“Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash” Became The First Number-One Album On The “Billboard” Country Chart 55 Years Ago Today

55 years ago today, Billboard debuted its country-album chart. Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash was number one, and it topped the chart for 14 of the first 17 weeks of its existence. Read our review of Cash’s great new Unearthed collection:

Essential New Music: Johnny Cash’s “Unearthed”