Lonesome Loser

"Lonesome Loser" is a song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian soft rock music group Little River Band. Released in July 1979 as the lead single from their fifth studio album First Under the Wire, the song peaked at number 19 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.^[1] The song also peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States.^[2]

"Lonesome Loser"
British promotional 7" cover art
Single by Little River Band
from the album First Under the Wire
B-side	"Another Runway"/"Shut Down Turn Off"
Released	July 1979
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:30 (promo version) 3:45 (single version) 3:59 (album version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	David Briggs
Producer(s)	John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"Lady" (1978) "Lonesome Loser" (1979) "Cool Change" (1979)
Official audio
"Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band on YouTube

Track listings

Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-11972)

A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:30

B. "Another Runway" - 6:28

US 7" single (Capitol Records – 4748)

A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:59

B. "Shut Down Turn Off" - 3:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	19
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[3]	3
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[4]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	31
US (Billboard Hot 100)[6]	6
US (Adult Contemporary)[7]	15
US (Cash Box Top 100)[8]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[9]	36
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)[10]	66
U.S. (Cash Box)[11]	43

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
2. "Little River Band - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
3. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". 17 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
4. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
5. "Little River Band – Lonesome Loser". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
6. "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. September 29, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 147.
8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending September 29, 1979". Cash Box Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
9. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
10. "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
11. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1979". 195.142. Retrieved 6 October 2018.