‘Pink Houses’ by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 1984)

(Saturday, February 11, 1984) — “Pink Houses” by John Cougar Mellencamp peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

“Pink Houses” was ranked #439 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”