John Mellencamp discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of John Mellencamp, an American singer-songwriter. During Mellencamp's career in the recording industry, he has released 24 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, and 71 singles.

John Mellencamp discography
Studio albums24
Live albums2
Compilation albums4
Singles71
Tribute albums1
Guest singles1

Mellencamp's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 was the self-titled John Cougar album in 1979; the album was certified gold by the RIAA. Mellencamp's major commercial breakthrough came in 1982 with American Fool, which reached number one on the Billboard 200 and yielded two singles, "Hurts So Good" and "Jack & Diane", which reached number two and number one respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. American Fool would eventually sell 10 million copies worldwide (five million in the US alone). From 1983 to 1987, Mellencamp released three consecutive albums—Uh-Huh (1983), Scarecrow (1985), and The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)—which were all certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Combined, the three albums spawned sixteen singles, seven of which—"Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire" and "Cherry Bomb"—became top 10 hits in the US. In 1997, Mellencamp released his first-ever greatest hits collection entitled The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988.

Mellencamp has charted 28 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including 22 hits in the Top 40, 17 in the Top 20 and 10 in the top 10. He has scored 22 albums on the Billboard 200, including 17 in the Top 20 and 11 in the Top 10. Mellencamp has sold about 30 million albums in the US and over 60 million worldwide.

Studio albums edit

1970s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
1976 Chestnut Street Incident
  • Release date: October 1, 1976
  • Label: MCA
1978 A Biography
  • Release date: March 6, 1978
  • Label: Riva
19 19
1979 John Cougar
  • Release date: July 27, 1979
  • Label: Riva
  • Released as Miami in Australia
64 77 77
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
1980 Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
  • Release date: September 15, 1980
  • Label: Riva
37
  • RIAA: Platinum[4]
1982 American Fool
  • Release date: April 12, 1982
  • Label: Riva
1 18 1 30 37
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[4]
  • MC: 5× Platinum[12]
1983 The Kid Inside
  • Release date: January 27, 1983
  • Label: MainMan
1983 Uh-Huh
  • Release date: October 23, 1983
  • Label: Riva
9 57 9 24 92
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[4]
  • MC: 5× Platinum[12]
1985 Scarecrow
  • Release date: July 31, 1985
  • Label: Riva
2 2 2 14 9
1987 The Lonesome Jubilee[A]
  • Release date: August 24, 1987
  • Label: Mercury
6 2 1 41 34 16 3 6 10 31
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[4]
  • ARIA: Platinum[14]
  • MC: 6× Platinum[12]
1989 Big Daddy
  • Release date: May 9, 1989
  • Label: Mercury
7 1 3 27 33 12 6 6 11 25
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
FIN
[16]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
1991 Whenever We Wanted
  • Release date: October 8, 1991
  • Label: Mercury
17 3 8 44 40 19 16 39
1993 Human Wheels
  • Release date: September 7, 1993
  • Label: Mercury
7 7 6 48 87 8 18 37
1994 Dance Naked
  • Release date: June 21, 1994
  • Label: Mercury
13 6 17 24 32
1996 Mr. Happy Go Lucky
  • Release date: September 10, 1996
  • Label: Mercury
9 11 11 26 53 36 26 37 82
1998 John Mellencamp
  • Release date: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Columbia
41 41 37 48 108
1999 Rough Harvest
  • Release date: August 17, 1999
  • Label: Mercury
99 131
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US Rock
[17]
AUS
[2]
GER
[5]
SWE
[9]
UK
[11]
2001 Cuttin' Heads
  • Release date: October 16, 2001
  • Label: Columbia
15 131 99
2003 Trouble No More
  • Release date: June 3, 2003
  • Label: Columbia
31 159
2007 Freedom's Road 5 3 145
2008 Life, Death, Love and Freedom 7 3 21 53 162
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US Folk
[18]
US Rock
[17]
AUS
[2]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
2010 No Better Than This
  • Release date: August 17, 2010
  • Label: Rounder
10 5 83 62 93 29 33 83 138
2014 Plain Spoken
  • Release date: September 23, 2014
  • Label: Republic
18 2 5 84 58 169
2017 Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
  • Release date: April 28, 2017
  • Label: Republic
11 1 3 52 28 78
2018 Other People's Stuff
  • Release date: December 7, 2018
  • Label: Republic
7 1 1 70
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s edit

