American III: Solitary Man
by Johnny Cash
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American III: Solitary Man is ranked 5th best out of 128 albums by Johnny Cash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Johnny Cash is At Folsom Prison which is ranked number 321 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,126.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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American III: Solitary Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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American III: Solitary Man rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 60 Music Albums of 2000 | 42/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 89 Music Albums of 2000 | 40/89 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Test chart | 36/49 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 2000 | 7/50 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Greatest Music Albums #201 - 300 | 85/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 38 Music Albums of 2000 | 16/38 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 207 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,005 | |||
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American III: Solitary Man ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 22:22 |  Musicbuff123 | 409 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2026 12:41 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2026 01:50 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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drivebytornado 02/26/2013 00:58 | #66148 | TOP COMMENT
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I think these American Recordings series should really be sold as Johnny Cash, by Rick Rubin. As Rubin's influence is what made the difference in Cash's career over the last decade of his life. What a gift that was to the music world. Every one of these is superb. While this one isn't my personal favorite, it still has some amazing moments, such as the covers of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" U2's "One" and Will Oldham's "I See A Darkness."
Everything Cash grabs he makes It his. I am a guy that appreciate as a high standard for a artist to compose his own music, but Cash, much like João Gilberto, has his own touch on everything, he makes it transcend, and there are some musics that I can only appreciate on his voice. (Edited)
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/29/2018 22:46 | #215782 | TOP COMMENT
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The Mercy Seat and I See A Darkness are two songs that I think are perfect 100. And their covers here are just as brilliant as the originals. How did he do it? (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/14/2012 19:22 | #46417 | TOP COMMENT
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The American albums were a great way for a new generation to discover Johnny Cash. There are some great re-imagined songs, including 'One' on this album. Sadly, the rest of this album doesn't hold up as much as American IV.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/16/2017 09:47 | #203265 | TOP COMMENT
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The Man In Black delivers here, you know what you’re getting. The cover of Neil Diamonds Solitary Man and Nick Caves Mercy Seat are really great. This album would make an excellent entry point if you’re looking to discover JC. (Edited)
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