John Mellencamp 
Variations: John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, Johnny Cougar.
The best album credited to John Mellencamp is Human Wheels which is ranked number 15,880 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 70.
The best album credited to John Mellencamp taking into account any aliases or variations is Scarecrow by John Cougar Mellencamp which is ranked number 2,156 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 758.
John Mellencamp is ranked number 621 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 2,859 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
John Mellencamp official website: http://www.mellencamp.com
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John Mellencamp best albums
The following albums by John Mellencamp are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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John Mellencamp best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 11/23/2025 19:16 |  TimBroad04 | 28 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2025 12:57 |  zwiebel | 731 | 56/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2024 18:05 |  paladisiac | 1,035 | 67/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2023 22:42 | LosWochos | 7,603 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2023 10:25 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 15.5.
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junodog4 03/15/2023 14:43 | #295035
Underrated. Not quite on the level of Springsteen, but leagues better than guys like Bryan Adams.
ChrisPBacon 03/26/2020 22:00 | #249118
I am surprised Walk Tall does not even make the list of his top 100 songs. I think it could be his best song. Maybe it's because it is only on Words and Music (his double best of album). The sound quality is so good, I like to play it, to show off my audio system.
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