Songs About Unrequited Love
These are the best songs about someone’s love for another which is either unreciprocated or overlooked.
RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) NAME | YEAR |
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1 | My Cherie Amour | Stevie Wonder | 1969 |
2 | Mickey | Toni Basil | 1982 |
3 | Happy Together | The Turtles | 1967 |
4 | Every Little Thing She Does is Magic | The Police | 1981 |
5 | Goin' Out of My Head | Little Anthony and The Imperials | 1964 |
6 | My Eyes Adored You | Frankie Valli | 1974 |
7 | Hello | Lionel Richie | 1983 |
8 | I Can't Make You Love Me | Bonnie Raitt | 1991 |
9 | Just My Imagination | The Temptations | 1971 |
10 | Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield | 1981 |
11 | The Girl from Ipanema | Astrud Gilberto | 1964 |
12 | All I Have to Do is Dream | The Everly Brothers | 1958 |
13 | Beast of Burden | The Rolling Stones | 1978 |
14 | Temptation Eyes | The Grass Roots | 1970 |
15 | Cherish | Kool & The Gang | 1985 |
16 | Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares | 1962 |
17 | Born Too Late | The Poni-Tails | 1958 |
18 | Somebody's Baby | Jackson Browne | 1982 |
19 | I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations | 1969 |
20 | You Don't Know Me | Jerry Vale | 1956 |
21 | You're Beautiful | James Blunt | 2005 |
22 | Brandy | Looking Glass | 1972 |
23 | If I Were Your Woman | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 1970 |
24 | So Into You | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 1977 |
25 | Love Stinks | The J. Geils Band | 1980 |
26 | Different Drum | The Stone Poneys | 1967 |
27 | What Can I Say? | Boz Scaggs | 1976 |
28 | Creep | Radiohead | 1992 |
29 | Why Don't You Love Me | The Buckinghams | 1967 |
30 | Bobby's Girl | Marcie Blane | 1962 |
31 | Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | 1984 |
32 | Ruby Baby | Dion | 1962 |
33 | Make It Real | The Jets | 1988 |
34 | Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover | Sophie B. Hawkins | 1992 |