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
1
219 - Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill - Mix Mast...
Beastie Boys' DJ Mix Master Mike reveals that joining the hip-hop group was his calling after hearing their 1986 album Licensed to Ill.
62 min
2
220 - The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py - Marsha Warfield
Comedian and actress Marsha Warfield gets into the abstract instrumental groove of The Meters' 1970 album Look-Ka Py Py.
63 min
3
221 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless - Dina Hashem
Comedian Dina Hashem drifts away into the hazy fugue state created by shoegaze innovators My Bloody Valentine's 1991 album Loveless.
71 min
4
222 - Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano - ...
500 Allstar Wayne Federman is back to shed some light on the unfairly obscure career of jazz legend Professor Longhair and his 1972 album New Orleans Piano.
55 min
5
223 - U2 - War - Reggie Watts
Comedian and musician Reggie Watts returns to bust out the brilliant pop rock/post-punk of U2's seminal third album: 1983's War.
74 min
6
224 - Neil Diamond - The Neil Diamond Collectio...
Comedian Brad Williams celebrates the man in black Neil Diamond's 1999 sparkling retrospective The Neil Diamond Collection.
81 min
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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