John Mellencamp discography
| John Mellencamp discography | |
|---|---|
 Mellencamp in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Singles | 65 |
| Guest singles | 1 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of John Mellencamp, an American singer-songwriter.
Studio albums
1970s
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] | |||
| 1976 | Chestnut Street Incident
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— | — | |
| 1978 | A Biography
|
— | 19 | |
| 1979 | John Cougar
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64 | 77 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1980s
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1980 | Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982 | American Fool
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1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 37 | |
| 1983 | The Kid Inside
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Uh-Huh
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9 | 57 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 92 | |
| 1985 | Scarecrow
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2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | |
| 1987 | The Lonesome Jubilee[A]
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6 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 31 | |
| 1989 | Big Daddy
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7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
1990s
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [15] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1991 | Whenever We Wanted
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17 | 3 | 8 | — | 44 | — | 40 | 19 | 16 | 39 | |
| 1993 | Human Wheels
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7 | 7 | 6 | — | 48 | 87 | — | 8 | 18 | 37 | |
| 1994 | Dance Naked
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13 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 32 | — | |
| 1996 | Mr. Happy Go Lucky
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9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 53 | — | 36 | 26 | 37 | 82 | |
| 1998 | John Mellencamp
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41 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 108 |
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| 1999 | Rough Harvest
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99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
2000s
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Rock [18] |
AUS [2] |
GER [5] |
SWE [19] |
UK [11] | |||
| 2001 | Cuttin' Heads
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15 | — | — | 99 | — | — |
|
| 2003 | Trouble No More
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31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Freedom's Road
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5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Life, Death, Love and Freedom
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7 | 3 | 21 | — | 53 | 162 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
2010s
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Folk [20] |
US Rock [18] |
AUS [2] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NOR [21] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
UK [11] | ||
| 2010 | No Better Than This
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10 | — | 5 | 83 | 62 | 93 | 29 | 33 | 83 | 138 |
| 2014 | Plain Spoken
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18 | 2 | 5 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 58 | 169 |
| 2017 | Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
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11 | 1 | 3 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 28 | 78 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Rock [18] |
AU [2] |
CAN [4] |
NZ [8] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1997 | The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988
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33 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |
| 2004 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
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13 | — | 93 | — | — | — |
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| 2010 | On the Rural Route 7609
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Life, Death, Live and Freedom
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| 2014 | Trouble No More Live at Town Hall
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Singles
1970s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] |
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
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] |
US Main [26] |
US AC [27] |
US Country [28] |
CAN [29] |
UK [30] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [8] |
GER [31] | ||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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 | — | — | 9 | — | 42 | — | — | Uh-huh | |
| "Pink Houses" | 8 | 3 | — | — | 15 | — | 69 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Serious Business" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Play Guitar" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Authority Song" | 15 | 15 | — | — | 41 | — | 93 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Lonely Ol' Night" | 6 | 1 | 37 | — | 7 | — | 32 | 50 | — | Scarecrow | |
| "Small Town" | 6 | 2 | 13 | — | 13 | 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 | 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 | 86 | 13 | 16 | — | The Lonesome Jubilee | |
| "Cherry Bomb" | 8 | 1 | 12 | — | 5 | — | 20 | 4 | — |
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| "Hard Times for an Honest Man" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Real Life" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Check It Out" | 14 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 96 | 22 | 18 | — |
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| "Rooty Toot Toot" | 61 | 7 | — | — | 19 | — | 54 | 10 | — | |||
| "Rave On" | — | 17 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | Cocktail soundtrack | ||
| 1989 | "Pop Singer" | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 87 | Big Daddy | |
| "Jackie Brown" | 48 | 20 | 31 | 82 | 23 | — | 47 | 30 | — | |||
| "Martha Say" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
1990s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] |
US Main [26] |
US AC [27] |
US Adult [32] |
CAN [29] |
UK [30] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [8] |
GER [31] | |||
| 1991 | "Get a Leg Up" | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 21 | — | — | Whenever We Wanted |
| "Love and Happiness" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Again Tonight" | 36 | 1 | 46 | — | 8 | — | 39 | — | — | |
| "Last Chance" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Now More Than Ever" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Human Wheels" | 48 | 2 | 40 | — | 3 | — | 40 | — | — | Human Wheels |
| "What If I Came Knocking" | — | 1 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When Jesus Left Birmingham" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Junior" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Baby Please Don't Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Chips soundtrack | |
| "Wild Night" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegéocello) | 3 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 34 | 18 | — | 55 | Dance Naked | |
| "Dance Naked" | 41 | 21 | 37 | — | 7 | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| 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 | 1 | — | 81 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Without Expression" | — | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | The Best That I Could Do |
| 1998 | "Your Life Is Now" | — | 15 | 19 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 92 | John Mellencamp |
| 1999 | "I'm Not Running Anymore" | — | 37 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 100 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
2000s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] |
US Main [26] |
US AC [27] |
US Adult [32] |
US Country [28] | |||
| 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 singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "No Better Than This" | No Better Than This |
| "Save Some Time To Dream" | ||
| 2014 | "Troubled Man" | Plain Spoken |
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [28] |
US [33] | ||||
| 1992 | "Sweet Suzanne" | Buzzin' Cousins | 68 | — | Falling from Grace soundtrack |
| 2004 | "What Say You"[C] | Travis Tritt | 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[34] |
| 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" | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 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 | "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" | |
| 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" | |
| 2017 | "Easy Target" |
Notes
- A^ The Lonesome Jubilee also reached number 63 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[35]
- B^ "Peaceful World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100; an extension of the Hot 100 chart.[33]
- C^ "What Say You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100; an extension of the Hot 100 chart.[33]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "John Mellencamp Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 197. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: "australian-charts.com > John Cougar Mellencamp in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- "Rooty Toot Toot" (ARIA Chart) peak: Scott, Gavin. "25 Years Ago This Week: July 3, 1988". blogspot.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Dance Naked" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles – Week Ending 29 Jan 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ^ a b c d "Mellencamp Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Artist Chart History: John Mellencamp". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Gold & Platinum Database Results". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "1989 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Finnish 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.
- ^ a b c "John Mellencamp Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "John Mellencamp Chart History - Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "John Cougar Mellencamp" (ASP). Norwegian 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.
- ^ "Accreditations - 1998 Albums". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "John Mellencamp Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "John Mellencamp Chart History - Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "John Mellencamp Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "John Mellencamp Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Search : RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History: John Cougar Mellencamp". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Chartverfolgung / MELLENCAMP,JOHN / Single". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "John Mellencamp Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "John Mellencamp Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1 - Various Artists at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "John Mellencamp Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
