Man In Black
by Johnny Cash

Man In Black by Johnny Cash
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 19,994th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 19 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (272nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,490th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,994th)

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Johnny Cash bestography

Man In Black is ranked 22nd best out of 126 albums by Johnny Cash on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Johnny Cash is At Folsom Prison which is ranked number 317 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,290.

Johnny Cash album bestography « Higher ranked (17,542nd)
Sings Hank Williams
This album (19,994th)
Man In Black
Lower ranked (19,996th) »
The Sound Of Johnny Cash

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Overall rank: 19,994th | 1970s rank: 2,490th | 1971 rank: 272nd

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12/18/2025 14:21 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,91674/100
 
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12/10/2025 09:39 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,57784/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.

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From 08/03/2014 18:18 | #118638
The title track is an essential piece of the johnny Cash catalog. Much of the rest is pretty forgettable, but songs like Ned Kelly, Vietnam and Dear Mrs are pretty good lesser known Cash songs that are pretty representative of his inimitable style.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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