John "Cougar" Mellencamp Strikes Gold
October 16, 1982, "Jack and Diane" rides high on the Billboard Hot 100
Forty-two years-ago, John “Cougar” Mellencamp began his third straight week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with the single “Jack and Diane”. The “little ditty” would go on to spend four weeks at number one, sell over one million units, and become the most successful single in Mellencamp’s long career. The song, which …
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