John Mellencamp Awards


2001
  • Billboard Century Award
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance- Peaceful World
  • 1999
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance- Your Life is Now
  • 1998
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance- Just Another Day
  • 1997
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance- Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
  • 1994
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Pop Vocal Collaboration- Wild Night
  • 1991
  • Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Award: Special Music Industry Humanitarian Award
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo- Whenever We Wanted
  • 1988
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Performance Music Video- Check it Out
  • ASCAP Pop Award: Most Performed Songs- Cherry Bomb
  • 1987
  • Grammy Nomination: Producer of the Year- The Lonesome Jubilee
  • 1986
  • Special NARAS Award: President's Merit Award- Farm Aid
  • ASCAP Pop Awards: Most Performed Songs- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
  • ASCAP Pop Awards: Most Performed Songs- Small Town
  • Billboard: Best Conceptual Video- Rain on the Scarecrow
  • 1985
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Performance- Scarecrow
  • 1984
  • Grammy Nomination: Best Male Rock Performance- Pink Houses
  • 1983
  • American Music Award: Favorite Pop Male
  • 1982
  • American Music Award: Favorite Pop Male
  • Billboard: No. 1 Top Pop Singles Artist
  • Billboard: No. 2 Top Pop Album Artist
  • Cash Box: No. 1 Artist of the Year
  • Cash Box: No. 1 Male Pop Album Artist
  • Cash Box: No. 1 Male Pop Singles Artist
  • Grammy Nomination: Album of the Year- American Fool
  • Grammy Award: Best Male Rock Performer- Hurts So Good
  • Grammy Nomination: Producer of the Year- American Fool
  • NARM Award: Best Selling LP by a Male Artist- American Fool


  • The starting point for this list was compiled by Michael Buxton.