The BEST episodes of Behind the Music season 2
Every episode of Behind the Music season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Behind the Music season 2!
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 - Shania Twain
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/1998
The pop-country superstar who overcame a tragic childhood to find multi-platinum success in the '90s.
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Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/11/1999
The iconic recording artist turned Oscar-winning actress who dominated the attention of the press for decades through her fashion choices and romances, as well as her work.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Rick Springfield
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1999
The popular rock singer/actor, who was propelled to fame by a stint on a soap opera.
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#4 - Mötley Crüe
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1998
The hard rock band whose lifestyle, based entirely around drugs and groupies, become symbolic of the decadence of the 1980s heavy metal scene.
#5 - Leif Garrett
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/1999
The '70s teen heartthrob who fell victim to drugs and alcohol.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Poison
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/11/1999
The pop-metal band and MTV staple of the late '80s and early '90s, known for its outrageous hair and make-up, as well as for songs like ""Talk Dirty to Me"" and ""Every Rose Has Its Thorn.""
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Day the Music Died
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1999
A recount of the events of the day that a plane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Duran Duran
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1999
The successful British pop-rock band of the '80s and '90s, known for hits such as ""Rio"" and ""Ordinary World.""
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - TLC
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/18/1999
The multi-platinum-selling R&B/hip hop group, which endured personal and medical crises and stunned all by filing for bankruptcy.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Vanilla Ice
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1999
The white rapper who recorded the smash hit ""Ice Ice Baby,"" but later was confronted with questions about his credibility.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Heart
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1999
The highly successful rock band formed by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson in the early 1970s.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - R.E.M.
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1998
The Athens, Georgia-based alternative rock band, which developed a large cult following throughout the 1980s before briefly crossing over to the pop charts in the late '80s and early '90s.
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#13 - Metallica
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1998
The hard rock band, which built a large following in the 1980s before finding more mainstream success in the '90s, endures inter-band squabbles, alcoholism, and the tragic death of one member in a tour bus accident.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - John Denver
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/1998
The sensitive singer/songwriter who dominated the charts in the 1970s with his soft-rock ballads and songs about nature.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - 1968
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/1998
A look at the music of 1968 and how it fit in with some of the year's biggest social, political and cultural events, including the Vietnam War and the hippie movement.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Lionel Richie
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/1998
The mellow R&B singer/songwriter and former member of the funk band The Commodores.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Natalie Cole
Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/25/1999
The R&B/soul/adult contemporary singer and daughter of Nat ""King"" Cole battles drugs and alcohol for over a decade before finally getting clean and making a comeback in the late '80s.
#18 - Quiet Riot
Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 7/18/1999
The '80s heavy metal band that had a hit with ""Cum on Feel the Noize.""
#19 - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/4/1999
The popular music parodist.
#20 - Lenny Kravitz
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/27/1999
Retro-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist who first became known for his relationship with actress Lisa Bonet before hitting the charts.
#21 - Donna Summer
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/20/1999
The ""Queen of Disco,"" who latched together an impressive string of hits in the late 1970s, including ""Last Dance"" and ""Hot Stuff.""
#22 - Eric Burdon & the Animals
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/13/1999
The 1960s English rock band whose best-known hit was ""House of the Rising Sun.""
#23 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/30/1999
The alternative rock/funk group that lost one member to a heroin overdose and saw several others battle addictions to the drug.
#24 - Marianne Faithfull
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/23/1999
The smoky-voiced rock singer known best for her romance with Mick Jagger.
#25 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/16/1999
The rock singer/songwriter/guitarist and his backing band, who became a radio staple throughout the late '70s and 1980s with hits like ""Don't Come Around Here No More.""