The Sun Years
by Johnny Cash
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The Sun Years is ranked 67th 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 5,125.
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The Sun Years track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Sun Years rankings summary
Overall rank: 99,026th | 1990s rank: 14,327th | 1990 rank: 1,223rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 | 41/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 92 Music Albums of 1990 | 65/92 | 2 |
| 2020 |  Droophus | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 95/100 | 2 |
| 2013 |  RFNAPLES | Top Country Albums, Part 2 | 85/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/23/2023 19:17 | Johnnyo | 9,850 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2019 04:42 | Droophus | 718 | 87/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2019 12:02 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,288 | 84/100 |
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pedro1976 07/23/2023 07:56 in What album are you listening to right now?
pedro1976 07/23/2023 07:56 in What album are you listening to right now?“0850”
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bobbyb5 06/02/2018 14:01 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Exciter
bobbyb5 06/02/2018 14:01 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Exciter“839 JOHNNY CASH THE SUN YEARS 1990-RHINO Produced By JACK CLEMENT 1. Folsom Prison blues 2. Hey Porter 3. I Walk The Line 4. Get Rhythm 5. Guess Things Happen That Way 6. Rock Island Line 7. Home Of The Blues 8. Luther Played The Boogie 9. Mean Eyed Cat 10. Big River 11. Next In Line 12. Come In…”
View topic (2 mentions) →From Romanelli 03/27/2014 17:52 in What's your album of the day?
Romanelli 03/27/2014 17:52 in What's your album of the day?“My Charts 1990 #48 This has been made kind of unnecessary by the monster 3 disc compilation The Complete Sun Masters...but if you want the shorter view of Cash's career during the 1950's, this quick tour is more than satisfying. 18 tracks, each of them exceptional. The music that made Cash a star…”
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Droophus 01/10/2020 05:03 | #246658
Had these songs been released together as an album around the time of their recording in the ‘50s, it would be hands down the greatest country album ever. Instead it’s just a first few years greatest hits. Anything the Tennessee Three cut in those days is pure gold.
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