50 Best Healing Love Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Songs for Healing After Love for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of quiet that shows up after heartbreak. It isn’t peace, not yet, but it’s softer than the storm that came before. You’re in the middle of empty texts and messy thoughts when a song comes through the speakers and catches you off guard. The right track can sit with you in that space, even when nothing feels like it’s moving forward. These are the songs that hit when you’re scrolling alone at 2 a.m., headphones in, trying to make sense of what’s left behind. They don’t rush you to feel better. They let you sit with the ache until it starts to shift on its own.

Healing has layers. Sometimes it’s ugly crying in your room while an old ballad drags everything to the surface. Other times it’s that slow, almost reluctant moment where you start to laugh again while a pop hook plays in the background. Some tracks here speak directly to heartbreak. Others aren’t literally tied to it but still land in that space because of how they sound or the memories they carry. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all weave through these moments, sometimes clashing, sometimes smoothing things out.

The songs in this playlist feel raw and uneven in the best way, like picking up scattered pieces and trying to hum along while they fall back into place. They can slip into Instagram reels or stories as background noise or a full-on soundtrack for the exact kind of mess you don’t know how to explain. Here are the best healing love songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)' by Natalie Cole

2. 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

3. 'Better In Time' by Leona Lewis

4. 'Someone Like You' by Adele

5. 'Irreplaceable' by Beyoncé

6. 'Since U Been Gone' by Kelly Clarkson

7. 'Love Yourself' by Justin Bieber

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

9. 'What's Love Got to Do with It' by Tina Turner

10. 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac

11. 'thank u, next' by Ariana Grande

12. 'New Rules' by Dua Lipa

13. 'Stronger' by Britney Spears

14. 'Love Myself' by Hailee Steinfeld

15. 'Good as Hell' by Lizzo

16. 'You Learn' by Alanis Morissette

17. 'Tears Dry on Their Own' by Amy Winehouse

18. 'I Hope You're Happy Now' by Lee Ann Womack

19. 'Let It Go' by James Bay

20. 'Happier' by Ed Sheeran

21. 'We Don't Talk Anymore' by Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez

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

23. 'Cry Me a River' by Justin Timberlake

24. 'All of Me' by John Legend

25. 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion

26. 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith

27. 'You've Got a Friend' by Carole King

28. 'Beautiful' by Christina Aguilera

29. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' by Whitney Houston

30. 'I'll Be There for You' by The Rembrandts

31. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

32. 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong

33. 'You Are So Beautiful' by Joe Cocker

34. 'The Way You Look Tonight' by Frank Sinatra

35. 'Can't Help Falling in Love' by Elvis Presley

36. 'Let's Stay Together' by Al Green

37. 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers

38. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

39. 'This Is Me' by Keala Settle

40. 'I Am a Light' by India.Arie

41. 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga

42. 'Scars to Your Beautiful' by Alessia Cara

43. 'Fight Song' by Rachel Platten

44. 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift

45. 'Who Says' by Selena Gomez & The Scene

46. 'confident' by Demi Lovato

47. 'My Silver Lining' by First Aid Kit

48. 'The Greatest Love of All' by Whitney Houston

49. 'All Night' by Beyoncé

50. 'I Am Not My Hair' by India.Arie featuring Akon