Fifty by Two

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We return after another longer than anticipated gap! We discuss our second favourite albums, our Spotify Unwrapped (and Apple's equivalent) for 2025, the ongoing effects of aging, and some controversial statements.  Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We're back! After a long busyness break, we return with out third favourite albums.  Content Warnings: explicit language, discussions of sexual health, cancer, and drugs in relation to song lyrics. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https:/...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. Four: the magic number plus one. Two more albums, and two revisits of earlier bands.  Content Warnings: some explicit language and adult themes. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/08/22/episode-47-4-the-first-time-in-...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We're back! After a long illness and holiday-induced delay, we finally get to number five. Glen is invited to wax lyrical, and doesn't hold back.  Content Warnings: some explicit language and adult themes. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. Number 6; one before the Top 5. So we obviously love these, but not quite at that elite level. But - as is always the burning question - what do we think of each others' choices? Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings av...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We reach number seven, having been delayed by semi-professional football (Charlton's appearance in the League 1 Playoffs). One album is a staple of easy listening, and the other - if anything - is exactly the opposite. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show no...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. Number eight! If you didn't enjoy the political bent of one of last episode's bands, hang in there for another episode. We listen to and discuss one of the best loved and best selling albums in history, and James has to listen to metal again. That's the good stuff. Content...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We plough on and reach number nine in the countdown. Apologies for the sound quality in this one, it's not to the usual standard. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/04/18/episode-4...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. It's Top 10 time! Behold our tenth favourite albums! One of them sold a lot of copies; one of them didn't. You know what I'm saying. Watch out for an incredible bit of editing. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings avai...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We break once again from the countdown to explore two special albums, this time compilations. We'll get into the top ten next episode. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/03/14/epis...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We keep liking each others' albums, so let's see how this one goes. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/03/07/episode-40-11-something-said-in-the-show-out-of-context/. Hosted on Aca...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We shine a light into a dark place, and discuss shaving (sort of). Strap in for our longest episode yet! Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2025/02/21/episode-39-12-all-the-juice/. Host...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. In this episode, we discuss two massive albums by two massive acts. Glen shares some of his favourite ever lyrics, and James regales us with tales of heckled tribute acts. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We catch up on James' visit to see an Oasis-themed musical, and discuss our 14th favourite albums. We work out how to pronounce a name, and Glen has some 80s music for you. Content Warnings: one minor mention of substance abuse. Full show notes, transcript, and content war...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We're back for the new year, and bring forth two very different albums that both vaguely fall under the large umbrella of punk. But how much will we hate each others choices?  Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. Christmas II, Christmas Harder. Much like last year, we each choose three Christmas songs to make each other listen to. We also get very distracted by other things, as usual. Content Warnings: some mild explicit language and adult themes. Short discussion about vomiting. F...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. James talks about his school days, and has another artist of public ridicule; Glen double-dips for the first time. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/?p=1304. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We explore delayed gratification by discussing one of our most anticipated bands. Glen also puts forward the oldest album in his top fifty.. Content Warnings: some explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2024/11/1...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. James puts forward a risky choice, and Glen drags up his moody teenage years. Content Warnings: some explicit language, brief mentions of substance abuse. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2024/11/01/episode-33-18-the-best-typ...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. The Match Klaxon gets a deceptive outing in this episode, and - thanks to some recording problems - one of us gets the opportunity to have a short unimpeded rant. Content Warnings: explicit language. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. Most people probably don't have a favourite canal, but one of us talks about ours in this episode. We also break into the Top 20, and revisit an old friend. There's a new theme as well. Content Warnings: one instance of explicit language in a music clip, but barely audible...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. A break from the countdown for another special: we pick three cover versions each and make each other listen to them, for your entertainment. Sometimes we do things just to wind each other up, for your entertainment. We also talk a surprising amount about Strictly Come Dan...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We're back after a short summer break to delve into our next two albums: one that dabbles with occult practices, and one that very much doesn't. If your favourite band was a pizza, what toppings would it have? Content Warnings: discussions about both Ouija boards and conte...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We talk a little about wrestling, and a lot about two very different bands, both fronted by strong personalities. Content Warnings: explicit language; discussions about substance abuse. Full show notes, transcript, and content warnings available at https://50by2.net/2024/0...

Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums. We accidentally put together something genre-specific. Glen makes a bold claim about his technical ability, as James comes to his niche late in life. Content Warnings: explicit language; discussions about suicide (including a child committing suicide), depression, murder,...