The BEST episodes of Behind the Music season 1
Every episode of Behind the Music season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Behind the Music season 1!
Behind the Music details the rise and fall of many of the most popular musical acts of the last 25 years. The show was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series for four consecutive years.
#1 - Keith Moon
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/31/1998
The drummer for the legendary British rock group The Who, who suffered an early demise due to a drug overdose.
Watch Now:Amazon
#7 - Jim Croce
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1997
The singer/songwriter who died in a plane crash just before his best-known hit, "Time in a Bottle", was released.
Watch Now:Apple TV#8 - Billy Joel
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1997
The popular New York-based singer/songwriter/pianist.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - M.C. Hammer
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/24/1997
The energetic rapper/dancer who sold millions after crossing over to the pop market, but later shocked all by filing for bankruptcy.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - Boy George
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/1997
The flamboyant British singer and frontman for the '80s band Culture Club.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - Imagemakers
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1997
A study of rock photographers.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - The Mamas and the Papas
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1998
The tumultuous 1960s folk-pop group, best known for hits like ""California Dreamin'"" and ""Monday, Monday"" and its members' battles with drug addiction.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - Meat Loaf
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1998
The corpulent singer/actor, who rose to fame in the 1970s and fell off the radar for two decades before rebounding in the mid-90s with the sequel to his successful album Bat Out of Hell.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Joe Cocker
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/3/1998
The raspy-voiced pop-rock singer who endured a long, public battle with drugs.
#15 - Jan and Dean
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/12/1998
The popular surf-rock duo which saw one member suffer life-threatening injuries in a car wreck.
#16 - Def Leppard
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/21/1998
The British pop metal band, which released such multi-platinum albums as Pyromania and Hysteria.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Studio 54
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/24/1998
One of the most famous hot spots of the disco era.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - Frank Sinatra
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/17/1998
A news special focusing on the life of the legendary crooner and actor.
Watch Now:Apple TV#19 - Andy Gibb
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1997
The handsome disco singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees whose life was cut short by drug use.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Nowhere to Run
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/1997
A look at rock stars who were terrorized by stalkers.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#21 - Ozzy Osbourne
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/19/1998
The popular but troubled heavy metal icon and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who battled drug and alcohol problems that nearly cost him his career and family.
Watch Now:Apple TV#22 - Milli Vanilli
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/1997
The photogenic dance pop group that was disgraced after it was revealed that it did not sing on its album.
Watch Now:Apple TV#23 - Gloria Gaynor
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/26/1998
The disco singer who topped the charts with ""I Will Survive.""
#24 - Gloria Estefan
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/5/1998
The Cuban-born pop/adult contemporary singer who battled back after suffering devastating injuries in a tour bus accident.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - Tony Orlando
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/28/1998
The soft pop singer and '70s variety show host who went into a downward spiral after losing a friend.
Watch Now:Apple TV