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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.""
#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.
#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.
#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.""
#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.
#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.
#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.
#12 - Hair
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/26/2001
The controversial musical about the hippie movement.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#19 - BTM 5th Anniversary: Heartbreaks & Break-ups
Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/31/2002
A look at relationships gone bad.
#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.
#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.""
#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.
#23 - Spice Girls
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2003
The girl group that became a pop phenomenon in the late 1990s.
#24 - Britney Spears
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2003
The dance-pop superstar of the late '90s and '00s.
#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.""