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US Folk
[18]
US Rock
[17]
GER
[5]
SWI
[10]
2022 Strictly a One-Eyed Jack
  • Release date: January 21, 2022
  • Label: Republic
196 5 30 24 6
2023 Orpheus Descending
  • Release date: June 16, 2023
  • Label: Republic
79 93

Compilation albums edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US Rock
[17]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
NZ
[8]
UK
[11]
1997 The Collection
  • Release date: 1985
  • label: Castle
1997 The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988
  • Release date: November 18, 1997
  • label: Mercury
33 37 5 9 19 25
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[4]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[20]
  • BPI: Silver[19]
  • MC: Platinum[12]
2004 Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
  • Release date: October 19, 2004
  • Label: Island/UTV
13 93
  • RIAA: Platinum[4]
2010 On the Rural Route 7609
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums edit

Year Album details
2009 Life, Death, Live and Freedom
  • Release date: June 23, 2009
  • Label: Hear Music
2014 Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall
  • Release date: July 8, 2014
  • Label: Mercury
2018 Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Theatre
  • Release date: May 11, 2018
  • Label: Eagle Rock
2021 The Good Samaritan Tour 2000
  • Release date: August 27, 2021
  • Label: Republic

Singles edit

1970s singles edit

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US
[21]
AUS
[2]
1978 "I Need a Lover" 5 A Biography
"Factory"
1979 "Miami" 31 John Cougar
"I Need a Lover" 28
"Taxi Dancer"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[21]
US Main
[22]
US AC
[23]
US Country
[24]
CAN
[25]
UK
[26]
IRE
[27]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[8]
GER
[28]
1980 "Small Paradise" 87 John Cougar
"A Little Night Dancin'" 105
"This Time" 27 43 Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
1981 "Ain't Even Done with the Night" 17 44 15 [29]
"Hot Night in a Cold Town"
1982 "Hurts So Good" 2 1 3 [30] 5 39 American Fool
"Jack & Diane" 1 3 1 [31] 25 7 7
"Thundering Hearts" 36
"Hand to Hold on To" 19 41 [32] 89 26 97
1983 "Crumblin' Down" 9 2 9 [33] 42 Uh-huh
"Pink Houses" 8 3 15 [34] 69
1984 "Serious Business" 34
"Play Guitar" 28
"Authority Song" 15 15 41 [35] 93
1985 "Lonely Ol' Night" 6 1 37 7 [36] 138 32 50 Scarecrow
"Small Town" 6 2 13 13 [37] 53 80 40
"Justice and Independence '85" 28
1986 "Minutes to Memories" 14
"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)" 2 6 36 7 [38] 67 18 17
"Under the Boardwalk" 19 Non-album song
"Rain on the Scarecrow" 21 16 34 Scarecrow
"Rumbleseat" 28 4 84
1987 "Paper in Fire" 9 1 3 [39] 86 13 16 The Lonesome Jubilee
"Cherry Bomb" 8 1 12 5 [40] 20 4
"Hard Times for an Honest Man" 10
"The Real Life" 3
1988 "Check It Out" 14 3 10 [41] 96 22 18
"Rooty Toot Toot" 61 7 19 [42] 124 54 10
"Rave On" 17 18 [43] 7 Cocktail soundtrack
1989 "Pop Singer" 15 2 1 [44] 93 8 1 87 Big Daddy
"Jackie Brown" 48 20 31 82 23 [45] 47 30
"Martha Say" 8
"Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" 42 83 [46]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[21]
US Main
[22]
US AC
[23]
US Adult
[47]
CAN
[25]
UK
[26]
AUS
[2][48]
NZ
[8]
GER
[28]
1991 "Get a Leg Up" 14 1 4 [49] 21 Whenever We Wanted
"Love and Happiness" 5 54 [50]
1992 "Again Tonight" 36 1 46 8 [51] 39
"Last Chance" 12 73 [52]
"Now More Than Ever" 3 29 [53] 61
1993 "Human Wheels" 48 2 40 3 40 Human Wheels
"What If I Came Knocking" 1 23 [54]
"When Jesus Left Birmingham" 35 21 [55]
1994 "Junior" 35 45 [56]
"Baby Please Don't Go" 72 [57] Blue Chips soundtrack
"Wild Night" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegéocello) 3 17 1 30 1 [58] 34 18 55 Dance Naked
"Dance Naked" 41 21 37 7 [59] 79
1996 "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" 14 10 15 4 1 92 21 35 Mr. Happy Go Lucky
1997 "Just Another Day" 46 13 24 13 1 81
"Without Expression" 25 14 The Best That I Could Do
1998 "Your Life Is Now" 15 19 23 3 136 92 John Mellencamp
1999 "I'm Not Running Anymore" 37 22 22 196 100
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[21]
US Main
[22]
US AC
[23]
US Adult
[47]
US Country
[24]
2000 "Yours Forever" The Perfect Storm soundtrack
2001 "Peaceful World" (featuring India.Arie)[B] 38 27 11 Cuttin' Heads
2003 "To Washington" Trouble No More
"Teardrops Will Fall"
2004 "Walk Tall" 25 26 Words & Music
2006 "Our Country" 88 16 39 Freedom's Road
2007 "The Americans" 55
"Someday"
2008 "My Sweet Love" 25 Life, Death, Love and Freedom
"Troubled Land"
2009 "A Ride Back Home" (featuring Karen Fairchild)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s and 2020s singles edit

