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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#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.
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Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/26/1998
The outspoken hard rock guitarist and hunting activist.
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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.
#8 - Billy Joel
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1997
The popular New York-based singer/songwriter/pianist.
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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.
#10 - Imagemakers
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1997
A study of rock photographers.
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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.
#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.
#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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Boy George
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/1997
The flamboyant British singer and frontman for the '80s band Culture Club.
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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.
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Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/21/1998
The British pop metal band, which released such multi-platinum albums as Pyromania and Hysteria.
#18 - Studio 54
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/24/1998
One of the most famous hot spots of the disco era.
#19 - Frank Sinatra
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/17/1998
A news special focusing on the life of the legendary crooner and actor.
#20 - Gladys Knight
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1998
The legendary R&B singer/actress known for hits such as ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine,"" ""Midnight Train to Georgia"" and ""Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye).""
#21 - 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.
#22 - Nowhere to Run
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/1997
A look at rock stars who were terrorized by stalkers.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Gloria Gaynor
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/26/1998
The disco singer who topped the charts with ""I Will Survive.""
#25 - 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.