import requests


def get_rs_albums_page_response(date=""):
    """
    gets the response from the rolling stone top 200 albums page for
    the specified date string (YYYY-mm-dd)
    """
    url = 'https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/albums/' + date
    rs_albums_response = requests.get(url)
    try:
        assert rs_albums_response.status_code == 200
    except AssertionError:
        print('sub-optimal response_code', rs_albums_response.status_code)
    return rs_albums_response