Album · John Mellencamp
Scarecrow by John Mellencamp
Scarecrow is an album by John Mellencamp, released in 1985. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 102 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Small Town”, on 62 lists with a best position of #12.
Scarecrow, John Cougar Mellencamp's eighth studio album, came out on Riva in the summer of 1985, with Don Gehman producing. It's heartland rock with its sleeves rolled up, built on plain, traditional instrumentation and played like a bar band with something to prove, loose enough to breathe and tight enough to hit hard.
It was loaded with singles: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Small Town" all went top ten, and "Lonely Ol' Night" gave him his second chart-topper on the Mainstream Rock chart. Critics ranked it third in that year's Pazz & Jop poll. The same year, Mellencamp helped found Farm Aid, which began with a concert in Champaign, Illinois.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Scarecrow on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Town | 62 | #12 | – | 1997–2026 | |
| 2 | Rain On The Scarecrow | 23 | #131 | – | 1997–2026 | |
| 3 | Lonely Ol' Night | 17 | #270 | – | 1991–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.