50 Best Country Songs About One Sided Love

Country Songs That Capture the Sting of Unreturned Love

There’s a certain sting when the feelings aren’t mirrored back. It’s not heartbreak in the cinematic way where two people fall apart together. It’s quieter and meaner, the kind of thing that creeps into late-night thoughts or lingers when you see their smile in a crowd. Country music has always had room for that ache, the one that makes you half-angry, half-hollow, and still reaching for the radio. Even when other genres like pop, rock, country, and R&B songs dip into it, the country side hits different, rooted in plainspoken lyrics that feel lived in.

Not every track lines up perfectly with the idea, and that’s part of the point. Sometimes a song bends around the edges, hitting the theme in a way that doesn’t spell it out but nails the mood anyway. That’s why a playlist like this works best when it’s a little uneven, pulling in the tracks that circle the feeling rather than define it. A lyric about longing that misses the mark of a love song still ends up telling the same story once the chorus catches your gut.

It’s rarely clean. Some songs sound sweet until you sit with the words and realize there’s no return coming. Others feel raw, torn open in ways that remind you of old mistakes. They don’t solve anything, they sit in the tension and play it loud. That’s the energy here, and it runs through the best country songs for one sided love.

1. 'I Can't Make You Love Me' by Bonnie Raitt

2. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones

3. 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton

4. 'You Don't Know Me' by Ray Charles

5. 'I Fall to Pieces' by Patsy Cline

6. 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline

7. 'Whiskey Lullaby' by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss

8. 'How Do I Live' by LeAnn Rimes

9. 'Like I Loved You' by Brett Young

10. 'Here Comes Goodbye' by Rascal Flatts

11. 'Always on My Mind' by Willie Nelson

12. 'What Hurts the Most' by Rascal Flatts

13. 'You'll Think of Me' by Keith Urban

14. 'I Drive Your Truck' by Lee Brice

15. 'She's Got You' by Patsy Cline

16. 'The Rest of Our Life' by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

17. 'Need You Now' by Lady A

18. 'Every Little Thing' by Carly Pearce

19. 'It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You' by George Strait

20. 'Give It Away' by George Strait

21. 'Till You Love Me' by Reba McEntire

22. 'Unanswered Prayers' by Garth Brooks

23. 'I Can't Love You Back' by Easton Corbin

24. 'And Still' by Reba McEntire

25. 'What If It's You' by Reba McEntire

26. 'Right Girl Wrong Time' by Jon Langston

27. 'Friends' by John Michael Montgomery

28. 'Wasted' by Carrie Underwood

29. 'When Someone Stops Loving You' by Little Big Town

30. 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks

31. 'Lonesome, On'ry and Mean' by Waylon Jennings

32. 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain' by Willie Nelson

33. 'Colder Weather' by Zac Brown Band

34. 'Back Where I Come From' by Kenny Chesney

35. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band

36. 'You Look So Good in Love' by George Strait

37. 'Fire Away' by Chris Stapleton

38. 'Don't Close Your Eyes' by Keith Whitley

39. 'Winner at a Losing Game' by Rascal Flatts

40. 'I Can't Love You Back' by Easton Corbin

41. 'Don't Think I Don't Think About It' by Darius Rucker

42. 'Some Broken Hearts Never Mend' by Don Williams

43. 'She's a Problem' by Travis Denning

44. 'You're Gone' by Diamond Rio

45. 'Forever and Ever, Amen' by Randy Travis

46. 'Mama's Broken Heart' by Miranda Lambert

47. 'Strawberry Wine' by Deana Carter

48. 'The Long Black Veil' by Johnny Cash

49. 'You Never Even Call Me by My Name' by David Allan Coe

50. 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' by Hank Williams