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.

Last Updated: 5/8/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

10.00

29 votes

#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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9.00

1 votes

#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.

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9.00

1 votes

#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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8.67

3 votes

#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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8.00

1 votes

#5 - 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.

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8.00

2 votes

#6 - Billy Joel

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1997

The popular New York-based singer/songwriter/pianist.

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8.00

1 votes

#7 - Ted Nugent

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/26/1998

The outspoken hard rock guitarist and hunting activist.

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8.00

1 votes

#8 - Joe Cocker

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/3/1998

The raspy-voiced pop-rock singer who endured a long, public battle with drugs.

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8.00

2 votes

#9 - 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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7.75

4 votes

#10 - 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.

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7.00

1 votes

#11 - 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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7.00

1 votes

#12 - 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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#14 - 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.

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6.50

2 votes

#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.

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6.00

1 votes

#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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4.50

2 votes

#17 - 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.

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0.00

0 votes

#18 - Gloria Gaynor

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/26/1998

The disco singer who topped the charts with ""I Will Survive.""

0.00

0 votes

#19 - 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.

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0.00

0 votes

#20 - 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.

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0.00

0 votes

#21 - Robbie Robertson

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/14/1998

The guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Band.

0.00

0 votes

#22 - Culture Club Reunion

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/13/1998

An update on the earlier episode about singer Boy George, as he reunites with his former bandmates to perform again.

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0.00

0 votes

#23 - Studio 54

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/24/1998

One of the most famous hot spots of the disco era.

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0.00

0 votes

#24 - Frank Sinatra

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/17/1998

A news special focusing on the life of the legendary crooner and actor.

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0.00

0 votes

#25 - 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.

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