Songs by R.E.M, U2 and Bruce Springsteen have been named on a list of a songs that are most likely to make men cry.

R.E.M's song 'Everybody Hurts', originally released in 1993, topped the poll ahead of Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears In Heaven’.

‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen was third. Other artists in the top-10 included Robbie Williams, The Verve, Sinead O'Connor and Sir Elton John.

The study, conducted by PRS for Music, polled more than 1,700 people on tearful songs. You can see the full top-10 below on Gigwise.

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