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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342 - Depeche Mode - Violator - Scott Aukerman
Comedian Scott Aukerman resurrects his inner goth cloaked in the synth-pop darkness of Depeche Mode's 1990 masterpiece Violator.
116 min
177
343 - Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell - Scott Ian a...
Musicians Scott Ian of Anthrax and Pearl Aday pay proper respect to Pearl's father Meat Loaf's 1977 criminally underrated rock masterpiece Bat Out of Hell.
91 min
178
344 - Lou Reed - Berlin - Tom Rhodes
Comedian Tom Rhodes finds utility in the bleakness of Lou Reed's egregiously sad rock opera from 1973: the album Berlin.
85 min
179
345 - Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense - Tom T...
Comedians Tom Thakkar and Tommy McNamara share an equal amount of obsession for the once-in-a-lifetime performance captured in New wave icons Talking Head's 1984 live album Stop Making Sense.
103 min
180
346 - De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising - Bri...
Comedian Brian Posehn defies expectations and deeply connects with genre-defining backpack rappers De La Soul's 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising.
78 min
181
347 - Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn -...
Comedian Blaine Capatch lends his loving ear to an analysis of British psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd's 1967 album Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
94 min
182
348 - Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters at Newport 19...
Famed blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd shares stories of growing up amongst titans of the genre, including blues master Muddy Waters, whose album Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 was seminal in his development.
77 min
183
349 - Jay-Z - The Black Album - Neal Brennan
Comedian and director Neal Brennan pulls out the perfect anecdotes from the period when he was working on The Chappelle Show and rapper Jay-Z dropped his iconic 2003 release The Black Album.
93 min
184
350 - The Yardbirds - Yardbirds - Wayne Federman
82 min
185
351 - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sle...
Comedian Top Papa balances his love for both halves of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's 1979 grunge-inspiring folk rock album Rust Never Sleeps.
91 min
186
352 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - Pablo F...
Comedian Pablo Francisco revisits the days of his youth spent smoking weed, selling karate gear and listening to British rock legends Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers in Arms.
76 min
187
353 - Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fa...
DJ and comedian Cipha Sounds outlines the incredible impact rapper-producer Kanye West had on the world of hip-hop with his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
105 min
188
354 - Billy Joel - 52nd Street - Kevin Hefferna...
Comedians and actors Kevin Heffernan & Steve Lemme of Broken Lizard use the 1978 album 52nd Street as proof that Billy Joel is one of the greatest singer-songwriters in American history.
106 min
189
355 - The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up - Wayne ...
Comedian and author Wayne Federman returns to highlight the bridge between R&B and psychedelia created by British rockers The Yardbirds with their 1965 album Having a Rave Up.
84 min
190
356 - Randy Newman - 12 Songs - Tim Heidecker
Comedian and musician Tim Heidecker aims for the same balance of humor and emotional gravitas as satirical singer-songwriter Randy Newman's 1970 album 12 Songs.
86 min
191
357 - The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons ...
Actor Tom Everett Scott returns to recognize the groundwork The Rolling Stones laid in the first major divergence in their career that is their 1967 album Between The Buttons.
93 min
192
358 - Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain - Alonzo ...
Comedian and actor Alonzo Bodden contemplates the creator of cool - jazz master Miles Davis - and his 1960 album Sketches of Spain.
68 min
193
359 - Elton John - Honky Château - Bill Engvall
Award winning comedian & actor Bill Engvall, host of the upcoming TV series Blue Collar Auction, shares his lifelong love of singer Elton John and the 1972 album Honky Château.
101 min
194
360 - Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady - Shapel...
Comedian Shapel Lacey follows the lead of one his biggest musical influences Buzzcocks by defying expectations and building an identity just as unique as the band's 1979 compilation Singles Going Steady.
111 min
195
361 - OutKast - Stankonia - Jay Pharoah
Comedian Jay Pharoah borrows from both ends of the hip-hop spectrum represented by Atlanta rappers OutKast and their 2000 release Stankonia while building his comedic persona.
110 min
196
362 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - M...
Comedian Megan Gailey resurrects a simpler era when kids were kids and rock stars were sad by listening fondly once again to The Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 album Siamese Dream.
103 min
197
363 - New Order - Substance 1987 - Shane Torres
Comedian Shane Torres gets into the perfect headspace to perform by listening to British post-punkers New Order's 1987 compilation album Substance 1987.
120 min
198
364 - The Doors - L.A. Woman - David Koechner
Actor and comedian David Koechner finds so much meaning and mystery in American blues rock band The Doors' 1971 album L.A. Woman he can recite it verse for verse.
100 min
199
365 - Rage Against the Machine - Shane Gillis
Comedian Shane Gillis gets pumped to thrash along with rap rock icons Rage Against the Machine and their 1992 self-titled debut album.
121 min
200
366 - Johnny Cash - American Recordings - Jeff ...
Comedian Jeff Ross returns to talk about how the outlaw persona Johnny Cash maintained throughout his career, up to and including 1994's American Recordings, helped pave the way to Jeff performing for people in prison.
83 min