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.

Music
Music History
Comedy
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225 - Green Day - American Idiot - Mike Cannon
Comedian Mike Cannon unironically embraces the on-the-nose political commentary of pop punk progenitors Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot.
87 min
77
226 - Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska - James Mattern
Comedian James Mattern returns to enjoy some peaceful reflection on the quiet sadness of Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album Nebraska.
101 min
78
227 - Pixies - Doolittle - Patton Oswalt & Pixi...
Comedian Patton Oswalt returns to dissect indie rock darlings Pixies' 1988 album Doolittle with a special surprise drop-in from the band's lead guitarist Joey Santiago.
85 min
79
228 - Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full - Ed Lover
Radio DJ extraordinaire and hip-hop connoisseur Ed Lover brings it back to the old school for Eric B. & Rakim's 1987 debut album Paid in Full.
85 min
80
229 - Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic - Ralph Sutton
GaS Digital co-founder Ralph Sutton dusts off his box of scarves and hairspray, and prepares to hit the high notes in sleaze rock heroes Aerosmith's 1975 album Toys in the Attic.
101 min
81
230 - Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time - Dan St. Ger...
Comedian Dan St. Germain sheds all pretentiousness and gives in to the ol' fashioned grooves of roots rocker Bonnie Raitt's 1989 album Nick of Time.
74 min
82
231 - Queen - A Night at the Opera - Craig Ferg...
Comedian, actor and author Craig Ferguson claims every last drop of joy you can get out of arena rockers Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera.
101 min
83
232 - The Kinks - The Kink Kronikles - Adam Fer...
Actor and comedian Adam Ferrara returns to contemplate a pivotal period in British rockers The Kinks' career, compiled in the 1972 record The Kink Kronikles.
71 min
84
233 - The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - Judy Gold
Comedian and writer Judy Gold shamelessly shows off her jangle pop roots while dancing "like no one is watching" to The Byrds' 1965 record Mr. Tambourine Man.
79 min
85
234 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends - Sandra Ber...
Actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard evokes the peaceful brilliance of folk legends Simon & Garfunkel's 1968 album Bookends.
60 min
86
235 - Patsy Cline - The Ultimate Collection - A...
Rising country music star Ashley McBride pays homage to the legacy of Patsy Cline's 1992 compilation album The Ultimate Collection in hopes of living up to it.
84 min
87
236 - Jackie Wilson - Mr. Excitement! - Loni Love
Comedian, author and actress Loni Love returns bringing the exhuberant joy of R&B pioneer Jackie Wilson's 1992 compilation album Mr. Excitement! with her.
77 min
88
237 - The Who - My Generation - Eddie Pepitone
Comedian and actor Eddie Pepitone rages against the state of the world with The Who's 1965 album My Generation as his revolutionary anthem.
90 min
89
238 - Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf - Joe Bonamassa
Blues guitar prodigy Joe Bonamassa breaks down his hero Howlin' Wolf's 1962 self-titled album beat by beat.
77 min
90
239 - Madonna - Like a Prayer - Justine Marino
Comedian Justine Marino flexes the full force of her femininity while dancing fearlessly to Madonna's 1989 album Like a Prayer.
93 min
91
240 - Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill - Morty C...
Morty Coyle and Jordan Summers of All Day Sucker get down to the granular nitty-gritty of jazz-rock legends Steely Dan's 1972 debut Can't Buy a Thrill.
133 min
92
241 - The Replacements - Let It Be - David Cross
Comedian and actor David Cross journeys back to a singular moment in time when the incomparable band The Replacements was at their height, producing the incredible 1984 album Let It Be.
91 min
93
242 - Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. - Joe DeRosa
Comedian Joe DeRosa is here again to take things back to the birth of hip-hop with old school legends Run D.M.C.'s 1984 self-titled debut.
72 min
94
243 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - Jim Norton
Comedian Jim Norton returns to the depths of darkness as he dives into doom metal pioneers Black Sabbath's 1970 self-titled debut.
90 min
95
244 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - Brenda...
Comedian Brendan Sagalow returns to revisit his love of Eminem's lyrically complex and emotionally layered rapping on the 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP.
79 min
96
245 - Jerry Lee Lewis - All Killer No Filler! T...
The man-myth-legend Wayne Federman is back to pour over the priceless 1993 rock compilation All Killer No Filler! The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology.
78 min
97
246 - The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! - A...
Ahmet Zappa, musician and writer, and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, proudly proselytizes his father's group The Mothers of Invention's 1966 album Freak Out!
90 min
98
247 - The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead - Phil Hanley
Comedian Phil Hanley is back once again for yet another dive into the infinite grooves of jam band The Grateful Dead's first official live album: 1969's Live/Dead.
102 min
99
248 - Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Co...
Comedian James Mattern gets experimental with Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come.
88 min
100
249 - R.E.M. - Automatic for the People - Mike ...
R.E.M. founding member and bass player Mike Mills waxes nostalgic about his band's iconic 1992 release Automatic for the People.
73 min