…surprisingly, NOT [lastfm]Adele[/lastfm]‘s “Someone Like You”!  Find out which songs DID make the list.

[lastfm]Elton John[/lastfm], [lastfm]Whitney Houston[/lastfm] and [lastfm]Celine Dion[/lastfm] are high rankers in the most depressing songs of all time list: 

1. R.E.M. – “Everybody Hurts“

2. Elton John – “Candle in the Wind“

3.  Mike + the Mechanics – “In The Living Years“

4.  Whitney Houston – “I Will Always Love You“

Some honorable mentions:  Celine’s “My Heart Will Go On,” ”Nothing Compares 2 U,” “With or Without You,” “All By Myself,” “Yesterday,” “My Way” and “The Sound of Silence.”