Year Single Album
2010 "No Better Than This" No Better Than This
"Save Some Time to Dream"
2014 "Troubled Man" Plain Spoken
2020 "A Pawn in the White Man's Game"
2021 "Wasted Days" (featuring Bruce Springsteen) Strictly a One-Eyed Jack
"Chasing Rainbows"
2022 "Did You Say Such a Thing" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)
2023 "Hey God" Orpheus Descending
"The Eyes of Portland"

Featured singles edit

Year Single Artist Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[24]
1992 "Sweet Suzanne" Buzzin' Cousins 68 Falling from Grace soundtrack
2004 "What Say You"[C] Travis Tritt 21 My Honky Tonk History

Other appearances edit

Year Song Album
1987 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" A Very Special Christmas
1994 "Pink Houses" (live version) The Unplugged Collection, Volume One[60]
2007 "This Land Is Your Land" Song of America
2009 "Pink Houses" (live version) The Official Inaugural Celebration (DVD)

Music videos edit

Year Video Director
1978 "I Need a Lover" David McMahon
1979 "Miami" Bruce Gowers
1980 "Small Paradise" Bruce Gowers
1980 "This Time" Bruce Gowers
1981 "Ain't Even Done with the Night" Bruce Gowers
1982 "Hurts So Good" Bruce Gowers
1982 "Hand to Hold Onto" Bruce Gowers
1982 "Jack and Diane" Bruce Gowers
1983 "Crumblin' Down" Chris Gabrin
1983 "Pink Houses" Chris Gabrin
1984 "Authority Song" Jay Dubin
1985 "Lonely Ol' Night" Jonathan Kaplan
1985 "Small Town" Jonathan Kaplan
1986 "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to '60s Rock)" John Mellencamp
1986 "Rain on the Scarecrow" Jonathan Kaplan
1986 "Rumbleseat" Faye Cummins
1987 "Paper in Fire" Jonathan Dark
1987 "Cherry Bomb"
1987 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
1988 "Check It Out" Jonathan Dark
1988 "Rooty Toot Toot" Jonathan Dark
1989 "Pop Singer" Jonathan Dark
1989 "Jackie Brown" John Mellencamp
1989 "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" Wayne Maser
1991 "Get a Leg Up"
1991 "Love and Happiness"
1992 "Again Tonight" Dennis Virkler
1992 "Now More Than Ever"
1992 "Sweet Suzanne" (Buzzin' Cousins) Marty Callner
1993 "Human Wheels"
1993 "When Jesus Left Birmingham"
1994 "Baby Please Don't Go"
1994 "Wild Night" (With Meshell Ndegeocello)
1994 "Dance Naked"
1996 "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"
1996 "Just Another Day"
1998 "Your Life Is Now" Samuel Bayer
1999 "I'm Not Running Anymore" Robert Duffy
2001 "Peaceful World" (With India.Arie)
2003 "To Washington"
2003 "Teardrops Will Fall"
2004 "What Say You" (With Travis Tritt) Chris Lenz
2004 "Walk Tall"
2006 "Our Country" Deaton Flanigen
2007 "The Americans" Eric De Fino
2008 "My Sweet Love"
2008 "Troubled Land"
2009 "A Ride Back Home" (With Karen Fairchild) Jamie Anderson
2010 "No Better Than This" Ian And Kurt Markus
2014 "Troubled Man"
2017 "Easy Target"
2020 "A Pawn in the White Man's Game"[61]
2021 "Wasted Days" (With Bruce Springsteen)
2023 "Hey God"
2023 "The Eyes of Portland"

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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