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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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
127
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
128
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
129
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
130
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
131
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
132
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
133
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
134
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
135
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
136
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
137
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
138
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
139
250 - Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt - Roy Wood Jr.
In this special episode marking the halfway point through "The List," comedian Roy Wood Jr.'s own incredible storytelling ability parallels that of hip-hop legend Jay-Z's 1996 album Reasonable Doubt.
80 min
140
251 - David Bowie - Low - Margaret Cho
Comedian Margaret Cho is back again for a deep dive into David Bowie's transformational 1977 album Low.
65 min
141
Introducing...In The Cards: Episode 1 - “The Me...
Gil questions his place in the universe.
36 min
142
252 - Jay-Z - The Blueprint - Bill Bellamy
Comedian and actor Bill Bellamy keeps real and never forgets his roots, just like his rap idol Jay-Z does in his 2001 album The Blueprint.
77 min
143
253 - Bruce Springsteen - The River - Christoph...
Comedian Christopher Titus digs deep into the drama of his own past, paralleling rock god Bruce Springsteen's beautifully tragic 1980 album The River.
87 min
144
254 - Otis Redding - Complete & Unbelievable: T...
Comedian Ben Roy talks the incomparable power of singer Otis Redding's 1966 album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul.
94 min
145
255 - Metallica - Metallica - Jim Florentine
Comedian Jim Florentine imbues himself with the melodic darkness of metal gods Metallica's iconic self-titled album from 1991.
87 min
146
256 - Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express - Fred A...
Comedian and actor Fred Armisen boards the mind-bending ride that is electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk's 1977 album Trans Europe Express.
87 min
147
257 - Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - Kym W...
Comedian Kym Whitley celebrates both the life-affirming joy and staggering heartbreak of pop icon Whitney Houston's 1985 self-titled album.
72 min
148
258 - The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Gre...
Actor and comedian Kevin Pollak presents The Kinks' 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society as a piece of indispensable power pop iconography.
74 min
149
259 - Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope - Tiffany...
Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish vibes out to the emotionally deep and self-exploratory R&B of Janet Jackson's 1997 album The Velvet Rope.
92 min
150
260 - Willie Nelson - Stardust - Raelyn Nelson
Country legend Willie Nelson's granddaughter Raelyn Nelson, leader of the Raelyn Nelson Band, carries the torch of her grandfather's 1978 album Stardust.
65 min