"Better Love Next Time" is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in the fall of 1979.

The lyrics involve the singer comforting and encouraging a grieving and despondent friend who has lost a love, with the reassurance that "better love" will be found in the future.

12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 19 weeks on the chart.

[1] It was less of a hit in Canada, but reached the Top 10 in the United Kingdom (#8) and New Zealand (#7).

"Better Love Next Time" is ranked as the 49th biggest American hit of 1980.