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The Lonesome Jubilee by John Mellencamp
The Lonesome Jubilee is an album by John Mellencamp, released in 1987. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Cherry Bomb”, on 23 lists with a best position of #342.
The Lonesome Jubilee, John Cougar Mellencamp's ninth studio album, came out on August 24, 1987, with Don Gehman producing and just "Mellencamp" on the pressings. A long haul on the road behind Scarecrow had turned the band into a tight unit, and for once Mellencamp talked the record through with them before a note was cut. It was headed for a double album until he decided at least 10 of the new songs didn't fit the sound he had in mind, shelved them, and trimmed it to a single disc.
That sound is heartland rock with the traditional instruments pushed right up front and the dust of back roads on everything. "Cherry Bomb" became a top 10 single, one of four pulled from the album across 1987 and 1988. It charted in ten countries, went all the way to the top in Canada, where it reached 6× platinum, and finished No. 7 in the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics poll.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Lonesome Jubilee on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Bomb | 23 | #342 | – | 1997–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.