Home / Music / American Fool gave John Mellencamp two number-one singlesMusic linernotes album music john-mellencampAmerican Fool gave John Mellencamp two number-one singlesThe album’s singles were “Hurts So Good” and “Jack & Diane,” both of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Jack & Diane” spent four weeks at the top spot. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesAmerican Fool spent nine weeks at No. 1 and went 5× PlatinumJohn Mellencamp (as John Cougar) co-produced American Fool himselfAmerican Fool was split between Hollywood and MiamiThe Cars' Captured is a near-perfect live document of new wave precisionSo turned Peter Gabriel from a cult act into a mainstream starExploreTchaikovsky composed his First Symphony in 1866 after joining the Moscow ConservatoryClint Eastwood made 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' a hit in 1972Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio first recorded together in January 1983Thebe released his debut album Tempy in the mid-1990sVicki Brown started her solo career in the late 1970s with help from the New London ChoralePrevious American Fool spent nine weeks at No. 1 and went 5× PlatinumNext Across 110th Street is a defining blaxploitation soundtrack