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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

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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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115 - The Who - The Who Sell Out - Brendon Small

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/03/25

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Josh sits down with Dethklok creator Brendon Small to explore The Who Sell Out by The Who, diving into the album’s pirate radio concept, Pete Townshend’s early rock opera ambitions, Keith Moon’s explosive drumming, and how satire, storytelling, and theatrical rock helped shape the future of heavy music and concept albums. Follow Brendon on Instagram:

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116 - The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads - Wayne...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/03/18

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Wayne Federman returns to dive into The Rolling Stones’ breakthrough album Out of Our Heads, exploring its blues roots, the creation of “Satisfaction,” and how it helped define rebellion, identity, and the sound of rock music in the 1960s. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/⁠⁠ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Devil's

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125:20

117 - Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/03/11

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Cody Tucker joins the show to unpack the album where Eric Clapton essentially wrote a 77-minute diary entry about desperately wanting his best friend's wife, and somehow it became one of the greatest rock records ever made. Follow Cody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjaycomic/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Owen

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118 - Kanye West - Late Registration - Sam Jay

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/03/04

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Sam Jay joins the show for a deep and unfiltered conversation about Kanye West’s Late Registration, breaking down its orchestral ambition, political fire, vulnerable family moments, and the cultural forces that made it one of hip-hop’s most pivotal sophomore albums. Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjaycomic/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Infinite

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119 - Etta James - At Last! - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/25

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Comedian Wayne Federman joins the show to explore At Last!, unpacking Etta James’ life, voice, and cultural impact, and how this timeless album bridged blues, soul, pop, and emotional truth in American music history. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/⁠⁠ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Justin

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120 - The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo - Wayne...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/18

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Comedian and cultural obsessive Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to dig into Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, unpacking how a rock band’s leap into country music reshaped American songwriting, sparked controversy, and quietly changed the future of popular music. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/⁠ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Samantha

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121 - Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! - Loni Love

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/11

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Loni Love returns for her fifth appearance on the podcast to discuss the groundbreaking album that showed pop music could embody both celebration and protest, Sly and the Family Stone's Stand! Follow Loni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comiclonilove/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Landlady Land https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWmhOjfF9yk Follow Josh on

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122 - Various Artists - The Harder They Come...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/04

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***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. Follow Jackie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiefabulous/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Jalen

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123 - Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell - Erik Griffin

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/28

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Raising Hell did what no rap album had done before, becoming the first multi-platinum hip-hop LP and propelling rap music into the mainstream consciousness. It was the record that turned rappers into rock stars, with a clean, powerful production. Erik Griffin joins the podcast for the first time since 2019 to discuss tracks like the crossover sensation “Walk This Way” and “It’s

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124 - Moby Grape - Moby Grape - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/21

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Released during the Summer of Love, the album landed at a moment when the Bay Area was reshaping American rock music, but Moby Grape did not sound like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, or Quicksilver Messenger Service. Instead, at a time when many peers were drifting toward extended jams, they decided to blend folk, blues, country, pop, and psychedelic rock with a dialed-in

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125 - Janis Joplin - Pearl - Greg Fitzsimmons

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/14

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released three months after her death. It is regarded as the most complete album of her career. Where earlier records captured her powerful live voice and performing style, Pearl presents a focused artist with a clear musical identity. Greg Fitzsimmons returns to talk about the impact one of the most famous members of the

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126 - The Wailers - Catch A Fire - Ian Edwards

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/07

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Catch a Fire is now widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential reggae albums of all time — a bridge between Jamaican roots music and the wider world. Ian Edwards has become a reggae regular on The 500 and joins Josh to discuss the 1973 classic. Follow Ian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianedwards/?hl=en Distrokid Artist of the Week: Morgan

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127 - The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday - Craig...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/31

At this point in The Byrds' career, they were already established as pioneers of folk rock through earlier hits like “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, but they were hungry to push their sound further. On this album, they blended folk rock with elements of psychedelia, country rock and used studio experimentation like brass accents and reverse tape effects to color their music. Craig Shoemaker discusses the album and career with Josh. Follow Craig on

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128 - Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power - Maria Bamford

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/24

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Iggy and the Stooges only had one day to mix the final version of the album, leading to its raw and unpolished sound. Luckily, they had David Bowie to help on that one day. Maria joins Josh to discuss the tracks and the delayed impact their third album had in the ensuing decades. Follow Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabamfordcomedy/ DistroKid Artist Of The

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129 - Talking Heads - Remain In Light - Greg Proops

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/17

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Before recording Remain In Light, the Talking Heads and producer Brian Eno sought to dispel the notion that the group was simply a vehicle for frontman David Byrne by emphasizing collective groove, rhythm, and collaborative composition rather than traditional rock ego. Greg Proops talks to Josh to discuss the band and album. Follow Greg on

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131 - Television - Marquee Moon - Wil Wheaton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/10

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***When “Marquee Moon” was released, it baffled some and enthralled others. Television emerged from the 1970s CBGBs scene and was one of the pioneers of the indie college rock sound. Wil Wheaton joins Josh to discuss his favorite tracks on the album and the path that Television paved. Follow Wil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itswilwheaton/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week:

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131 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Jim Norton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/03

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album introduced the world to heavy metal, but it was their second album, “Paranoid” that basically became a “Best Of” album in itself, with some of metal’s most recognised anthems. Jim Norton joins the podcast for the third time and his third Black Sabbath album to discuss all of the iconic tracks. Follow Jim on

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112:06

132 - Saturday Night Fever - The Original Soundtrack...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/26

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Soundtrack became far more than just the companion album to the movie. It emerged as a cultural phenomenon where genre, commerce, culture, and cinema intersected. Martha Plimpton joins the podcast to discuss the Bee Gees' big presence on the record and the impact it had at the time. Follow Martha on Social

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133 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent &...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/19

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***This is the Springsteen album where he embraced R&B, jazz-tinged swing, horn sections, extended narratives, and cinematic moods. It makes a bridge between his folk‐inflected beginnings and the grander rock epics to come. Eric Roberts joins Josh to discuss an album that has become a fan-favorite. Follow Eric on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ericrobertsactor DistroKid

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134 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - Godfrey

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/12

Long Description***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** At a time when West Coast rap was on the rise and dominating the scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready To Die” that shifted much of the focus back to the East Coast. Comedian Godfrey joins Josh to discuss some of Biggie’s most iconic tracks. Follow Godfrey on Social

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