| Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Cover: | JohnnyCashSingsTheSongsThatMadeHimFamous.jpg |
| Recorded: | April 2, 1956 – July 10, 1958 |
| Length: | Original: 28:57 Re-issue: 38:08 |
| Label: | Sun |
| Prev Title: | The Fabulous Johnny Cash |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | Hymns by Johnny Cash |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous is an album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released on December 1, 1958 by Sun Records. It was the first LP album to include the songs. However, since the album includes previously issued as singles, it has been classified as a compilation album. The album is made up of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label for Columbia Records.
The album was re-issued in 2003, under the label Varèse Sarabande, with four different versions of songs already available on the original LP as bonus tracks. The complete contents of the album are also incorporated into an extended version of the previous collection With His Hot and Blue Guitar included in the 2012 box set . In 2017 and again in 2023, Sun released a remastered version of the album.
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | "There You Go" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1957 | "Don't Make Me Go" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Country Singles | 3 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Pop Singles | 88 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Pop Singles | 99 |
| 1957 | "Train of Love" | Country Singles | 7 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Pop Singles | 24 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Country Singles | 5 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Pop Singles | 24 |