The decade is only halfway over, but already, the 2020s have produced a bumper crop of tear-jerkers and heartbreak ballads.

The 2020s have proven to be a heyday for country music. This genre has experienced a boom like never before. With that boom ...

Whether you're coping with heartbreak, the loss of someone you love or something even bigger, these country classics are sure to make you shed a tear. Here, a look at our favorite sad country songs.

Flip through the slideshow below for 20 of country's saddest songs, from classics like "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" to newer songs like Jason Isbell's "Dress Blues." ...