad alternative music and couldn't find what I was looking for. Just so everyone's clear, Nickelback is not alternative. Also, I didn't spend all that much time re-arranging the order. So this is approximate :).

I own nothing. all rights go to the respective owners of this music.

The top 15 are:

#15: Seaside - The Kooks
#14: Grace Cathedral Hill - The Decemberists
#13: Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine
#12: Wet Ground - Sondre Lerche
#11: No One's Gonna Love You - Band of Horses
#10: A Lack of Color - Death Cab for Cutie
#9: Skinny Love - Bon Iver
#8: No Surprises - Radiohead
#7: Hero - Regina Spektor
#6: The Field - Mason Jennings
#5: Lua - Bright Eyes
#4: Golden Gate Jumpers - Cold War Kids
#3: Murder In the City - The Avett Brothers
#2: Heart of Stone - Matt Costa
#1: Ladder Song - Bright Eyes (I know I shouldn't have two by Bright eyes in the top 5, but Conor Oberst is the master depressing music. Both are incredible songs).

With honorable mentions to:
Goodbye - Eddie Vedder
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
Mad World - Gary Jules
When We Die - Jack Penate
Hungry Ghost - The Cure
Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie

Be sure to check out my other Top 15's!

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[TheJoe4music]

15 ,9,8 ftw but 5 sounded good and 1s by the same artist so I'll check them out , thanks ;)

[MissTylerBlackburn]

Iron and wine makes my so sad : (

[PhilipusV]

Dude thanks I've gone though about 50 of these lists and this is the first to have alt. also thanks for cold war kids and bon iver



[NotTryingFlying]

On my list, Lua would come first with Skinny Love in a close second. Certain live versions of those songs can move me to tears.

[TinyTot456]

bon iver-skinny love - LOVE LOVE

[ford4373]

amazing:)