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Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

JOHN MELLENCAMP

66 charted records, 1958–2026

Record	Peak	Weeks	Run
I Need A Lover JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Hot 100	28	14	10/13/79 – 1/12/80
Small Paradise JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Hot 100	87	3	2/16/80 – 3/1/80
This Time JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Hot 100	27	17	9/27/80 – 1/17/81
Ain't Even Done With The Night JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Hot 100	17	21	1/31/81 – 6/20/81
R&R CHR / Top 40	16	8	3/13/81 – 5/1/81
Billboard Mainstream Rock	44	2	3/21/81 – 3/28/81
Hurts So Good JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Hot 100	2	28	4/24/82 – 10/30/82
R&R CHR / Top 40	3	15	4/30/82 – 8/6/82
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	26	5/1/82 – 10/23/82
Jack And Diane JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Mainstream Rock	3	10	6/26/82 – 10/30/82
R&R CHR / Top 40	1	13	7/23/82 – 10/15/82
Billboard Hot 100	1	22	7/24/82 – 12/18/82
Thundering Hearts JOHN COUGAR
Billboard Mainstream Rock	36	7	9/25/82 – 11/6/82
Hand To Hold On To JOHN COUGAR
R&R CHR / Top 40	13	9	11/5/82 – 1/14/83
Billboard Hot 100	19	18	11/6/82 – 3/5/83
Crumblin' Down JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R CHR / Top 40	6	11	10/7/83 – 12/16/83
Billboard Mainstream Rock	2	19	10/15/83 – 2/18/84
Billboard Hot 100	9	16	10/15/83 – 1/28/84
Pink Houses JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Billboard Mainstream Rock	3	19	10/29/83 – 3/3/84
R&R CHR / Top 40	9	10	12/2/83 – 2/17/84
Billboard Hot 100	8	16	12/10/83 – 3/24/84
Serious Business JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Billboard Mainstream Rock	34	4	1/28/84 – 2/18/84
PLAY GUITAR
Billboard Mainstream Rock	28	3	2/4/84 – 2/18/84
The Authority Song JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Billboard Mainstream Rock	15	11	2/18/84 – 6/2/84
Billboard Hot 100	15	15	3/17/84 – 6/23/84
R&R CHR / Top 40	12	9	3/23/84 – 5/18/84
Play Guitar JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Billboard Mainstream Rock	44	2	3/3/84 – 3/10/84
Lonely Ol' Night JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	12	8/9/85 – 10/25/85
R&R CHR / Top 40	4	12	8/16/85 – 11/1/85
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	14	8/17/85 – 11/16/85
Billboard Hot 100	6	20	8/24/85 – 1/4/86
Small Town JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	19	8/30/85 – 1/10/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	2	20	9/14/85 – 1/25/86
R&R CHR / Top 40	4	12	11/1/85 – 1/24/86
Billboard Hot 100	6	18	11/2/85 – 3/1/86
R&R Adult Contemporary	10	10	11/15/85 – 1/24/86
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	10	24	8/30/85 – 3/21/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	6	22	9/14/85 – 4/5/86
R&R CHR / Top 40	2	12	1/31/86 – 4/18/86
Billboard Hot 100	2	17	2/1/86 – 5/24/86
Rain On The Scarecrow JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	16	28	9/6/85 – 6/6/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	16	25	9/21/85 – 6/14/86
Billboard Hot 100	21	12	4/26/86 – 7/12/86
R&R CHR / Top 40	26	6	5/2/86 – 6/6/86
Justice And Independence '85 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	17	14	11/8/85 – 2/14/86
Justice & Independence
Billboard Mainstream Rock	28	11	11/30/85 – 2/22/86
Minutes To Memories JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	14	11	1/3/86 – 3/14/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	14	11	1/18/86 – 3/29/86
Under The Boardwalk JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	9	9	1/31/86 – 3/28/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	19	8	2/15/86 – 4/5/86
