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Olivia Rodrigo's New "Sad Girl Songs" Playlist Includes Clairo & Elliott Smith

For you to drive and cry to, of course.

by Steffanee Wang

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and for all the masochists who will be celebrating by breaking out their saddest songs playlist, boy, do we have one for you. Pop music's newest heartbreak saint Olivia Rodrigo has taken over Spotify's Broken Heart playlist to share her favorite "Sad Girl Songs," from The Smiths and Clairo to Fiona Apple and, of course, Taylor Swift (from whom there are four songs, including the Speak Now classic, "Mean.")

The selections are her "favorite sad girl songs to drive around and cry to," the playlist description states, and there are definitely plenty of doozies on the list like Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag," about the frustration of dealing with someone who's emotionally unavailable, Kacey Musgraves' bittersweet "Happy & Sad," and even Elliott Smith's ode to a stranger, "Somebody That I Used To Know."

Rodrigo's own break-up anthem "drivers license" is now spending its fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, after breaking streaming records upon its release at the beginning of January. In an interview with NYLON, our February It Girl said of the song's reception: "I get messages from people who are like, ‘I’m going through the exact same thing and this has made me feel so much less alone.’ And I feel like that’s the endgame of all of my songwriting."

Check out her playlist and its full track list, below.

  1. "Asleep - 2011 Remaster," The Smiths
  2. "Bags," Clairo
  3. "Somebody That I Used To Know," Elliott Smith
  4. "Mayonaise - Remastered," The Smashing Pumpkins
  5. "Manhattan," Sara Bareilles
  6. "New York," St. Vincent
  7. "Paper Bag," Fiona Apple
  8. "Sullen Girl," Fiona Apple
  9. "Bitter, FLETCHER," Kito
  10. "Since I Left You - Demo," Joy Crookes
  11. "You & Jennifer," bülow
  12. "Karma Police," Radiohead
  13. "Back To December," Taylor Swift
  14. "Stay," Gracie Abrams
  15. "Hard Feelings/Loveless," Lorde
  16. "Better Man," Little Big Town
  17. "Happy & Sad," Kacey Musgraves
  18. "illicit affairs," Taylor Swift
  19. "betty," Taylor Swift
  20. "I miss you, I’m sorry," Gracie Abrams
  21. "Doll Parts," Hole
  22. "Bored," Billie Eilish
  23. "Mean," Taylor Swift
  24. "Winter - 2015 Remaster," Tori Amos
  25. "you broke me first," Tate McRae