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.

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

10.00

1 votes

#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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9.00

1 votes

#2 - Cher

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.

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8.00

1 votes

#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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8.00

1 votes

#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.

Directors: Michael McNamara

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8.00

1 votes

#5 - Leif Garrett

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/1999

The '70s teen heartthrob who fell victim to drugs and alcohol.

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8.00

1 votes

#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.""

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7.50

2 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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.""

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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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7.00

2 votes

#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.

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7.00

1 votes

#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.

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6.00

1 votes

#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.

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0.00

0 votes

#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.

0.00

0 votes

#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.""

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0.00

0 votes

#19 - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/4/1999

The popular music parodist.

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0.00

0 votes

#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.

0.00

0 votes

#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.""

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0.00

0 votes

#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.""

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0.00

0 votes

#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.

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0.00

0 votes

#24 - Marianne Faithfull

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/23/1999

The smoky-voiced rock singer known best for her romance with Mick Jagger.

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0.00

0 votes

#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.""

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