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.
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#2 - Fleetwood Mac
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1997
The legendary rock group, known best for the classic multi-platinum album Rumours, experiences turmoil due to drug use and tumultuous inter-group romances.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Bonnie Raitt
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/7/1998
The blues-rock singer/guitarist who battled alcoholism for years, then recovered to find mainstream success and critical acclaim in the 1990s.
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#4 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1997
The Southern rock group that persevered despite countless tragedies, including a 1977 plane crash that killed three members.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Ted Nugent
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/26/1998
The outspoken hard rock guitarist and hunting activist.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Harry Chapin
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 7/19/1998
The folk-rock singer/songwriter, who also landed a #1 pop hit with ""Cat's in the Cradle"" but died young in a car accident.
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#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:Amazon#8 - Billy Joel
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1997
The popular New York-based singer/songwriter/pianist.
Watch Now:Amazon#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:Amazon#10 - 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:Amazon#11 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Joe Cocker
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/3/1998
The raspy-voiced pop-rock singer who endured a long, public battle with drugs.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - 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:Amazon#14 - Boy George
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/1997
The flamboyant British singer and frontman for the '80s band Culture Club.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - 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:Amazon#16 - 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.
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#17 - 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:Amazon#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:Amazon#19 - Studio 54
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/24/1998
One of the most famous hot spots of the disco era.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - 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:Amazon#21 - Rick James
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/1998
The R&B/funk singer, known for hits such as ""Super Freak,"" who saw his career decline and eventually wound up behind bars due to a severe drug addiction.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Gloria Gaynor
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/26/1998
The disco singer who topped the charts with ""I Will Survive.""
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Robbie Robertson
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/14/1998
The guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Band.