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“Rusty Cage” by Johnny Cash

Released 1996

“Rusty Cage” by Johnny Cash appears on 20 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1996. Its best result is #54 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,878 alternative song of all time.

20countdowns
5stations
#54best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2024years charted

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Johnny Cash took on "Rusty Cage" in 1996, a Chris Cornell song first cut by his band Soundgarden for Badmotorfinger, and turned a detuned grunge grinder into something that sounds like a jailbreak across open country. Rick Rubin produced it, Sylvia Massy engineered and mixed, and Steve Ferrone plays drums and percussion, with Juliet Prater adding more percussion.

It starts out coiled and wary, then gathers steam until it's barreling along like a runaway freight, and Cash's deep, weathered voice gives Cornell's words a whole new weight.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1924 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1926 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1926 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 1592 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 1911 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1672 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1672 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1666 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 760 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 766 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 436 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 783 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 811 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 841 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 880 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 1041 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2022 175 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 378 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 54 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850

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