The WORST episodes of Behind the Music

Every episode of Behind the Music ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Behind the Music!

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.

Last Updated: 6/2/2026Network: Paramount+Status: Ended
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#1 - Sean P. Diddy Combs

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2001

The successful rapper/producer, known for his solo hits as well as his work with artists such as Mase and The Notorious B.I.G., who battled gun charges following a shootout at a nightclub.

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#2 - Hall & Oates

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2002

The white pop/soul duo that recorded over two dozen hits over the course of 15 years, including 6 songs that topped the charts.

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#3 - The Cult

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2002

The hard rock band fronted by Ian Astbury.

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#4 - Sublime

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/2001

The alternative rock band that found success with its catalog only after the drug overdose death of lead singer Bradley Nowell.

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#5 - Salt 'n' Pepa

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2001

The all-female rap trio that scored major hits with songs like ""Push It"" and ""Whatta Man.""

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#6 - Mary J. Blige

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/2001

The talented R&B singer/songwriter who struggled with drugs, alcohol, stormy relationships and her own ego before finally finding peace.

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#7 - Lindsey Buckingham

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/2001

The singer/guitarist and member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a tumultuous relationship with bandmate Stevie Nicks.

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#8 - Sinead O'Connor

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2000

The controversial Irish singer who landed a number one hit with ""Nothing Compares 2 U.""

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#9 - Aaliyah - The Life and Death

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2001

The young R&B superstar who died in a plane crash in 2001.

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#10 - Anthrax

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/10/2002

The speed metal band that enjoyed success throughout the '80s and '90s despite a lack of radio airplay.

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#11 - Blind Melon

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/2001

The alternative rock group, known for the hit ""No Rain,"" that soon lost lead singer Shannon Hoon to a drug overdose.

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#12 - Hair

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/26/2001

The controversial musical about the hippie movement.

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#13 - The Notorious B.I.G

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/8/2001

The famed New York rapper who was slain in 1997 in a case that has yet to be solved.

Directors: Mark Ford
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#14 - Rick Nelson

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/24/2001

The white R&B/pop singer and actor who got his start as a teen singing on his family's series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.

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#15 - Blues Traveler

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/27/2001

The blues-rock group that lost one member to a drug overdose and had another undergo gastric bypass surgery to save his life.

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#16 - Saturday Night Fever

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/1/2001

The 1977 disco film that spawned one of the biggest-selling soundtracks of all time.

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#17 - Flashdance

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/2001

A look at the hit 1983 film in which Jennifer Beals starred as a welder with professional dance aspirations.

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#18 - Rod Stewart

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/2001

The English-born singer who remained a chart presence for nearly three decades, with hits in genres ranging from rock to disco to adult contemporary.

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#19 - BTM 5th Anniversary: Heartbreaks & Break-ups

Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/31/2002

A look at relationships gone bad.

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#20 - New Edition

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2005

The R&B/pop group formed in the Massachusetts projects in the early '80s.

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#21 - L.L. Cool J

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2004

The New-York based rapper who overcame a troubled childhood to sustain a career of over two decades, recording such hits as ""Going Back to Cali"" and ""Mama Said Knock You Out.""

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#22 - George Michael

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/22/2004

The British pop superstar who hid his sexuality for decades and saw his career curtailed by a protracted legal dispute with his record label.

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#23 - Spice Girls

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2003

The girl group that became a pop phenomenon in the late 1990s.

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#24 - Britney Spears

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2003

The dance-pop superstar of the late '90s and '00s.

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#25 - Matchbox Twenty

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2002

The '90s-'00s rock band known for hits such as ""Push"" and ""3 AM.""