Here are the 100 best modern funeral songs for saying goodbye. You can click on the music videos for the top songs to listen to them in helping you choose your songs.
#1 Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
#2 Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
#3 Angels by Robbie Williams
#4 In the Arms of an Angel by Sarah McLachlan
#5 I’ll See You Again by Westlife
#6 Time To Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
#7 My Way by Frank Sinatra
#8 See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
#9 My Immortal by Evanescence
#10 Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
#11 Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
#12 One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
#13 Satisfied Mind by Jeff Buckley
#14 I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan
#15 You Raise Me Up by Westlife
#16 Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy
#17 To Where You Are by Josh Groban
#18 Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon
#19 Halo by Beyoncé
#20 Jealous of the Angels by Donna Taggart
#21 Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
#22 Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle/Monty Python
#23 How to Save a Life by The Fray
#24 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
#25 Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
#26 Put a Candle in the Window by Creedance Clearwater Revival
#27 Make You Feel My Love by Adele
#28 Heaven by Avichii
#29 A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
#30 How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding
#31 Freedom Road by Bad Girls The Musical
#32 Fly by Celine Dion
#33 May It Be by Enya
#34 We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn
#35 I Was Here by Beyoncé
#36 Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran
#37 You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers
#38 Ave Maria by Sarah Brightman
#39 Forever Young by Rod Stewart
#40 One More Light by Linkin Park
#41 Smallest Wingless by Craig Cardiff
#42 Sometimes It Snows In April by Prince
#43 I’ll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans
#44 Heaven Can Wait by Meat Loaf
#45 Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
#46 You Can Close Your Eyes by James Taylor
#47 When September Ends by Green Day
#48 The Funeral by Band of Horses
#49 Goodbye My Friend by Linda Ronstadt
#50 The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics
#51 Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds
#52 Asleep by The Smith’s
#53 Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) by Billy Joel
#54 Who Knew by P!nk
#55 On My Way Home by The Booth Brothers
#56 Two of Us by Louis Tomlinson
#57 You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson
#58 If I Die Young by The Band Perry
#59 Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
#60 Fix You by Coldplay
#61 Blessed by Elton John
#62 I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons
#63 Only for You by Heartless Bastards
#64 Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
#65 Fragile by Sting
#66 Going Home by Mary Fahl
#67 Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen
#68 Meet Me in the Middle of the Air by Paul Kelly
#69 Nothing Compares to You by Sinead O’Connor
#70 Never Be Apart by Teeks
#71 Talking To My Angel by Melissa Etheridge
#72 I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
#73 You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone by Anna Kendrick
#74 Even Though You’re Gone by Angelis
#75 Dancing in the Sky by Dani and Lizzy
#76 Awake My Soul by Mumford & Sons
#77 Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole
#78 Someone Like You by Adele
#79 Blower’s Daughter by Damien Rice
#80 Thank You by Johnny Reid
#81 Danny Boy by Celtic Woman
#82 Calling All Angels by Train
#83 Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis
#84 All That Lives Forever by Steffany Gretzinger
#85 The Show Must Go On by Queen
#86 I’ll Be Seeing You by Billie Holiday
#87 Work Song by Hozier
#88 Dancing With the Angels by Monk & Neagle
#89 I’ll Be There by Escape Club
#90 As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins
#91 Into the West by Annie Lennox
#92 A Mother’s Prayer by Celine Dion
#93 Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne
#94 Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
#95 A Mother’s Prayer by K. Michelle
#96 Heaven Was Needing a Hero by Jo Dee Messina
#97 I’ll Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
#98 Only Time by Enya
#99 Time After Time by Eva Cassidy (or Cindy Lauper version)
#100 Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt
Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.