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John Mellencamp is an American rock singer as well as a songwriter with a net worth of $25 million. He is also a well-known musician, painter, and actor. He has given over 22 top 40 hits in the United States. Over 40 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. Most of his solo tracks have hit the #1 spot on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy awards in his lifetime. This shows how talented the man is.
Mellencamp claimed that he used to get more offers to act in films. He was associated with four movies and also directed one. Mellencamp was introduced into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” by Billy Joel. That was certainly a huge honor. His album “No Better Than This” was released a couple of years back. It received widespread critical acclaim like his other works.
John Mellencamp was born on 7th October, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana. He attended the Vincennes University. John used to play in local bands at that time. He struggled briefly in the beginning, but was able to finally release a music album titled “American Fool”. It was a success and made him popular. This album was a breakthrough in his career and he even won the Grammy Award for the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for his single “Hurts so Good” from this album.
John resides five miles away from Bloomington, Indiana, on the shores of Lake Monroe. He had a relationship with Meg Ryan but after dating for three years the couple broke up during the summer of 2015. He has been married and divorced three times before.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2014 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling value of Mellencamp's house in Bloomington, Indiana |
$950,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Cuttin' Heads (500 thousand |
$750,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, John Mellencamp (500 thousand copies-US) |
$750,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 (80 thousand copies-Canada) |
$120,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 (3 million copies-US) |
$4,500,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Mr. Happy Go Lucky (80 thousand copies-Canada) |
$120,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Dance Naked (80 thousand copies-Canada) |
$120,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Dance Naked (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Human Wheels (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Whenever We Wanted (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Whenever We Wanted (80 thousand copies-Canada) |
$120,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Big Daddy (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Big Daddy (160 thousand copies-Canada) |
$240,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, The Lonesome Jubilee (3 million copies-US) |
$4,500,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, The Lonesome Jubilee (480 thousand copies-Canada) |
$720,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Scarecrow (5 million copies-US) |
$7,500,000 |
|
1982 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Uh-Huh (400 thousand copies-Canada) |
$600,000 |
|
1982 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Uh-Huh (3 million copies-US) |
$4,500,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Scarecrow (400 thousand copies-Canada) |
$600,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, American Fool (400 thousand copies-Canada) |
$600,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, American Fool (5 million copies-US) |
$7,500,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Nothin' Matters and What If It Did (1 million copies-US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, John Cougar (500 thousand copies-US) |
$750,000 |