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Best Sad Persian Songs 2026

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These are the saddest Persian songs, ranked by real Spotify play counts rather than by anyone’s opinion. Sadness is not a niche in Persian music; it is closer to its centre. Every song here carries a confirmed mood tag before it is allowed on this list, so nothing appears by guesswork. Tap any title to open the song page.

Updated daily · October 25, 2026

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Baraye Shervin Hajipour 14,685,20815M plays

Behet Ghol Midam (Live) Mohsen Yeganeh 12,952,59713M plays

Behet Ghol Midam Mohsen Yeganeh 12,878,05113M plays

Ageh Yeh Rooz Faramarz Aslani (Ft Dariush) 11,117,79511M plays

Bezan Baran Ehaam 10,834,31511M plays

Ghaf Alireza Talischi 10,438,06610M plays

Saghi Hayedeh 10,142,02310M plays

Yeki Hast Morteza Pashaei 8,589,9588.6M plays

Bi Ehsas Shadmehr Aghili 8,541,2598.5M plays

#10

Zade Baroon Masoud Sadeghloo 7,704,7327.7M plays

#11

Pichak Ebi 7,440,6787.4M plays

#12

Khodahafez Erfan Tahmasbi 7,346,3287.3M plays

#13

Goriz Ebi 7,276,7467.3M plays

#14

Taghdir Shadmehr Aghili 7,045,9747M plays

#15

Che Kardi Amin Bani & Farnaz Maleki 7,043,1867M plays

#16

Man Bahat Ghahram Amir Tataloo 7,010,9397M plays

#17

Jadeye Yektarafe Morteza Pashaei 6,663,0066.7M plays

#18

Nakoni Bavar Zedbazi & Behzad Leito 6,232,9766.2M plays

#19

Ki poobon & Arta 5,996,9406M plays

#20

Harighe Sabz Ebi 5,857,6855.9M plays

#21

Khanom Gol Ebi 5,321,4515.3M plays

#22

Sarnevesht Imanemun, Erfan, Gdaal, & Madgal 5,214,2415.2M plays

#23

Che Konam Erfan Tahmasbi 5,167,9355.2M plays

#24

Mojasame Naser Zeynali 5,155,3135.2M plays

#25

Delam Az Donya Gerefte Arman Miladi, Sepehr Khalse, & Hoomaan 5,062,6605.1M plays

