John Cougar Mellencamp is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1982 for how he exemplified rock stardom while it was still at top 40's center.

Classic rock star John Mellencamp writes songs that tell real stories. He sings about small towns, working people, and love. His music mixes rock, folk, and heart. If you’re looking for the best ...

Whether going by Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, or simply John Mellencamp, the music that this Indiana native has made is truly legendary. Here's our ranking of his 25 best songs.

John Mellencamp was a force in the 1980s, and here are five of his best songs from the decade. ... The best-selling John Cougar ditty, this song has become different things at different times.

The 1983 album, Uh-Huh, featured his new name as John Cougar Mellencamp and went multi-platinum with three Top 20 Billboard hits. Mellencamp spent the 1980s writing the soulful songs that he loved.

Scarecrow ended the era of Johnny Cougar for good, and it propelled John Mellencamp to his proper place in the “R.O.C.K.” pantheon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Since climbing to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “American Fool” in 1982, Mellencamp (then known as John Cougar, née Johnny Cougar, and later John Cougar Mellencamp) has been the underdog of ...

On its follow-up, 1983’s “Uh-Huh,” the Artist Formerly Known as Johnny Cougar was at last able to use his family name, becoming John “Cougar” Mellencamp for his most commercial era.