he’s the man in black
well you wonder why I always dress in
black welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 Johnny Cash songs this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs 10 God’s going to cut you down
although it was previously recorded by
Elvis Presley and Moby Rick Rubin’s
stripped-down production techniques and
Johnny Cash’s distinct bass baritone
vocals made it seem like this
traditional folk tune was made for him
even my heart Stood Still when he said
John go do my will meanwhile the
celebrity Laden video released three
years after his death was a testament to
the wide-ranging scope of his fanbase
and his lasting legacy
God’s gonna get him
number nine get rhythm initially
released as a b-side to his first number
one I walk the line this rockabilly tune
proved to be a Billboard Hot Country top
40 hit when it was released on its own
thirteen years later on the sage advice
of a shoeshine boy get rhythm is an
upbeat ditty about being well appears
and it serves as a quick snapshot of
southern city life in the 1950s
number eight Sunday morning coming down
with no way to hold my first recorded by
Ray Stevens this track soon became a
cash signature tune after then janitor
Kris Kristofferson landed a helicopter
on the future highway man’s lawn and
demanded he listened to his demo across
the empty street caught the Sun the
smell of someone frying chicken hash
finally relented and ended up recording
the song eventually releasing it on a
live album it soon became a country
number one and even a moderate pop
crossover hit
just makes the body feel the mole number
seven man in black
well you wonder why I always dress in
black why you never see bright colors on
my back in a sea of plaid shirts and
nudie suits Johnny Cash stood out by not
standing out at all well there’s a
reason for the things that I have I wear
the black for the poor and the beaten
down although we may have worn other
colors offstage his black wardrobe was
as much a part of his character as his
rich voice Martin guitar and battles
with addiction but just so we’re
reminded of the ones who are held back
up front there ought to be a man in
black serving as his manifesto this
country classic didn’t only lay out
exactly who cash was and what he was
about but it also earned him a top ten
country single but I’ll try to carry off
a little darkness on my back till things
are brighter
I’m the
number six hurt I hurt myself today to
see if I still feel released a few
months prior to his death
this unexpected Nine Inch Nails cover
became Cash’s last hit during his
lifetime my Swedish red juxtaposing the
frail elderly singer with images of the
man in his prime the accompanying video
was transformed into a eulogy following
his wife June Carter Cash his death and
fin his own
hurt has since earned high praise from
both fans and critics as well as from
songwriter Trent Reznor himself
I would find a way number five
cocaine blues
recorded live at Folsom Prison at a time
when he was rebounding from drug
addictions this Western Swing classic
sees the man in black dipping into the
prison well again and coming up about us
despite being written 20 years prior by
red Arnall this version is unmistakably
cashed with its outlaw narrator drug
references and gun violence ng stuff for
a man who originally built himself as a
gospel singer
number four a boy named Sue well my
daddy left home when I was three and
they didn’t leave much tomorrow and me
just this old guitar the empty bottle of
booze first recorded and performed at
another prison show this time it’s in
this country talking blues and comedy
tune was met with controversy for its
use of the words down and son-of-a-bitch
nonetheless the jailbirds in the crowd
loved it and the American public did too
once the censored version came out as
demonstrated by the fact that the track
topped the country charts and reached
number 2 on the pop charts bail or
charge any damn thing but number 3 ring
of fire is the burning thing
and it makes a fiery ring written
largely by Cash’s future second wife
June this two-and-a-half minute number
stemmed directly from the burning
passion building between the pair no it
was first recorded and released by June
sister Anita it’s Cash’s horn driven
rendition that gave him another country
chart topper
mixing country and rock-and-roll ring of
fire also was a billboard hot 100 top 20
smash number 2 Folsom Prison Blues
it’s a man in black second single the
image the myth and the legend of Johnny
Cash were born in it he tells his
version of prison life and describes
killing a man just to watch him die
but I shot a man in Reno just the watch
the tracks mix of folk blues country and
rockabilly also established his
signature Boom Chicka Boom rhythm and
put Cash firmly on the Country Music Man
before we unveil our number-one hit here
are a few honorable mentions
perhaps I may become a highwaymen again
and at his feet they’ll cast the golden
crowns
three
gonna break my rusty Cajun
number one I walk the line I keep the
close watch on this heart of mine I keep
my eyes wide open all the time taking
our top spot is the song that made
Johnny Cash a household name
because in his first Billboard Hot 100
number-one Johnny astonishingly changes
keen multiple times while proclaiming
his love for his wife at the time
Vivien yes with its distinctive chord
progression and fusion of country
rockabilly and rock and roll I walk the
line made music history by staying on
the Billboard chart for almost 11 months
thanks to its simplicity and narrative
lyrics it’s simply one of Cash’s best
you’ve got
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Johnny Cash song
you’re more entertaining top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com because you’re mine I walk
the line
