By September 1982, John Mellencamp became the 1st male solo artist with a #1 album, "American Fool" and 2 top 10 singles, all at the same time("Hurts So Good" #8 , "Jack & Diane" #4 ). The album, American Fool, was released July 24, 1982 & spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. He went on to win a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Hurts So Good" in 1983.