John Mellencamp and John Cougar artist popular songs |
John Mellencamp was a rock music writer and performer. To get his major label contract, he was required to create a catchy stage name. He became John Cougar. The 1980 album track Cheap Shot contained gripes about the name change. |
Popular Tune Timeline for John Mellencamp and John Cougar
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| 1 | Do You Think That's Fair | Nov 1979 |
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| 2 | I Need A Lover | 18 | 28 | Dec 1979 |
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| 3 | Small Paradise | Feb 1980 |
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| 4 | A Little Night Dancin' | Apr 1980 |
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| 5 | This Time | 28 | Dec 1980 |
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| 6 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | 13 | Apr 1981 |
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| 7 | Hurts So Good | 1 | 19 | Jul 1982 |
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| 8 | Jack & Diane | 1 | 1 | Sep 1982 |
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| 9 | Thundering Hearts | Sep 1982 |
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| 10 | Hand To Hold On To | 18 | 12 | Jan 1983 |
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| 11 | Crumblin' Down | 1 | 5 | Nov 1983 |
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| 12 | Serious Business | Jan 1984 |
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| 13 | Pink Houses | 2 | 6 | Feb 1984 |
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| 14 | Play Guitar | 14 | Feb 1984 |
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| 15 | Authority Song | 7 | 11 | Apr 1984 |
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| 16 | Lonely Ol' Night | 1 | 5 | Oct 1985 |
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| 17 | Small Town | 1 | 5 | Dec 1985 |
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| 18 | Justice And Independence '85 | 18 | Jan 1986 |
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| 19 | Minutes To Memories | 15 | Feb 1986 |
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| 20 | Under The Boardwalk | 12 | Feb 1986 |
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| 21 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) | 5 | 2 | Mar 1986 |
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| 22 | Rain On The Scarecrow | 7 | 20 | May 1986 |
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| 23 | Rumbleseat | 3 | Aug 1986 |
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| 24 | Hard Times For An Honest Man | 16 | Sep 1987 |
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| 25 | Paper In Fire | 1 | 8 | Sep 1987 |
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| 26 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | 12 | Dec 1987 |
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| 27 | Cherry Bomb | 1 | 8 | Jan 1988 |
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| 28 | The Real Life | 1 | Jan 1988 |
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| 29 | Check It Out | 2 | 10 | Apr 1988 |
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| 30 | Rooty Toot Toot | 4 | Jun 1988 |
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| 31 | Rave On | 16 | Sep 1988 |
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| 32 | Martha Say | 9 | May 1989 |
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| 33 | Pop Singer | 1 | 14 | Jun 1989 |
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| 34 | Let It All Hang Out | Jul 1989 |
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| 35 | Jackie Brown | 17 | Aug 1989 |
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| 36 | Get A Leg Up | 1 | 23 | Nov 1991 |
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| 37 | Love & Happiness | 6 | Dec 1991 |
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| 38 | Again Tonight | 1 | Mar 1992 |
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| 39 | Now More Than Ever | 6 | May 1992 |
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| 40 | Last Chance | 11 | Jul 1992 |
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| 41 | What If I Came Knocking | 1 | Aug 1993 |
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| 42 | Human Wheels | 3 | 24 | Oct 1993 |
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| 43 | When Jesus Left Birmingham | 29 | Dec 1993 |
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| 44 | Junior | 29 | Feb 1994 |
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| 45 | Wild Night | 14 | 1 | Jul 1994 |
| John Mellencamp/Me'shell Ndegeocello |
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| 46 | Dance Naked | 26 | 23 | Dec 1994 |
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| 47 | Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) | 21 | 4 | Oct 1996 |
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| 48 | Just Another Day | 25 | 17 | Feb 1997 |
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| 49 | Without Expression | Jan 1998 |
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| 50 | Your Life Is Now | 29 | Oct 1998 |
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| 51 | I'm Not Running Anymore | Feb 1999 |
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| 52 | Peaceful World | Oct 2001 |
| John Mellencamp Featuring India.Arie |
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| 53 | Teardrops Will Fall | Jul 2003 |
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| 54 | Walk Tall | Sep 2004 |
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| 55 | What Say You | Dec 2004 |
| Travis Tritt With John Mellencamp |
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| 56 | Our Country | Dec 2006 |
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| 57 | Someday | Mar 2007 |
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| 58 | The Americans | Apr 2007 |
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| 59 | Jena | Nov 2007 |
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| 60 | My Sweet Love | Aug 2008 |
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| 61 | Troubled Land | Dec 2008 |
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| 62 | No Better Than This | Aug 2010 |
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| 63 | Save Some Time To Dream | Jan 2011 |
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