The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.

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122 - Various Artists - The Harder They Come (O...
Jackie Fabulous joins the podcast for the first time to discuss the The Harder They Come Motion Picture Soundtrack, the record that brought reggae to the world, and to decide if Jimmy Cliff belongs on the Mount Rushmore of reggae.
71 min
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123 - Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell - Erik Griffin
Erik joins the podcast for the second time to discuss one of the most influential records in hip-hop history that redefined Run D.M.C.’s career and cemented hip hops place in pop culture.
75 min
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124 - Moby Grape - Moby Grape - Wayne Federman
Over time, this album has been considered one of the great lost masterpieces that wasn’t appreciated in its time. Wayne Federman makes his 25th appearance to break it down.
89 min
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125 - Janis Joplin - Pearl - Greg Fitzsimmons
Greg Fitzsimmons makes his third appearance to discuss one of the iconic voices and artists of the 1960s.
91 min
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126 - The Wailers - Catch A Fire - Ian Edwards
Ian Edwards makes his third appearance on the podcast to discuss the album that pushed The Wailers to global status.
81 min
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127 - The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday - Crai...
Craig Shoemaker makes his debut on the podcast to discuss The Byrds album that features “So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star”.
75 min
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128 - Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power - Maria ...
Maria Bamford makes her debut on The 500 to discuss the album that was a turning point for Iggy and The Stooges
73 min
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129 - Talking Heads - Remain In Light - Greg Pr...
Greg Proops makes his return to The 500 to discuss the most influential album from the Talking Heads' catalog.
105 min
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130 - Television - Marquee Moon - Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton makes his debut on The 500 to discuss Television’s debut album that bridged the gap from New York Punk to the post-punk and indie guitar sound
155 min
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131 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Jim Norton
Jim Norton joins Josh & some special guests offer their thoughts to discuss the landmark Black Sabbath sophomore release
112 min
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132 - Saturday Night Fever - The Original Sound...
Clean Title Saturday Night Fever - The Original Soundtrack - Martha Plimpton Short Description Martha Plimpton makes her debut on The 500 to discuss a soundtrack that captured the 1970s very well
109 min
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133 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocen...
Eric Roberts makes his debut to discuss the Bruce Springsteen album that expanded his sound to what it would become for many albums afterwards.
91 min
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134 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - God...
Godfrey returns to The 500 to discuss one of hip-hop music’s landmark albums, Ready To Die
77 min
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135 - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted - Melissa ...
Melissa Auf der Maur makes her debut on the show to talk about the Pavement album that set the stage for “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.”
122 min
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136 - Elton John - Greatest Hits - Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman checks in to talk about Elton John’s first major compilation that spent 10 weeks at #1 on the charts.
93 min
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137 - The Replacements - Tim - Maura Tierney
Maura Tierney makes her debut on The 500 to discuss the album where The Replacements hit their stride
83 min
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Introducing...Broken Record: Shirley Manson
Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music.
53 min
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138 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic - B-Real
B-Real of Cypress Hill joins Josh to discuss Dr. Dre’s ground-breaking debut album after leaving N.W.A.
111 min
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139 - The Meters - Rejuvenation - Jonathon “Boo...
Jonathon “Boogie” Long makes his debut on the podcast to discuss a band that Mick Jagger once called “the best band in the world.”
75 min
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140 - Blondie - Parallel Lines - Courtney Taylo...
Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols makes his debut to talk about the album that launched Blondie into the mainstream.
109 min
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141 - B.B. King - Live At The Regal - Wayne Fed...
Wayne Federman returns to discuss what has been heralded as one of the greatest live Blues performance recordings of all time.
78 min
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142 - Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift for You F...
Get into the holiday season early with this collection of Christmas songs from one of the biggest producers of the 1960s!
79 min
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143 - Dr. John, the Night Tripper - Gris Gris -...
Wayne Federman is back to break down one of the more obscure, but foundational albums on the list.
75 min
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144 - N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton - Rickey S...
Rickey Smiley makes his debut on The 500 to discuss one of the seminal albums in all of hip-hop.
73 min
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145 - Steely Dan - Aja - Big Jay Oakerson
Big Jay makes his return to talk about Donald Fagen & Walter Becker’s 1978 masterpiece.
79 min