The 2020s may only be halfway over, but already, this decade has produced a bumper crop of heartbreak songs and tear-jerkers.

These twangy little country songs will teach you some much-needed life lessons, no matter where you are in your life.

This week's crop of new music also includes songs from Laci Kaye Booth, Cole Swindell, Something Out West, and Steve Martin ...

and the decades are positively replete with tearjerking tunes that have managed to stand the test of time. Flip through the slideshow below for 20 of country's saddest songs, from classics like "I ...

Joseph Thompson. Photo courtesy: Shane Lin World War II was an especially big boom time for country music. One of the most popular World War II songs was a country song — "There's a Star ...