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“R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.” by John Cougar Mellencamp

“R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.” by John Cougar Mellencamp finished No. 66 on the year-end Top 100 of 1986, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 661986

Year-end charts11986

ArtistJohn Cougar Mellencamp4 year-end hits

Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1986 was “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne and Friends. John Cougar Mellencamp had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1986 chart.

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Around it on the 1986 chart

#	Song	Artist	Listen
63	I'm Your Man	Wham!	▶♪
64	Perfect Way	Scritti Politti	▶♪
65	Living In America	James Brown	▶♪
66	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.	John Cougar Mellencamp	▶♪
67	Who's Johnny	El Debarge	▶♪
68	Word Up	Cameo	▶♪
69	Why Can't This Be Love	Van Halen	▶♪

More hits by John Cougar Mellencamp

#	Song	Artist	Year-end	Listen
1	Small Town	John Cougar Mellencamp	1986 #72	▶♪
2	Pink Houses	John Cougar Mellencamp	1984 #86	▶♪
3	Lonely Ol' Night	John Cougar Mellencamp	1985 #86	▶♪

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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.