With His Hot And Blue Guitar
by Johnny Cash
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With His Hot And Blue Guitar is ranked 3rd best out of 127 albums by Johnny Cash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Johnny Cash is At Folsom Prison which is ranked number 319 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,151.
(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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With His Hot And Blue Guitar 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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With His Hot And Blue Guitar rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 20 Music Albums of 1957 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s | 12/80 | 17 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 53 Music Albums of 1957 | 31/53 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 15 Music Albums of 1957 | 7/15 | 3 |
| 2026 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | 101-200 | 84/100 | - |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 85 Music Albums of the 1950s | 17/85 | 16 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/34 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 236 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,692 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 19:25 | Jonboy | 146 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2026 16:16 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2026 16:17 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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The Man in Black on his debut, such a good solid album with two absolute classics.
Best tracks: I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Cry Cry Cry, The Wreck of Old '97, So Doggone Lonesome.
I have this as the Best Country Album of 1957.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/03/2012 01:46 | #41423 | TOP COMMENT
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Johnny Cash stripped down to his bedrock. His career has just taken off, but he wasn't an icon. He had to deliver quality to stay on top. Did he ever. His tales of heartbreak, love, and paying his dues are highlighted by his sparse baritone voice and simple song arrangement. Country has never been better.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/23/2012 07:15 | #40738 | TOP COMMENT
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow reminds me of Hank Williams. Great country album. Johnny Cash's debut shows how serious/true this man's heart has been. Cry Cry Cry, Folsom, I walk the line, are key tracks.
You can listen to Old Man Cash singing Nine Inch Nails all you want, but he was never as crackling as he was with the Sun studio backing musicians. Supposedly this was the first 12" Sun Records ever released. It must have been revolutionary in its time.
By far, his best and most dynamic studio album.
Wow, it's the first time I'm listening to a full album by johnny cash. I've heard a lot about him and I've heard some songs by him but I didn't think he can be that good.
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