Politics didn’t get in the way of enjoying good country music until late in the decade but even that song — No. 35 on our ...

From the genre's origins, love songs have played a prominent role both on the charts and in the hearts of country music fans everywhere. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Read on for a recap of Taste of Country's favorite sad songs to come out since 2000. Some years earned two or three entries on this list, while we skipped over some. And though there's no sad song ...