| The Essential Johnny Cash 1955–1983 | |
| Type: | box |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Cover: | Essentialjohnnycash55to83.jpg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | 1955–1983 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:29:11 |
| Label: | Legacy |
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955–1983 is a three-disc compilation album containing Johnny Cash's material from 1955–1983. It was originally released in 1992 by Sony Music, as part of its Columbia Country Classics series, as a long box set containing three individually-cased discs. Later pressings would be housed in a single, standard-side 3-disc jewel case.