#26

Tike Tike Kardi Arash 4,973,7945M plays

#27

Del Sami Low, Raha, & The Don 4,922,1554.9M plays

#28

Chikar Kardi Behzad Leito, Sijal, Heliyom, & Sepehr Khalse 4,899,4784.9M plays

#29

Tanha Nazar Sirvan Khosravi 4,888,2554.9M plays

#30

Yadet Ni Arta & Arman Miladi 4,832,4254.8M plays

#31

Donya Habib 4,759,3294.8M plays

#32

Moteasefane Majid Razavi 4,758,8714.8M plays

#33

Sia Sefid Haamim 4,710,7384.7M plays

#34

Pas Man Chi Wantons, Koorosh, & Raha 4,681,9694.7M plays

#35

Gharibeh Ashena Googoosh 4,614,0794.6M plays

#36

Dadim Raft Toro Behzad Leito, Sogand, & AFX 4,566,0674.6M plays

#37

Delgir Erfan Tahmasbi 4,555,1044.6M plays

#38

Pol Googoosh 4,424,2744.4M plays

#39

Ahay Khabardar Homayoun Shajarian & Sohrab Pournazeri 4,405,1944.4M plays

#40

Nesfe Raah Behzad Leito & The Don 4,398,8954.4M plays

#41

Khali Ebi 4,383,1704.4M plays

#42

Too In Khoone Koorosh, Hoomaan, & Arman Miladi 4,363,5024.4M plays

#43

Bargard Sijal, Sami Beigi, & Behzad Leito 4,292,1424.3M plays

#44

Roze Sefid Haamim 4,188,2744.2M plays

#45

Alaki Siavash Ghomayshi 4,059,2974.1M plays

#46

Kavire Del Marjan 4,036,5704M plays

#47

Vabastegi Mohsen Yeganeh 3,953,0764M plays

#48

Kojaye In Shahri Behnam Bani 3,930,2513.9M plays

#49

Ghazi Shadmehr Aghili 3,919,7213.9M plays

#50

Farda Soraghe Man Bia Ali Azimi & Mohsen Namjoo 3,843,6183.8M plays

#51

Mikham Bargardam The Don & Sijal 3,829,5193.8M plays

#52

Kojaei Erfan Tahmasbi 3,817,0943.8M plays

#53

Shame Mahtab Dariush 3,790,7713.8M plays

#54

Delshooreh Aron Afshar 3,653,6533.7M plays

#55

Kash Reza Bahram 3,616,4073.6M plays

#56

Khatereha Benyamin Bahadori 3,607,0483.6M plays

#57

Asre Paeizi Morteza Pashaei 3,569,2353.6M plays

#58

Shekanjeh Gar Dariush 3,561,4093.6M plays

#59

Daste Man Nist Shadmehr Aghili 3,533,3883.5M plays

#60

Arousak Hayedeh 3,525,6483.5M plays

#61

Nadaramet Mohsen Yeganeh 3,506,6243.5M plays

#62

2 Saal Sijal & Octave 3,460,4333.5M plays

#63

Tehran Sogand 3,402,6883.4M plays

#64

Nesfe Shab Ali Yasini 3,321,4633.3M plays

#65

Behtar Az Mane Ali Yasini 3,312,7753.3M plays

#66

Mirese Khabara Ali Yasini 3,306,0183.3M plays

#67

Shahre Hasood Ali Zandevakili 3,297,4103.3M plays

#68

Ghamet Nabashe Mehraad Jam 3,277,2313.3M plays

#69

To Bi Man Shadmehr Aghili 3,270,5013.3M plays

#70

Bekhab Donya Mehdi Jahani 3,258,7713.3M plays

#71

Zakhme Kari Behnam Bani 3,234,3463.2M plays

#72

Geryeh Nakon Ebi 3,185,7893.2M plays

#73

Paeiz Shadmehr Aghili 3,176,1533.2M plays

#74

Asemane Abri Homayoun Shajarian 3,140,1803.1M plays

#75

Ba'de Ma Shervin Hajipour 3,112,0063.1M plays

#76

Do Panjereh Googoosh 3,102,2803.1M plays

#77

Yakh Zadam Shadmehr Aghili 3,083,8313.1M plays

#78

Nashod Behet Begam Koorosh & Tamara 3,059,9083.1M plays

#79

Moroor Haamim 3,047,5163M plays

#80

Bezan Baran Habib 3,034,1723M plays

#81

Nade Ghol Ali Yasini 3,014,1153M plays

#82

Khiyal Erfan Tahmasbi 2,986,0103M plays

#83

Shab Ke Mishe Amir Tataloo 2,961,6583M plays

#84

Hey Ghosse Canis & Emma 2,955,4783M plays

#85

Adat Kardam Mehdi Jahani & Alishmas 2,954,0293M plays

#86

Ghabe Akse Khali Sirvan Khosravi 2,937,9872.9M plays

#87

Yadegari Siavash Ghomayshi 2,924,6432.9M plays

#88

Shayad Mahasti 2,919,6092.9M plays

#89

Hanoozam Wantons, Koorosh, & Arta 2,918,0502.9M plays

#90

Ghesmate Man Alireza Jj & Shayan Eshraghi 2,893,0652.9M plays

#91

Ghorbat Ebi 2,885,2952.9M plays

#92

Bilite Yektarafe Sogand 2,870,7252.9M plays

#93

Door Shodi Shadmehr Aghili 2,832,4502.8M plays

#94

Lanat Baran 2,823,0802.8M plays

#95

Mosaken Masoud Sadeghloo 2,802,3612.8M plays

#96

Shabzadeh Ebi 2,799,3302.8M plays

#97

Nashkan Delamo Mohsen Yeganeh 2,787,1402.8M plays

#98

Entekhab Shadmehr Aghili 2,772,6002.8M plays

#99

Haale Man Ehaam 2,772,3302.8M plays

#100

Akharin Bar Ebi 2,770,7902.8M plays

The saddest Persian songs, by play count

As of October 25, 2026 the most-played sad Persian songs are “Baraye”, “Behet Ghol Midam (Live)” and “Ageh Yeh Rooz”. The order comes from real play counts on Spotify, refreshed as the data does — a song does not rise here because someone liked it.

Why sadness sits at the centre of Persian music

Persian classical poetry spent a thousand years on separation, longing and the beloved who is absent; Iranian popular music inherited the vocabulary whole. That is why melancholy is not a corner of this catalogue but its largest single mood: more songs here are sad than are happy, romantic or high-energy. A Persian sad song is rarely bleak — it is usually beautiful and sad at once, which is a distinction the language has words for and English mostly does not.

Sad, or simply a love song?

Persian separates the two more carefully than English does. A love song can be warm, settled, even celebratory; a heartbreak song is its own form. Each song carries one mood tag and sits on the chart its main feeling points to; the mournful ones stay here.

How this list is built

Every song on this page had its mood confirmed before it was listed, and anything unclear was left off. Songs whose mood has not been confirmed are left off entirely — an empty place is honest, a guess on a page like this is not. Ranking is by plays; the mood decides membership, never position.

Frequently asked questions

What is the saddest Persian song?

By play count, “Baraye” leads this chart as of October 25, 2026, followed by “Behet Ghol Midam (Live)” and “Ageh Yeh Rooz”. The list is ordered by real plays, not by editorial ranking.

Why are so many Persian songs sad?

Longing, separation and unfulfilled love are old and central themes in Persian poetry, and Iranian popular music inherited them directly. Of every song tagged on FarsiChart, sad is the single largest category — more than love songs, party songs or high-energy tracks.

Is a sad song the same as a love song in Persian music?

Not quite. Persian distinguishes a heartbreak song from an عاشقانه — a love song that is warm rather than mournful. Both exist in large numbers and FarsiChart keeps them on separate charts.

How are these songs chosen?

Every song here carries a confirmed mood tag. Songs without a confirmed mood are left off the chart entirely rather than guessed onto it.