Rumbleseat JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	6	10	6/20/86 – 8/22/86
Billboard Hot 100	28	13	6/28/86 – 9/20/86
Billboard Mainstream Rock	4	10	7/5/86 – 9/6/86
R&R CHR / Top 40	33	5	7/18/86 – 8/15/86
Paper In Fire JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	11	8/7/87 – 10/16/87
R&R CHR / Top 40	9	10	8/14/87 – 10/16/87
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	11	8/15/87 – 10/24/87
Billboard Hot 100	9	16	8/15/87 – 11/28/87
Cherry Bomb JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	18	8/28/87 – 1/8/88
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	20	9/5/87 – 1/16/88
Billboard Hot 100	8	21	10/24/87 – 3/12/88
R&R CHR / Top 40	13	10	11/6/87 – 1/15/88
R&R Adult Contemporary	12	9	12/4/87 – 2/5/88
The Real Life JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	16	8/28/87 – 2/12/88
Billboard Mainstream Rock	3	11	9/12/87 – 2/13/88
Hard Times For An Honest Man JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	10	13	8/28/87 – 11/20/87
Billboard Mainstream Rock	10	13	9/5/87 – 11/28/87
Check It Out JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	2	12	1/29/88 – 4/15/88
Billboard Mainstream Rock	3	12	2/6/88 – 4/23/88
Billboard Hot 100	14	15	2/6/88 – 5/14/88
R&R CHR / Top 40	17	9	2/19/88 – 4/15/88
Rooty Toot Toot JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	7	9	4/29/88 – 6/24/88
Billboard Hot 100	61	8	5/14/88 – 7/2/88
Rooty Toot Toot
Billboard Mainstream Rock	7	9	5/7/88 – 7/2/88
Rave On JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	17	9	8/26/88 – 10/21/88
Billboard Mainstream Rock	17	7	9/10/88 – 10/22/88
Pop Singer JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	1	8	4/21/89 – 6/9/89
R&R CHR / Top 40	20	7	4/28/89 – 6/9/89
Billboard Mainstream Rock	2	8	4/29/89 – 6/17/89
Billboard Hot 100	15	12	4/29/89 – 7/15/89
Martha Say JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	8	12	5/12/89 – 7/28/89
Martha Say
Billboard Mainstream Rock	8	11	5/20/89 – 7/29/89
Let It All Hang Out JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	50	6	5/26/89 – 7/7/89
Billboard Mainstream Rock	42	8	6/3/89 – 7/29/89
Jackie Brown JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
R&R AOR Tracks	17	8	6/30/89 – 8/18/89
Billboard Mainstream Rock	20	8	7/8/89 – 8/26/89
Billboard Hot 100	48	8	7/15/89 – 9/2/89
R&R Adult Contemporary	20	5	7/21/89 – 8/18/89
Get A Leg Up
R&R AOR Tracks	1	13	9/27/91 – 12/20/91
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	24	10/5/91 – 3/14/92
Billboard Hot 100	14	15	10/5/91 – 1/11/92
R&R CHR / Top 40	19	8	10/11/91 – 11/29/91
Love And Happiness
R&R AOR Tracks	3	17	10/11/91 – 2/14/92
Love & Happiness
Billboard Mainstream Rock	5	20	11/2/91 – 3/28/92
Again Tonight
R&R AOR Tracks	1	14	1/10/92 – 4/10/92
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	20	1/25/92 – 6/6/92
R&R CHR / Top 40	18	9	1/31/92 – 3/27/92
Billboard Hot 100	36	13	2/1/92 – 4/25/92
Now More Than Ever
R&R AOR Tracks	3	15	3/13/92 – 6/19/92
Billboard Mainstream Rock	3	20	4/4/92 – 8/15/92
Last Chance
R&R AOR Tracks	8	12	6/12/92 – 8/28/92
Billboard Mainstream Rock	12	11	7/4/92 – 9/12/92
What If I Came Knocking
R&R AOR Tracks	1	13	7/16/93 – 10/8/93
Billboard Mainstream Rock	1	14	7/24/93 – 10/23/93
Human Wheels
R&R AOR Tracks	1	15	8/27/93 – 12/3/93
R&R CHR / Top 40	19	11	9/17/93 – 11/26/93
Billboard Mainstream Rock	2	20	9/18/93 – 1/29/94
Billboard Hot 100	48	14	9/18/93 – 12/18/93
When Jesus Left Birmingham JOHN MELLENCAMP f/SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
R&R AOR Tracks	21	7	11/12/93 – 1/7/94
When Jesus Left Birmingham
Billboard Mainstream Rock	35	4	12/18/93 – 1/8/94
Junior
R&R AOR Tracks	23	7	1/7/94 – 2/18/94
