Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 21 | |
↙Live albums | 1 | |
↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
↙Singles | 64 | |
↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 | |
↙Guest singles | 1 |
This article presents the discography of American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp.
Contents |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [1] |
AU [2] |
CA [3] |
FI [4] |
GE [5] |
NL [6] |
NO [7] |
NZ [8] |
SE [9] |
SW [10] |
UK [11] |
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1976 | Chestnut Street Incident | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1977 | The Kid Inside not release until 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1978 | A Biography | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | John Cougar | 64 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1980 | Nothin' Matters and What If It Did | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1982 | American Fool | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 37 | |||
1983 | Uh-Huh | 9 | 57 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 92 | |||
1985 | Scarecrow | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | |||
1987 | The Lonesome JubileeA | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 31 | |||
1989 | Big Daddy | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 27 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |||
1991 | Whenever We Wanted | 17 | 3 | 8 | — | 44 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 16 | 39 | |||
1993 | Human Wheels | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 48 | 87 | — | — | 8 | 18 | 37 | |||
1994 | Dance Naked | 13 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 32 | — | |||
1996 | Mr. Happy Go Lucky | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 53 | — | — | 36 | 26 | 37 | — | |||
1998 | John Mellencamp | 41 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — |
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1999 | Rough Harvest | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2001 | Cuttin' Heads | 15 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2003 | Trouble No More | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2007 | Freedom's Road | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2008 | Life, Death, Love and Freedom | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | |||
2010 | No Better Than This | 10 | — | — | — | 62 | 93 | 29 | — | 33 | 83 | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title |
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2009 | Life, Death, Live and Freedom |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [1] |
AU [2] |
CA [3] |
NZ [8] |
UK [11] |
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1997 | The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 | 33 | 5 | — | 19 | 25 | |||||||||
2004 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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2007 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of John Mellencamp | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2010 | On the Rural Route 7609 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot [14] |
US Main [14] |
US AC [14] |
US Adult [14] |
US Country [14] |
CAN [15] |
UK [16] |
AUS [a] |
NZ [8] |
GE [17] |
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1978 | "I Need a Lover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | A Biography | ||
"Factory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1979 | "Miami" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | John Cougar | ||
"I Need a Lover" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Taxi Dancer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1980 | "Small Paradise" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"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 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hot Night in a Cold Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1982 | "Hurts So Good" | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 39 | — | American Fool | ||
"Jack & Diane" | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 7 | — | — | ||||
"Thundering Hearts" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Hand to Hold on To" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 97 | — | — | ||||
1983 | "Crumblin' Down" | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 42 | — | — | Uh-Huh | ||
"Pink Houses" | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 69 | — | — | ||||
1984 | "Serious Business" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Play Guitar" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Authority Song" | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 93 | — | — | ||||
1985 | "Lonely Ol' Night" | 6 | 1 | 37 | — | — | 4 | — | 32 | 50 | — | Scarecrow | ||
"Small Town" | 6 | 2 | 13 | — | — | 21 | 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 | — | — | 6 | 67 | 18 | 17 | — |
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"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 | — | — | — | 1 | 86 | 13 | 16 | — | The Lonesome Jubilee | ||
"Cherry Bomb" | 8 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | 20 | 4 | — |
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"Hard Times for an Honest Man" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Real Life" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1988 | "Check It Out" | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 96 | 22 | 18 | — |
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"Rooty Toot Toot" | 61 | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 54 | 10 | — | ||||
"Rave On" | — | 17 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | Cocktail soundtrack | |||
1989 | "Pop Singer" [b] | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 87 | Big Daddy | ||
"Jackie Brown" [b] | 48 | 20 | 31 | — | 89 | 36 | — | 47 | 30 | — | ||||
"Martha Say" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" [b] | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 87 [c] |
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1991 | "Get a Leg Up" [b] | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 21 | — | — | Whenever We Wanted | ||
"Love and Happiness" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1992 | "Again Tonight" [b] | 36 | 1 | 46 | — | — | 26 | — | 39 | — | — | |||
"Last Chance" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Now More Than Ever" [b] | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 [d] |
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1993 | "Human Wheels" | 48 | 2 | 40 | — | — | 14 | — | 40 | — | — | Human Wheels | ||
"What If I Came Knocking" | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"When Jesus Left Birmingham" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1994 | "Junior" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Baby Please Don't Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Chips soundtrack | |||
"Wild Night" (with Meshell Ndegeocello) | 3 | 17 | 1 | 30 | — | 3 | 34 | 18 | — | 55 | Dance Naked | |||
"Dance Naked" | 41 | 21 | 37 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Without Expression" | — | 25 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | The Best That I Could Do | |||
1998 | "Your Life Is Now" | — | 15 | 19 | 23 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 92 | John Mellencamp | ||
1999 | "I'm Not Running Anymore" | — | 37 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | |||
2000 | "Yours Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Perfect Storm soundtrack | ||
2001 | "Peaceful World" (with India.Arie) | 104 | 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" (with Karen Fairchild) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2010 | "No Better Than This" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Better Than This | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
a. ^ The Australian Chart positions are from Kent Music Report (KMR) / Australian Music Report (AMR) pre-1989 and from 1989 on from ARIA Charts.
b. ^ These also charted on the AMR Chart post-1989 as following: "Pop Singer" (#10), "Jackie Brown" (#48), "Let It All Hang Out" (#87), "Get A Leg Up" (#20), "Again Tonight" (#41) and "Now More Than Ever" (#57)
c. ^ Peak position for "Let It All Hang Out" from AMR Chart as it didn't chart on the ARIA Charts.
d. ^ Peak position for "Now More Than Ever" from AMR Chart as it didn't chart on the ARIA Charts.
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
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US | US Country | ||||
1992 | "Sweet Suzanne" | Buzzin' Cousins | — | 68 | Falling from Grace soundtrack |
2004 | "What Say You" | Travis Tritt | 117 | 21 | My Honky Tonk History |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Song | Album |
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1994 | "Pink Houses" (live version) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume 1[18] |
2007 | "This Land is Your Land" | Song of America |
Year | Video | Director |
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2004 | "What Say You" | Chris Lenz |