I’m surprised to see Big Star on the list.
Me too. Alex Chilton is a good songwriter.
I love the song ‘Dalai Lama’. Check it out.
Nothing against Big Star (I dig #1 Record as much as the next guy), but it’s one of the bands critics throw into lists to make is appear like the critic is sophisticated. This list is just stupid. “Greatest” by whose measure and by what criteria? And what even qualifies as a “breakup song” anyway? Broken, unrequited love, love revenge, or breakup recovery are probably the most common themes in music history, This list just seems like the a GenZ author’s favorite playlist with a few of her parent’s favorites thrown to give the appearance of depth.
Ariana Grande on a list of “greatest” anything? C’mon. And I like Pat Benatar, but including “Love is a Battlefield” seems like it was only chosen because the author wanted to include the song in the article title . “Promises in the Dark” is a far better Pat Benatar breakup song. And this list is notable in it’s lack of entries from the greatest “breakup song” genre, Country Music. A friend of mine still insists “What She’s Doing Now” by Garth Brooks is the saddest country song ever.
And for the record, my favorite breakup songs are “Found Out About You” by Gin Blossoms, “Ordinary World” by Duran Duran (and I generally loathe Duran Duran), and especially “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley.