Zmarł w szpitalu w Nashville (Tennessee, USA) z powodu powikłań związanych z cukrzycą.
Wydał następujące albumy:
- 1957 r. - "Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar";
- 1958 r. - "Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous";
- 1959 r. - "The Fabulous Johnny Cash", "Greatest!", "Songs of Our Soil", "Hymns by Johnny Cash";
- 1960 r. - "Sings Hank Williams", "Ride This Train", "Now, There Was a Song!";
- 1961 r. - "Now Here's Johnny Cash", "The Lure of the Grand Canyon";
- 1962 r. - "The Sound of Johnny Cash", "All Aboard the Blue Train", "Hymns from the Heart";
- 1963 r. - "Blood, Sweat and Tears", "The Christmas Spirit", "Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash";
- 1964 r. - "The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash", "I Walk the Line", "Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian";
- 1965 r. - "Orange Blossom Special", "Sings the Ballads of the True West";
- 1966 r. - "Everybody Loves a Nut", "Happiness Is You";
- 1967 r. - "Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter" (z
June Carter Cash);
- 1968 r. - "From Sea to Shining Sea";
- 1969 r. - "The Holy Land";
- 1970 r. - "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash";
- 1971 r. - "Man in Black";
- 1972 r. - "A Thing Called Love", "America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song", "The Johnny Cash Family Christmas";
- 1973 r. - "Any Old Wind That Blows", "The Gospel Road", "Johnny Cash and His Woman" (z
June Carter Cash), "Johnny Cash the King / Tammy Wynette the Queen" (z
Tammy Wynette);
- 1974 r. - "Ragged Old Flag", "Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me";
- 1975 r. - "The Johnny Cash Children's Album", "John R. Cash", "Look at Them Beans", "Sings Precious Memories";
- 1976 r. - "One Piece at a Time";
- 1977 r. - "The Last Gunfighter Ballad", "The Rambler";
- 1978 r. - "I Would Like to See You Again", "Gone Girl";
- 1979 r. - "Silver", "A Believer Sings the Truth";
- 1980 r. - "Rockabilly Blues", "Sings with the BC Goodpasture Christian School", "Classic Christmas";
- 1981 r. - "The Baron";
- 1982 r. - "The Adventures of Johnny Cash";
- 1983 r. - "Johnny 99";
- 1984 r. - "I Believe";
- 1985 r. - "Rainbow";
- 1986 r. - "Believe in Him", "Class of '55" (z
Carlem Perkinsem,
Royem Orbisonem i
Jerrym Lee Lewisem), "Heroes" (z
Waylonem Jenningsem);
- 1987 r. - "Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town";
- 1988 r. - "Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series", "Water from the Wells of Home";
- 1990 r. - "Boom Chicka Boom";
- 1991 r. - "The Mystery of Life", "Johnny Cash Country Christmas";
- 1992 r. - "Return to the Promised Land";
- 1994 r. - "American Recordings";
- 1996 r. - "Unchained";
- 2000 r. - "American III: Solitary Man";
- 2002 r. - "American IV: The Man Comes Around";
- 2004 r. - "My Mother's Hymn Book" (wydany pośmiertnie);
- 2006 r. - "American V: A Hundred Highways" (wydany pośmiertnie);
- 2010 r. - "American VI: Ain't No Grave" (wydany pośmiertnie);
- 2014 r. - "Out Among the Stars" (wydany pośmiertnie).