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50 Best Divorce Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 15, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Songs for Divorce Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of soundtrack that follows a split. It’s not pure sadness, not full freedom either, but a jagged mix that catches you somewhere in between. You might be in the middle of paperwork or halfway through a late-night wine-fueled spiral, and a track hits in a way that feels too on the nose. It’s the rawness of a lyric that wasn’t written for you but somehow lands like it was. The energy is messy, bruised, and a little reckless, which makes it perfect for blasting across reels and stories.

The thing is, not every track lines up perfectly with divorce on paper. Some are breakup anthems, some spill into survival mode, and others sound like they were born for the ride back from court when the silence feels heavier than usual. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs can all carry that weight, even if the songwriter had a different story in mind. The point isn’t clean alignment, it’s how the music hits in the gut when everything feels too complicated to explain in a caption.

There are tracks that scream in your face, tracks that laugh at the mess, and tracks that give a kind of shaky peace that feels temporary but good enough for now. They’re the ones people throw on stories with a line of text that doesn’t need context. The songs don’t tidy up the moment, they sit in the uneven space and let the mood spill out. Here are the best divorce songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Divorce Songs

1. 'Flowers' by Miley Cyrus

2. 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

3. 'Since U Been Gone' by Kelly Clarkson

4. 'Irreplaceable' by Beyoncé

5. 'So What' by P!nk

6. 'You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette

7. 'Someone Like You' by Adele

8. 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' by Taylor Swift

9. 'Rolling in the Deep' by Adele

10. 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt

Popular Breakup Songs for Instagram #11 to 20

11. 'Happier Than Ever' by Billie Eilish

12. 'Fighter' by Christina Aguilera

13. 'Dancing on My Own' by Calum Scott

14. 'Bye Bye Bye' by *NSYNC

15. 'New Rules' by Dua Lipa

16. 'Lose You to Love Me' by Selena Gomez

17. 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' by The Righteous Brothers

18. 'Best Thing I Never Had' by Beyoncé

19. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac

20. 'Stronger' by Kelly Clarkson

Empowering Social Media Songs #21 to 30

21. 'Gives You Hell' by The All-American Rejects

22. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John

23. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron

24. 'Divorce Song' by Liz Phair

25. 'What He Didn't Do' by Carly Pearce

26. 'Nothing Compares 2 U' by Sinéad O'Connor

27. 'D-I-V-O-R-C-E' by Tammy Wynette

28. 'Already Gone' by Kelly Clarkson

29. 'Since I Don't Have You' by The Skyliners

30. 'Goodbye to You' by Michelle Branch

Breakup Song Ideas for Instagram #31 to 40

31. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood

32. 'Drivers License' by Olivia Rodrigo

33. 'It's Too Late' by Carole King

34. 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton

35. 'Without Me' by Halsey

36. 'The Winner Takes It All' by ABBA

37. 'All I Wanna Do' by Sheryl Crow

38. 'All Too Well' by Taylor Swift

39. 'Before You Go' by Lewis Capaldi

40. 'Let It Go' by James Bay

Viral TikTok Songs About Divorce #41 to 50

41. 'Don't Start Now' by Dua Lipa

42. 'The Scientist' by Coldplay

43. 'Wrecking Ball' by Miley Cyrus

44. 'Ex-Factor' by Lauryn Hill

45. 'Ms. Jackson' by OutKast

46. 'I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That' by Elton John

47. 'Gotta Get Thru This' by Daniel Bedingfield

48. 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' by The Police

49. 'Get Outta My Way' by Kylie Minogue

50. 'I'm Gonna Getcha Good!' by Shania Twain

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