Exclusive: VH1's '100 Most Shocking Music Moments'
Movies and television certainly have their drama, but when it comes to jaw-dropping celebrity moments, few music always seems to take the cake. Whether it's a death, a breakdown or another I-can't-believe-it moment, the music industry has had countless moments over time. VH1 has compiled the '100 Most Shocking Music Moments' of all time, and PopEater is exclusively debuting what made the cut. While we're not giving the big 'holy crap!' moment away (the top 20 are randomized), we are the only ones with the full list. So, be sure to tune into 'Shocking Moments' from Dec. 28-Jan. 1 at 9 p.m. on VH1, and
check out the list after the jump!
1-20 Include: Sinead O'Connor's Pope-ripping 'SNL' incident, murders aplenty (Marvin Gaye, Tupac, Notorious BIG, John Lennon), deaths (Michael Jackson, the Great White concert fire, The Who concert tragedy, Kurt Cobain), animal abuse (by both Alice Cooper and Ozzy) Britney Spears' head-shaving, Nikki Sixx's overdose ... nope, we're not done. The arm-taking Def Leppard accident, Chris Brown's assault on Rihanna, the jockery of Woodstock 99 and, of course, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's trip to Israel. Think you can cobble those into the real order? We dare you.
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The rest of the '100 Most Shocking Music Moments'
21. Disco Demolition
22. Altamont
23. Akon throws fan
24. T.I. gun bust
25. Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash
26. Rick James busted
27. Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at 2009 VMAs
28. Elvis Presley death
29. John Lennon says Beatles are bigger than Jesus
30. Michael Jackson trial
31. Nas album controversy
32. Fergie pees her pants
33. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes death
34. Gary Glitter child porn bust
35. Bjork airport attack
36. James Brown on PCP
37. 50 Cent shot 9 times
38. The Who drummer Keith Moon replaced by fan
39. Travis Barker / DJ AM plane crash
40. Axl Rose beats up fan
41. Scott Stapp drunk on Spike TV
42. Chuck Berry's toilet tapes
43. Van Halen's 1979 tour
44. WASP onstage torture chamber
45. Cam'ron won't snitch
46. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes burns down house
47. Jim Morrison death
48. Johnny Cash attacked by ostrich
49. Diana Ross DUI
50. KISS Kasket
51. George Michael bust
52. Motley Crue release The Dirt
53. Eazy E dies of AIDS
54. DMX at JFK
55. Keith Richards snorts
56. Ted Nugent adopts girlfriend
57. Sid & Nancy
58. Grace Slick taunts Germans
59. Michael Jackson dangles baby
60. Courtney Love in NYC
61. Ozzy Osbourne / Nikki Sixx gross out contest
62. Rush's Alex Lifeson fight with cops
63. Dave Matthews poop scandal
64. Oasis attacked by fan
65. Cop Killer
66. Mick Jagger / Keith Richards drug bust, orgy rumor
67. Jam Master Jay murder
68. George Jones tractor DUI
69. Gram Parsons' corpse kidnapped
70. Metallica on stage accident
71. Boy George hooker scandal
72. Courtney Love at Pam Anderson Roast
73. Ant flips out
74. Danzig KO'd Adam
75. Aaliyah plane crash
76. Faith Hill chews out fan for grabbing hubby's crotch
77. Sebastian Bach hit with bottle, attacks fan
78. Pete Doherty bloody interview
79. ODB cashes welfare check
80. Cyndi Lauper eats bird poop during concert
81. Whitney Houston and Serge Gainsbourg
82. Three 6 Mafia win Oscar
83. Sonny Bono skiing accident
84. Blues Traveler John Popper gun bust
85. Green Day wakes fan from coma
86. Mayhem sheep head injury
87. Randy Rhoads plane crash
88. Elvis meets Nixon
89. Billy Bob Thornton awkward interview
90. Steven Tyler casts underage daughter as stripper in video
91. Bobby Brown fight at Disneyland
92. Vince Neil TV facelift
93. Selena shot by fan
94. Leif Garrett car accident and BTM reunion
95. Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries teen
96. KISS drummer impersonated by homeless man
97. Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron's penis explodes
98. Foxy Brown assaults manicurists
99. Poison feud at VMAs
100. Beyonce falls
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WHAT A BUNCH OF BS. AND JUST WHY IS THIS NEWS? DOES AOL HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN POST BORING RIDICULOUS STORIES! UGH!
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other people like myself enjoy this stuff.
And...where is Adam Lambert on that list? He should be. In a good way! He is our Elvis of this century, a music icon in the making. His male on male kiss on national tv is iconic!
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Adam Lambert should never be on this. He's a low life no talkented gay freak. seriously
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what about Pantera's dimebag darrell's death (being assassinated on stage by a deranged fan)...
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If that is not on the list, they really screwed up.
I'm with you dude, this list is 100 percent fraud. How do you not list the murder of a performer, WHILE HE IS ON STAGE, in front of his fans and brother? There are 10 things on this list that can go, and Dime should be in the top 10 at least.
I am pissed off that they did not include dime, don't understand why his murder didn't make the top 100, but they made sure a lot of stupid stories made it like Beyonce falling and Billy Bob on the radio. Unbelievable.
Unf***ing believable. Dimebag (along with others) being murdered in middle of a show wasnt number 1??? Oh wait not even mentioned... F***K OFF!!!
what are the songs being used in this they are pretty good
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What about Dimebag!!!!!!!!???????????
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Dimebag Darrell's ONSTAGE MURDER wasn't even mentioned. What a load of BS!!!
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Where is Freddie Mercury's death!?! He announced he had AIDS and died like the next day!
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wtf??? no layne staley death and putting micheal jacksons death over john lennons kurt cobians and jim morrisons death f**k off vh1 micheal jacksons a f**king creeper he sucks!!!!!!!!!
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HELL YEAH!!!!!!!
Jackson is a pedofile and a rapist that destroyed his face. How in the hell was he number 1. OVER JOHN LENNON OR KURT COBAIN. My friends and I watched this who thing and we have decided never to watch VH1 again. This is a joke and i'm disgusted to have watch one second of it.
are you kidding me?? where is cliff burton's death? he was a musical genius!! why isnt on this list? and i respect how they want to honor michael jackson, but they care more about that than john lennon or kurt cobain?? i cant believe it..
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I am absolutely mortified that Dimebag Darrel's murder ON STAGE didn't make the top 100 most shocking music moments? But thank God the Poison fight at the VMAs made it. VH1 - you're a joke.
ALSO - what about Cliff Burton getting killed in a bus crash?
I HATE EVERYONE
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This is just sick. I am restating what several others have said already, but I have to put in my 2 cents. How in the hell can some talentless whore shaving her head make the top 10 and Dimebag Darrell, Layne Staley, and Cliff Burton don’t even get mentioned? VH1 is a G*D D*NMED DISGRASE!!!
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