The Kid Inside (1977) (released 1983) **1/2+ (21)
A Biography (1978) ****- (4)
John Cougar (1979) ****- (5)
Nothin‘ Matters And What If It Did (1980) ***+ (15)
American Fool (1982) ***+ (17)
Uh-Huh (1983) *** (19)
Scarecrow (1985) ***1/2+ (7)
The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) ****- (6)
Big Daddy (1989) ***1/2 (13)
Whenever We Wanted (1991) **** (2)
Human Wheels (1993) ****+ (1)
Dance Naked (1994) **** (3)
Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996) ***+ (14)
John Mellencamp (1998) ***1/2 (11)
Cuttin‘ Heads (2001) *** (20)
Freedom’s Road (2007) ***1/2+ (8)
Life, Death, Love And Freedom (2008) ***1/2 (9)
No Better Than This (2010) ***+ (18)
Plain Spoken (2014) ***+ (16)
Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (2017) ***1/2 (12)
Strictly A One-Eyed Jack (2022) ***1/2 (10)
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There is a green hill far away I'm going back there one fine day. I am free because I am the soul bird