Billboard Mainstream Rock	35	4	2/5/94 – 2/26/94
Baby Please Don't Go
R&R AOR Tracks	38	6	2/18/94 – 3/25/94
Wild Night JOHN MELLENCAMP with ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO
R&R AOR Tracks	14	22	5/13/94 – 10/7/94
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	1	38	5/20/94 – 2/17/95
R&R Pop CHR	3	30	5/27/94 – 12/16/94
Billboard Mainstream Rock	17	20	5/28/94 – 10/8/94
Billboard Hot 100	3	42	5/28/94 – 3/11/95
R&R Adult Contemporary	9	23	6/10/94 – 11/11/94
R&R CHR / Top 40	4	28	6/10/94 – 12/16/94
Dance Naked
R&R AOR Tracks	13	13	9/23/94 – 12/16/94
Billboard Mainstream Rock	21	9	10/15/94 – 12/10/94
R&R CHR / Top 40	25	8	10/28/94 – 12/16/94
R&R Pop CHR	18	11	10/28/94 – 1/20/95
Billboard Hot 100	41	17	10/29/94 – 2/18/95
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	29	2	11/4/94 – 11/18/94
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	1	16	8/2/96 – 11/15/96
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	4	21	8/2/96 – 12/20/96
R&R Pop CHR	9	24	8/9/96 – 1/31/97
Billboard Mainstream Rock	10	14	8/17/96 – 11/16/96
R&R Adult Contemporary	16	11	8/23/96 – 11/1/96
Billboard Hot 100	14	24	8/31/96 – 2/8/97
Just Another Day
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	2	19	10/18/96 – 3/7/97
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	10	20	11/29/96 – 4/25/97
Billboard Mainstream Rock	13	22	11/30/96 – 4/26/97
R&R Pop CHR	23	17	12/6/96 – 4/11/97
R&R Adult Contemporary	22	11	1/10/97 – 3/21/97
Billboard Hot 100	46	20	2/22/97 – 7/5/97
Emotional Love
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	29	2	3/28/97 – 4/11/97
Without Expression
R&R Adult Contemporary	26	9	11/14/97 – 1/23/98
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	10	11	11/21/97 – 2/13/98
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	29	2	11/28/97 – 12/5/97
Billboard Mainstream Rock	25	13	11/29/97 – 2/21/98
Your Life Is Now
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	5	16	9/11/98 – 1/8/99
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	21	8	9/11/98 – 10/30/98
R&R Pop CHR	32	6	9/11/98 – 10/16/98
R&R Adult Contemporary	18	9	9/18/98 – 11/13/98
Billboard Mainstream Rock	15	14	9/19/98 – 12/19/98
I'm Not Running Anymore
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	2	20	1/29/99 – 6/11/99
Billboard Mainstream Rock	37	4	2/13/99 – 3/6/99
R&R Adult Contemporary	15	17	4/2/99 – 7/23/99
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	20	19	4/9/99 – 8/13/99
Eden Is Burning
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	27	6	6/25/99 – 8/6/99
Yours Forever
R&R Adult Contemporary	30	1	7/28/00 – 7/28/00
Peaceful World JOHN MELLENCAMP featuring INDIA.ARIE
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	2	19	8/31/01 – 1/25/02
R&R Adult Contemporary	25	18	9/28/01 – 2/15/02
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	13	20	9/28/01 – 2/22/02
Billboard Mainstream Rock	38	3	10/6/01 – 10/20/01
Walk Tall
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	3	20	8/27/04 – 1/21/05
R&R Adult CHR / Hot AC	27	13	10/8/04 – 1/14/05
R&R Adult Contemporary	27	8	11/19/04 – 1/28/05
What Say You TRAVIS TRITT f/JOHN MELLENCAMP
R&R Country	20	15	9/3/04 – 12/10/04
Our Country
Billboard Hot 100	88	1	11/11/06 – 11/11/06
R&R Country	39	13	11/17/06 – 3/2/07
R&R Adult Contemporary	16	14	1/12/07 – 4/20/07
Someday
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	15	15	2/23/07 – 6/1/07
The Americans
R&R Country	55	1	4/13/07 – 4/13/07
My Sweet Love
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	10	16	6/20/08 – 10/3/08
R&R Adult Contemporary	25	7	8/8/08 – 9/19/08
Troubled Land
R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A	24	8	11/7/08 – 1/16/09