  John 'Cougar' Mellencamp was
born October 7, 1951 in Indiana. Singing
since a young boy, Mellencamp signed his
first record deal after graduating college.
The singer/songwriter gained fame as John
Cougar which allowed him to hit the pop
charts before establishing a musical career
and allowing fans to know him by his given
name - John Mellencamp.
Chestnut
Street Incident was released.
The
Kid Inside was released.
 A Biography
was released.
John
Cougar was released.
 # 114
Singles Artist of the Year
 Nothin'
Matters And What If It Did was released.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"This Time."
 # 90
Singles Artist of the Year
 Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Ain't Even Done With
The Night."
 # 2
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Male Artist of the Year)
American
Fool was released and topped the
Billboard LP charts for 9 weeks.
 Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Hurts So Good."
Mellencamp hit the Top 10 with "Hurts So Good."
American
Fool was certified gold.
 American
Fool was certified platinum.
Mellencamp hit
the Top 40 with "Jack & Diane."
Mellencamp hit
the Top 10 with "Jack & Diane."
Mellencamp hit #1 on the ARC Weekly Top 40 for 2 weeks with
"Jack & Diane."
Mellencamp topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles chart for 4 weeks with "Jack & Diane."
The singles "Jack & Diane" and "Hurts So Good" were certified
gold.
Mellencamp hit
the Top 40 with "Hand To Hold On To."
 # 36
Singles Artist of the Year
 Mellencamp won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist tying with Rick
Springfield.
Mellencamp won
a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male
("Hurts So Good") and was
nominated for Album of the Year (American
Fool).
Uh-Huh was released
and 'John Cougar' was now known as 'John
Cougar Mellencamp.'
 Mellencamp hit
the Top 40 with "Crumblin' Down."
Mellencamp hit
the Top 10 with "Crumblin' Down."
Uh-Huh was certified
platinum.
Mellencamp hit
the Top 40 with "Pink Houses."
 # 48
Singles Artist of the Year
 Mellencamp hit
the Top 10 with "Pink Houses."
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"The Authority Song."
The video for "The Authority Song" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Cinematography.
American
Fool and Uh-Huh were certified 2x
platinum.
 # 36
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male ("Pink Houses").
 Scarecrow was released.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Lonely Ol' Night."
Mellencamp hit the Top 10 with "Lonely Ol' Night."
Mellencamp
helped launch Farm Aid and continued over the
years being a part of the benefit concert.
Scarecrow was certified
platinum.
Scarecrow was certified
2x platinum.
 # 10
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male (Scarecrow).
American
Fool and Scarecrow were
certified 3x platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Rumbleseat."
 # 39
Singles Artist of the Year
 The
Lonesome Jubilee was released.
The
Lonesome Jubilee was certified
platinum.
 # 47
Singles Artist of the Year
The
Lonesome Jubilee was certified
2x platinum.
 # 76
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp was
nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
 Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Pop Singer."
Big
Daddy was released.
Big
Daddy was certified
platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Jackie Brown."
Mellencamp was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
 # 115
Singles Artist of the Year
Whenever
We Wanted was released and 'John Cougar
Mellencamp' dropped the 'Cougar' and was now
known simply as 'John Mellencamp.'
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Get A Leg Up."
 # 130
Singles Artist of the Year
 Whenever
We Wanted was certified
platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Again Tonight."
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male (Whenever
We Wanted).
Mellencamp topped the Billboard
Album Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks with
"Again Tonight."
Mellencamp could be heard on the
Falling
From Grace soundtrack - a film
Mellencamp directed and starred in.
The video for "Get A Leg Up" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
 # 119
Singles Artist of the Year
Human
Wheels was released.
 Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Human Wheels."
Human
Wheels was certified platinum.
 # 25
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp suffered a mild heart
attack during the year.
 Mellencamp hit the Top 40 along
with Me'Shell
NdegéOcello with their remake of
"Wild Night."
Dance
Naked was released.
Mellencamp hit the Top 10 with "Wild Night."
Mellencamp hit #1 for a week with "Wild Night."
 Mellencamp topped the Billboard
Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 8 weeks
with "Wild Night."
Dance
Naked was certified platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Dance Naked."
 # 186
Singles Artist of the Year
 American
Fool and Scarecrow were certified 4x
platinum, and The
Lonesome Jubilee and Uh-Huh were certified 3x
platinum.
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Wild Night" with Me'Shell
NdegéOcello).
Nothin'
Matters And What If It Did and John
Cougar were certified gold.
Nothin'
Matters And What If It Did was certified
platinum.
 # 51
Singles Artist of the Year
American
Fool was certified 5x platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Key West Intermezzo (I
Saw You First)."
 Mr.
Happy Go Lucky was released.
Mellencamp hit the Top 10 with "Key West Intermezzo (I
Saw You First)."
Mr.
Happy Go Lucky was certified gold.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Just Another Day."
 # 75
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Key West Intermezzo (I
Saw You First)").
Mellencamp hit the Top 10 with "Just Another Day."
Mr.
Happy Go Lucky was certified platinum.
 The
Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 was released.
The
Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 was certified
gold.
 # 105
Singles Artist of the Year
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male
("Just Another Day").
The
Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 was certified
platinum.
Mellencamp hit the Top 40 with
"Your Life Is Now."
 John
Mellencamp was released.
John
Mellencamp was certified gold.
Mellencamp was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male
("Your Life Is Now").
 Rough
Harvest was released.
 # 126
Singles Artist of the Year
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