This list contains songs in which suicide is the main theme, and also songs which mention suicide but not as the main theme. This division is not always clear-cut.

Main theme

• "1-800-Suicide" by Gravediggaz
• "A Better Place, a Better Time" by Streetlight Manifesto
• "A Most Peculiar Man" by Simon and Garfunkel
• "A Quitter" by Rasputina
• "A Tout le Monde" by Megadeth
• "Adam's Song" by Blink-182
• "Asleep" by The Smiths
• "Auf Wiedersehen" by Cheap Trick
• "Bottle Dreams" by Eyedea
• "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park
• "Bullet Ride" by In Flames
• "Camera One" by Josh Joplin Group
• "Can't Stand Losing You" by The Police
• "Child Psychology" by Black Box Recorder
• "China Doll" by The Grateful Dead (originally titled "The Suicide Song")
• "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down (original title was "Suicide")
• "Cold Murderous Music" by Carpathian Forest
• "Count to Six and Die" by Marilyn Manson
• "Death of a Cheerleader" by Marcy Playground
• "Die in the Summertime" by Manic Street Preachers
• "Dig" by Mudvayne
• "Dirt" by Alice in Chains
• "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
• "Don't Try Suicide" by Queen
• "Dr. Online" by Zeromancer
• "Dress Rehearsal Rag" by Leonard Cohen.
• "Easy Tonight" by Five for Fighting
• "Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor" by Eels
• "Elliott Smith" by Dan Bern
• "Emma" by Hot Chocolate
• "End of the Movie" by Cake
• "Endless Vacation" by The Ramones
• "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
• "Fade to Black" by Metallica
• "The Final Cut" by Pink Floyd
• "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide
• "Gloomy Sunday", also called the Hungarian Suicide Song, claimed to cause copycat suicides in listeners; covered by various artists
• "Going Down to Die" by Danzig
• "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd
• "Headfirst for Halos" by My Chemical Romance
• "Here in Heaven" by Sparks
• "Here's to Life" by Streetlight Manifesto
• "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter
• "Hold On" by Good Charlotte
• "How Do You Get That Lonely" by Blaine Larsen
• "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself" by Elton John
• "If It Be Your Will" by Leonard Cohen
• "I'm Alright" by Twiztid
• "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" by The Rolling Stones
• "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
• "Joe the Lion" by David Bowie
• "Join Me (in Death)" by HIM
• "Jump They Say" by David Bowie
• "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind
• "Kurt" by Dan Bern
• "Last Resort" by Papa Roach
• "Late" by Ben Folds
• "Leave" by R.E.M.
• "Lifelover" by Phranc
• "Lift Your Head Up High (and Blow Your Brains Out)" by The Bloodhound Gang
• "Local Boy in the Photograph" by Stereophonics
• "Loser" by 3 Doors Down
• "Love Breeds Suicide" by Suicide Commando
• "Maggie" by Colin Hay
• "Marianne" by Tori Amos
• "Minimalist Family Reunion" by BODMAS
• "Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Radiohead
• "Never 'Ad Nothing" by Angelic Upstarts
• "No Hero" by The Offspring
• "No Surprises" by Radiohead
• "Nothing to Lose" by Billy Talent
• "Ode to Billy Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
• "On Parole" by Motörhead
• "One More Suicide" by Marcy Playground
• "Pink Cigarette" by Mr. Bungle
• "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake
• "Porcelain" by Thursday
• "Progress" by Pedro the Lion
• "Richard Cory" by Simon and Garfunkel
• "Richard Hung Himself" by DI
• "Rock and Roll Suicide" by David Bowie
• "Sam Stone" by John Prine
• "Self Suicide" by Goldie Lookin Chain
• "Shotgun Blues" by Blues Brothers
• "Sick of It All" by The Distillers
• "Sleeping Pills" by Suede
• "Sometimes Wanna Die" by Joydrop
• "Sorrow" by Pink Floyd
• "Stan" by Eminem
• "Stay" by Shakespear's Sister
• "Strawberry Gashes" by Jack Off Jill
• "Suicidal Dream" by Silverchair
• "Suicidal Failure" by Suicidal Tendencies
• "Suicide (A Better Way)" by Choking Victim
• "Suicide Alley" by Shawn Colvin
• "Suicide and Other Comforts" by Cradle of Filth
• "Suicide Bridge" by Atticus
• "Suicide" by Barclay James Harvest
• "Suicide" by Bobby Gaylor
• "Suicide" by David Allan Coe
• "Suicide" by The Damned
• "Suicide" by Thin Lizzy
• "Suicide Hotline" by Insane Clown Posse
• "Suicide Is Painless" (theme from M*A*S*H)
• "Suicide Isn't Painless" by Carter USM
• "Suicide Note Parts I and II" by Pantera
• "Suicide Once a Year" by Lemming - apparently a parody of "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
• "Suicide Solution" by Ozzy Osbourne
• "Swan Dive" by Ani DiFranco
• "Teenage Suicide" by Unwritten Law
• "Televators" by The Mars Volta
• "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" by Marianne Faithful
• "The Bed" by Lou Reed
• "The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails
• "The Letter" by Macy Gray
• "The Night Will Only Know" by Garth Brooks
• "This Bitter Pill" by Dashboard Confessional
• "Till My Head Falls Off" by They Might Be Giants
• "Tommorrow Wendy" by Concrete Blond
• "Tony" by Patty Griffin
• "Tourniquet" covered by Evanescence
• "Trouble Breathing" by Alkaline Trio
• "Über den Selbstmord" aka "On Suicide" by Kurt Weill
• "War on Drugs" by Barenaked Ladies
• "Waste" by Staind
• "We both go down together" by The Decemberists
• "What's This Life For" by Creed
• "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley
• "Who by Fire" by Leonard Cohen
• "Worm" by Ministry
• "You Know You're Right" by Nirvana
• "Youth of the Nation" by POD

Mentioned

• "1:19" by Lacuna Coil
• "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople (lyrics by Bowie)
• "Black Diamond Bay" by Bob Dylan
• "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Buses and Trains" by Bachelor Girl
• "Changes" by Tupac
• "Death on Two Legs" by Queen (one mention)
• "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor
• "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe
• "The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring
• "Killing Yourself" by Alice In Chains
• "Little Bitch" by The Specials
• "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers
• "People Who Died" by Jim Carroll Band
• "Post War Dream" by Pink Floyd
• "Punishment" by Biohazard
• "Radio Suicide" by Strung Out
• "Serenade for a Fallen Angel" by Winter Reign
• "Sexual Suicide" by Prince
• "St. Jimmy" by Green Day
• "Suicide Blonde" by INXS
• "Tilt-a-Whirl" by Insane Clown Posse
• "Vincent" by Don McLean
• "We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
• "Yes, the River Knows" by The Doors