# Johnny Cash — Ring of Fire

Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire (1963) is No. 2 in our Country ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1963
- **Label:** Columbia
- **On one list:** Country
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Johnny Cash](https://waxonia.com/artist/johnny-cash/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/johnny-cash--ring-of-fire/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Country](https://waxonia.com/genre/country/)

Mariachi trumpets on a country record, which was June Carter's song about falling for a man who was bad news. Cash sang it for forty years and never explained.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Johnny%20Cash%20Ring%20of%20Fire) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GCMz70Fm5pA)

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