Peak Week
#6 · 1979-09-29
Open chart weekHot 100
Little River Band's "Lonesome Loser" reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. "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. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 18 weeks on the chart.
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Chart Journey below ↓
Chart Journey
- Jul 21, 1979#63
- Jul 28#44
- Aug 4#33
- Aug 11#25
- Aug 18#22
- Aug 25#19
- Sep 1#12
- Sep 8#10
- Sep 15#7
- Sep 22#7
- Sep 29#6
- Oct 6#6
- Oct 13#9
- Oct 20#13
- Oct 27#26
- Nov 3#34
- Nov 10#72
- Nov 17#98
DEFINING MOMENT
The Story
It debuted at #63 on July 21, 1979. It entered the Top 40 2 weeks later. It reached the Top 10 after 7 weeks. It reached a peak of #6 on September 29, 1979. After 18 weeks, its final appearance came on November 17, 1979.
Lonesome Loser: The Breakthrough Moment
Little River Band's "Lonesome Loser" reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. "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. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 18 weeks on the chart.
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