What’s the matter with The End of the World? You might think it’s not really about the world ending, but Skeeter Davis did die a few years ago.
That’s got to count for something.
“Countdown to Zero,” Asia, on Astra
“Until the End of the World,” U2, Achtung Baby
“Adrian,” Eurythmics, um I forget the album
See also this album.
Aha! Luckily, you know someone who has an “Armageddon” playlist. (Four, technically)
Leaving out some of the more esoteric, personal ones…
We’ll Meet Again—Vera Lynn
I Can’t Stop Loving You—Ray Charles
Earth Died Screaming—Tom Waits
The Man Comes Around—Johnny Cash
Death is Not the End—Nick Cave
Godzilla 1985 (Main Title)
Kill the Poor—Dead Kennedys
Pyramid Song—Radiohead
Kashmir—(London Philharmonic Cover)
Terminator 2 Theme
English Suite No.2 in A Minor, BWV 807. Prelude—Bach
We’ll All Go Together When We Go—Tom Leher
The Sound of Silence—Simon & Garfunkel
Requiem for Godzilla—Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima—Krzysztof Penderecki
Du Guello—Traditional Mexican (?)
“The Bomb Run”—Dr. Strangelove soundtrack
Duel of the Fates—John Williams
O Death—“O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack
Behold the Lord High Executioner—The Mikado
Dies Irae—Mozart
Godzilla—Blue Oyster Cult
Godzilla!—The Creatures
The Day the World Went Away—Nine Inch Nails
Kill All the Humans—Rob Crow
The End—The Doors
God Isn’t Real—Robbie Fulks
The Mission—“Sum of All Fears” soundtrack
Doomsday Serenday—Jill Tracy
Nautilus #1—Sielwolf
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life—Art Garfunkel
Slow Steamboat Song—Large Hot Pipe Organ
Great Edwardian Air-raid—Paul Roland
Meltdown—Slobberbone
Drop Da Bomb—Doctor Steel
Increased Chances—Chitlins, Whiskey and Skirt
99 Red Balloons—Nena
The Steward of Gondor/Pippin’s Song—“Return of the King”
Till Kingdom Come—Coldplay
The Drums of Gaugamela—Vangelis
Feuer Frei—Rammstein
Monkey Gone to Heaven—Frank Black
Million Pound Bomb—M.I.R.V.
12 O’Clock—Vangelis (choral section excerpt)
Earth Dies Screaming—The Staggers
The Daleks—Murray Gold
Slaughter Your World—LFG
In the End—Justin Bond
Heiwa no Inori (A Prayer for Peace)—“Gojira” soundtrack
Radio—Terminator 3 soundtrack
Tetsuo/Mutation—“Akira” soundtraack
Requiem for a Tower (Orchestral version of “Lux Aeterna”)—“Requiem for a Dream” soundtrack
Terminator 2 Theme (Edgen.com Cover)
Room of Angel—Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
And, of course, my all-time favorite…John Barry’s “Theme from the Last Valley.”
Good music can really inspire you; help you through the day and through life, y’know? Truly something to be cherished.
I love the whole “Michael Stipe thinks he can sing quickly?” mentality in that version.
I nominate “Silo Lullaby” by Toad the Wet Sprocket
A song or two from Wim Wender’s Until the End of the World might help.
Apocalypse Please, by Muse
Exit Music (For a Film), by Radiohead
We Don’t Need Another Hero, by Tina Turner 
Ball of Confusion?
“Waiting For The End Of The World” – Elvis Costello
I’ve had a look at the lyrics and I don’t see it. They’re departing the earth, heading ‘lightyears’ to Venus, and they’re counting down to it. 
The world ending is a desirable alternative to having to listen to Skeeter Davis.
Despite the lyric, “live while the whole world dies,” I don’t think this qualifies.
In “Aenema,” only the west coast of the USA ends.
Dammit, scooped! 
I can’t believe I have one that no one else has - and the best also.
Talkin’ World War III Blues by Bob Dylan. Every WW III cliche neatly disposed of, one verse each.
“Forever Autumn” or any other song from “The War of the Worlds”
Howzabout “Morning Dew”, (is the Grateful Dead’s version the most popular)?
*Where have all the people gone my honey,
Where have all the people gone today.
There’s no need for you to be
worrying about all those people,
You never see those people anyway.
*
Damn, that was mine.
Being the unapologetic geek I am, three Jonathan Coulton songs immediately came to mind.
Nuclear apocalypse: The Big Boom
Zombie apocalypse: re:Your Brains
Android apocalypse, narrowly averted: Todd the T1000
Pleased to share it with you, my friend!
Komm Susser Todd - End of Evangelion soundtrack
Blow Up The Outside World - Soundgarden
White, Discussion - Live
Let 'er Rip - Gone Jackals
Chitlins, Whiskey, and Skirt - Full Throttle soundtrack (good luck finding this one)
Two Minutes To Midnight- Iron Maiden
Atomic - Blondie
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe - The Clash
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey’s Head - Gorillaz
Cities In Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees