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John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style" that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire", and "Cherry Bomb". He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States. In addition, he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven. Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one. He has sold over 30 million albums in the US and over 60 million worldwide. His latest album of original songs, Orpheus Descending, was released in June 2023. Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign, Illinois, to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 37 years, and as of 2023 the organization has raised over $60 million.
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Soft Rock Collection [2004]
Song | Duration |
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American Dream |
Little Heroes/Skin It Back [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Man Who Sold the World | 2:29 |
Hit the Road Jack | 2:31 |
Kicks | 2:36 |
The Whore | 4:01 |
Skin It Back/The Kid Inside/Chestnut Street Incident [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Man Who Sold the World | 2:29 |
Hit the Road Jack | 2:31 |
Kicks | 2:36 |
I Need Somebody Baby | 3:45 |
The Whore | 4:01 |
Kid Inside | 5:32 |
Take What You Want | 3:14 |
Cheap Shot | 3:53 |
Sidewalk and Streetlights | 4:08 |
R. Gang | 2:30 |
American Son | 4:52 |
Gearhead | 2:38 |
Young Genocides | 2:26 |
Too Young to Live | 7:45 |
The Whore [*] | 1:21 |
The Man Who Sold the World [*] | 2:27 |
American Dream | 2:21 |
Oh, Pretty Woman | 2:54 |
Jailhouse Rock | 2:11 |
Dream Killing Town | 3:20 |
Chestnut Street | 3:18 |
Good Girls | 3:09 |
Do You Believe in Magic? | 2:38 |
Twentieth Century Fox | 2:14 |
Chestnut Street Revisited | 5:22 |
Sad Lady | 3:26 |
Hit the Road Jack [*] | 2:32 |
Rock Giants Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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American Dream | 2:22 |
Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection, 1982-1983 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Jack & Diane | 4:17 |
Heart of Rock [Polygram] [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Chestnut Street | 3:17 |
American Fool [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Hurts So Good | 3:39 |
Jack & Diane | 4:14 |
Hand to Hold on To | 3:25 |
Danger List | 4:30 |
Can You Take It | 3:32 |
Thundering Hearts | 3:41 |
China Girl | 3:34 |
Close Enough | 3:40 |
Weakest Moments | 4:08 |
American Fool [Bonus Tracks] [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Hurts So Good | 3:41 |
Jack & Diane | 4:16 |
Hand to Hold on To | 3:26 |
Danger List | 4:29 |
Can You Take It | 3:33 |
Thundering Hearts | 3:41 |
China Girl | 3:35 |
Close Enough | 3:40 |
Weakest Moments | 4:09 |
Kid Inside [Bonus Tracks] [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Kid Inside | 5:29 |
Take What You Want | 3:14 |
Cheap Shot | 3:52 |
Sidewalk and Streetlights | 4:06 |
R. Gang | 2:29 |
American Son | 4:53 |
Gearhead | 2:39 |
Young Genocides | 2:27 |
Too Young To Live | 7:43 |
Whore [*] | 4:00 |
The Kid Inside [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Kid Inside | 5:32 |
Take What You Want | 3:14 |
Cheap Shot | 3:53 |
Sidewalk and Streetlights | 4:08 |
R. Gang | 2:30 |
American Son | 4:52 |
Gearhead | 2:38 |
Young Genocides | 2:26 |
Too Young to Live | 7:45 |
The Whore [*] | 1:21 |
The Whore | 1:21 |
The Man Who Sold the World [*] | 2:27 |
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Ain't Even Done with the Night | 4:40 |