well you wonder why I always dress in
black welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 Johnny Cash songs this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs 10 God’s going to cut you down
although it was previously recorded by
Elvis Presley and Moby Rick Rubin’s
stripped-down production techniques and
Johnny Cash’s distinct bass baritone
vocals made it seem like this
traditional folk tune was made for him
even my heart Stood Still when he said
John go do my will meanwhile the
celebrity Laden video released three
years after his death was a testament to
the wide-ranging scope of his fanbase
and his lasting legacy
God’s gonna get him
number nine get rhythm initially
released as a b-side to his first number
one I walk the line this rockabilly tune
proved to be a Billboard Hot Country top
40 hit when it was released on its own
thirteen years later on the sage advice
of a shoeshine boy get rhythm is an
upbeat ditty about being well appears
and it serves as a quick snapshot of
southern city life in the 1950s
number eight Sunday morning coming down
with no way to hold my first recorded by
Ray Stevens this track soon became a
cash signature tune after then janitor
Kris Kristofferson landed a helicopter
on the future highway man’s lawn and
demanded he listened to his demo across
the empty street caught the Sun the
smell of someone frying chicken hash
finally relented and ended up recording
the song eventually releasing it on a
live album it soon became a country
number one and even a moderate pop
crossover hit
just makes the body feel the mole number
seven man in black
well you wonder why I always dress in
black why you never see bright colors on
my back in a sea of plaid shirts and
nudie suits Johnny Cash stood out by not
standing out at all well there’s a
reason for the things that I have I wear
the black for the poor and the beaten
down although we may have worn other
colors offstage his black wardrobe was
as much a part of his character as his
rich voice Martin guitar and battles
with addiction but just so we’re
reminded of the ones who are held back
up front there ought to be a man in
black serving as his manifesto this
country classic didn’t only lay out
exactly who cash was and what he was
about but it also earned him a top ten
country single but I’ll try to carry off
a little darkness on my back till things
are brighter
I’m the
number six hurt I hurt myself today to
see if I still feel released a few
months prior to his death
this unexpected Nine Inch Nails cover
became Cash’s last hit during his
lifetime my Swedish red juxtaposing the
frail elderly singer with images of the
man in his prime the accompanying video
was transformed into a eulogy following
his wife June Carter Cash his death and
fin his own
hurt has since earned high praise from
both fans and critics as well as from
songwriter Trent Reznor himself
I would find a way number five
cocaine blues
recorded live at Folsom Prison at a time
when he was rebounding from drug
addictions this Western Swing classic
sees the man in black dipping into the
prison well again and coming up about us
despite being written 20 years prior by
red Arnall this version is unmistakably
cashed with its outlaw narrator drug
references and gun violence ng stuff for
a man who originally built himself as a
gospel singer
number four a boy named Sue well my
daddy left home when I was three and
they didn’t leave much tomorrow and me
just this old guitar the empty bottle of
booze first recorded and performed at
another prison show this time it’s in
this country talking blues and comedy
tune was met with controversy for its
use of the words down and son-of-a-bitch
nonetheless the jailbirds in the crowd
loved it and the American public did too
once the censored version came out as
demonstrated by the fact that the track
topped the country charts and reached
number 2 on the pop charts bail or
charge any damn thing but number 3 ring
of fire is the burning thing
and it makes a fiery ring written
largely by Cash’s future second wife
June this two-and-a-half minute number
stemmed directly from the burning
passion building between the pair no it
was first recorded and released by June
sister Anita it’s Cash’s horn driven
rendition that gave him another country
chart topper
mixing country and rock-and-roll ring of
fire also was a billboard hot 100 top 20
smash number 2 Folsom Prison Blues
it’s a man in black second single the
image the myth and the legend of Johnny
Cash were born in it he tells his
version of prison life and describes
killing a man just to watch him die
but I shot a man in Reno just the watch
the tracks mix of folk blues country and
rockabilly also established his
signature Boom Chicka Boom rhythm and
put Cash firmly on the Country Music Man
before we unveil our number-one hit here
are a few honorable mentions
perhaps I may become a highwaymen again
and at his feet they’ll cast the golden
crowns
three
gonna break my rusty Cajun
number one I walk the line I keep the
close watch on this heart of mine I keep
my eyes wide open all the time taking
our top spot is the song that made
Johnny Cash a household name
because in his first Billboard Hot 100
number-one Johnny astonishingly changes
keen multiple times while proclaiming
his love for his wife at the time
Vivien yes with its distinctive chord
progression and fusion of country
rockabilly and rock and roll I walk the
line made music history by staying on
the Billboard chart for almost 11 months
thanks to its simplicity and narrative
lyrics it’s simply one of Cash’s best
you’ve got
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Johnny Cash song
you’re more entertaining top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com because you’re mine I walk
the line
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