John Mellencamp discography
| John Mellencamp discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 22 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 65 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Guest singles | 1 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of John Mellencamp, an American singer-songwriter.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AU [2] |
CA [3] |
FI [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NO [7] |
NZ [8] |
SE [9] |
SW [10] |
UK [11] | |||||
| 1976 | Chestnut Street Incident A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | A Biography A | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | John Cougar B | 64 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Nothin' Matters and What If It Did B | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982 | American Fool B | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 37 | |||
| 1983 | The Kid Inside B,C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Uh-Huh D | 9 | 57 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 92 | |||
| 1985 | Scarecrow D | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | The Lonesome Jubilee D,E | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 1989 | Big Daddy D | 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 | 82 | |||
| 1998 | John Mellencamp | 41 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 108 |
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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 | — | 162 | |||
| 2010 | No Better Than This | 10 | 83 | — | — | 62 | 93 | 29 | — | 33 | 83 | 138 | |||
| 2014 | Plain Spoken | 18 | 84 | 58 | 169 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
- AAlbums credited to Johnny Cougar.
- BAlbums credited to John Cougar.
- CThe Kid Inside was recorded in 1977.
- DAlbums credited to John Cougar Mellencamp.
- EThe Lonesome Jubilee also peaked at #63 on Top Country Albums.
Live albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Life, Death, Live and Freedom |
| 2014 | Trouble No More Live at Town Hall |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AU [2] |
CA [3] |
NZ [8] |
UK [11] | |||||||||||
| 1997 | The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits | 13 | 93 | — | — | — |
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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. | |||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US Main [14] |
US AC [14] |
US Adult [14] |
US Country [14] |
CAN [15] |
UK [16] |
AUS [a] |
NZ [8] |
GER [17] | |||||
| 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 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 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 | — | 1(3w) | 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 | ||
| "Just Another Day" | 46 | 13 | 24 | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "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 | ||
| 2014 | "Troubled Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plain Spoken | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Notes
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.
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | A Very Special Christmas |
| 1988 | "Rave On" | Cocktail - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 1994 | "Pink Houses" (live version) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume 1[18] |
| 2007 | "This Land is Your Land" | Song of America |
| 2009 | "Pink Houses" (live version) | The Official Inaugural Celebration (DVD) |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "I Need A Lover" | Bruce Gowers |
| 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" | |
| 1986 | "R.O.C.K. In The USA (A Salute To '60s Rock)" | |
| 1986 | "Rain On The Scarecrow" | |
| 1986 | "Rumbleseat" | |
| 1987 | "Paper In Fire" | |
| 1987 | "Cherry Bomb" | |
| 1987 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | |
| 1988 | "Check It Out" | |
| 1988 | "Rooty Toot Toot" | |
| 1989 | "Pop Singer" | |
| 1989 | "Jackie Brown" | |
| 1989 | "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" | |
| 1991 | "Get A Leg Up" | |
| 1991 | "Love and Happiness" | |
| 1992 | "Again Tonight" | |
| 1992 | "No More Than Ever" | |
| 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" | |
| 1999 | "I'm Not Running Anymore" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "John Mellencamp: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- 1 2 "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011. For pre-1989 positions, see David Kent, Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (1993) ISBN 0-646-11917-6, see Kent Music Report. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ↑ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Mellencamp Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- 1 2 "Artist Chart History: John Mellencamp". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Gold & Platinum Database Results" (ASPX). Music Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "John Mellencamp: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000). ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History: John Cougar Mellencamp". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / MELLENCAMP,JOHN / Single". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1 - Various Artists at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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