Don't Misunderstand Me | 3:36 |
This Time | 4:20 |
Make Me Feel | 4:07 |
To M.G. (Wherever She May Be) | 4:56 |
Tonight | 3:17 |
Cry Baby | 0:25 |
Wild Angel | 3:14 |
Peppermint Twist | 0:29 |
Cheap Shot | 2:59 |
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did [Bonus Track] [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Ain't Even Done with the Night | 4:41 |
Don't Misunderstand Me | 3:35 |
This Time | 4:20 |
Make Me Feel | 4:08 |
To M.G. (Wherever She May Be) | 4:56 |
Tonight | 3:17 |
Cry Baby | 0:25 |
Wild Angel | 3:15 |
Peppermint Twist | 0:29 |
Cheap Shot | 3:03 |
John Cougar [1979]
Song | Duration |
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A Little Night Dancin' | 3:48 |
Small Paradise | 3:44 |
Miami | 3:55 |
Great Mid-West | 4:33 |
Do You Think That's Fair | 4:51 |
I Need a Lover | 5:38 |
Welcome to Chinatown | 4:02 |
Sugar Marie | 4:20 |
Pray for Me | 3:34 |
Taxi Dancer | 5:02 |
John Cougar [Bonus Tracks] [1979]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
A Little Night Dancin' | 3:47 |
Small Paradise | 3:42 |
Miami | 3:55 |
Great Mid-West | 4:33 |
Do You Think That's Fair | 4:51 |
I Need a Lover | 5:38 |
Welcome to Chinatown | 4:01 |
Sugar Marie | 4:19 |
Pray for Me | 3:31 |
Taxi Dancer | 5:03 |
The Collection [1979]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
American Dream | 2:20 |
Oh, Pretty Woman | 2:53 |
Jailhouse Rock | 2:09 |
Dream Killin' Town | 3:18 |
Chestnut Street | 3:16 |
Kid Inside | 5:30 |
Take What You Want | 3:13 |
Cheap Shot | 3:52 |
Sidewalk and Streetlights | 4:07 |
R. Gang | 2:29 |
Good Girls | 3:07 |
Do You Believe in Magic? | 2:38 |
Twentieth Century Fox | 2:13 |
Chestnut Street Revisited | 5:22 |
Sad Lady | 3:24 |
American Son | 4:50 |
Young Genocides | 2:25 |
A Biography [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Born Reckless | 4:35 |
Factory | 3:03 |
Night Slumming | 4:36 |
Taxi Dancer | 4:06 |
I Need a Lover | 5:37 |
Alley of the Angels | 3:55 |
High C Cherrie | 5:02 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends | 3:56 |
Let Them Run Your Lives | 5:56 |
Goodnight | 2:20 |
A Biography [Bonus Track] [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Born Reckless | 4:35 |
Factory | 3:03 |
Night Slumming | 4:36 |
Taxi Dancer | 4:05 |
I Need a Lover | 5:37 |
Alley of the Angels | 3:55 |
High C Cherrie | 5:02 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends | 3:54 |
Let Them Run Your Lives | 5:56 |
Goodnight | 2:15 |
I Need a Lover [UK Single Version][*] | 3:30 |
Chestnut Street Incident [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
American Dream | 2:21 |
Oh, Pretty Woman | 2:54 |
Jailhouse Rock | 2:11 |
Dream Killing Town | 3:20 |
Chestnut Street | 3:18 |
Good Girls | 3:09 |
Do You Believe in Magic | 2:38 |
Twentieth Century Fox | 2:14 |
Chestnut Street Revisited | 5:22 |
Sad Lady | 3:26 |
Hit the Road Jack [*] | 2:32 |
I Need Somebody [*] | 3:43 |
Chestnut Street Incident [Bonus Tracks] [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
American Dream | 2:21 |
Oh, Pretty Woman | 2:55 |
Jailhouse Rock | 2:11 |
Dream Killing Town | 3:21 |
Chestnut Street | 3:18 |
Good Girls | 3:10 |
Do You Believe In Magic? | 2:39 |
Twentieth Century Fox | 2:15 |
Chestnut Street Revisited | 5:22 |
Sad Lady | 3:25 |
Man Who Sold the World [*] | 2:28 |
Hit the Road Jack [*] | 2:30 |
Kicks [*] | 2:35 |
Hear the Light, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
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Jack & Diane |
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