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The Best Episodes of Headbangers Ball Season 1

Every episode of Headbangers Ball Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Headbangers Ball Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 1 - Iron Maiden & Van Halen
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  2. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 89 - Episode 89
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    #2 - Episode 89

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    December 24, 1988 - Christmas Special, Hosted by Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Babies Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time Judas Priest - Another Thing Comin' Winger - Seventeen Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Kiss - Let's Put The X In Sex Hurricane - Over The Edge Alice Cooper - I Got A Line On You Ratt - Way Cool Jr. Bulletboys - Smooth Up Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone House Of Lords - I Want To Be Loved Jimmy Page - Wasting My Time Cinderella - The Last Mile Kingdom Come - Get It On Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly Britny Fox - Girlschool Anthrax - Anti-Social Jetboy - Feel The Shake Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas Def Leppard - Armageddon It Sam Kinison - Wild Thing Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness Ozzy Osbourne - Miracle Man Yngwie Malmsteen - You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget AC/DC - That's The Way I Want To Rock And Roll Flotsam & Jetsam - Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting Roughhouse - Tonite Cinderella - Nobody's Fool Circus Of Power - Motor Overkill - Hello From The Gutter Hear N' Aide - Stars

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  3. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 110 - Episode 110
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    #3 - Episode 110

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    May 27, 1989 - Hosted by Adam Curry, Lonn Friend & Scott Ian Rock Block Edition Bruce Dickenson Intro Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Skid Row - 18 And Life Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Winger - Madalaine Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak Bruce Dickenson Interview Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant Iron Maiden - Wrathchild Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness Cinderella - Gypsy Road Cinderella - Nobody's Fool Cinderella - Somebody Save Me Cinderella - Coming Home Anthrax - Indians Anthrax - Who Cares Wins Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Great White - Rock Me Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy AC/DC - Heat Seekers AC/DC - Jailbreak The Cult - Fire Woman The Cult - Love Removal Machine Dave Mustaine Interview Megadeth - Wake Up Dead Megadeth - Anarchy In The U.K. Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy Tesla - Hang Tough Metal Church - Watch The Childern Pray Metal Church - Badlands

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  4. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 186 - Episode 186
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    #4 - Episode 186

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    November 10, 1990 - Hosted by Angus Young & Brain Johnson of AC/DC AC/DC - Thunderstruck AC/DC - Back In Black Cinderella - Shelter Me Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) Aerosmith - The Other Side Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Queensryche - Empire Queensryche - Revolution Calling Led Zeppelin - Traveling Riverside Blues Led Zeppelin - Kashmir Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) AC/DC - Jailbreak AC/DC - Flick of the Switch AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC - That's the Way I Wanna Rock And Roll Love/Hate - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope Love/Hate - Black Out In the Red Room Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night Kiss - Tears Are Falling Kiss - Forever Megadeth - Anarchy In the U.S. Megadeth - Peace Sells Megadeth - Holy Wars Deep Purple - King Of Dreams Deep Purple - Hush

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  5. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 211 - Episode 211
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    #5 - Episode 211

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    April 20, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With White Lion & Mind Funk Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Thunder - Dirty Love White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy King's X - We Are Finding Who We Are Saigon Kick - What You Say Mr. Big - Green - Tinted Sixties Mind Slaughter - Mad About You Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Scorpions - Wind of Change Living Colour - Sailin' On Bang Tango - Someone Like You Poison - I Want Action Thin Lizzy - Dedication Bulletboys - THC Groove Mind Funk - Bighouse Burning Alice In Chains - Man In the Box Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells Warrior Soul - Downtown Kreator - People of the Lie Wrathchild America - Surrounded By Idiots Cyclone Temple - Words Are Just Words

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  6. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 213 - Episode 213
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    #6 - Episode 213

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    May 04, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead Great White - Desert Moon Queensryche - Best I Can (Live In Rio) Motorhead - Ace Of Spades Loudness - In the Mirror Metal Church - Date With Poverty Slaughter - Mad About You Saigon Kick - What You Say Tyketto - Forever Young Slayer - Seasons In the Abyss Bulletboys - THC Groove Southgang - Tainted Angel Ozzy Osbourne - Iron Man Cinderella - Shelter Me Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy Cycle Sluts From Hell - I Wish You Were A Beer King's X - We Are Finding Who We Are AC/DC - Are You Ready Motorhead - No Voices In the Sky Thunder - Dirty Love Thin Lizzy - Dedication Anthrax - Who Cares Wins Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin Katmandu - The Way You Make Me Feel Pantera - Psycho Holiday Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter Sacrifice - Soldiers of Misfortune

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  7. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 214 - Episode 214
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    #7 - Episode 214

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    May 11, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Primus & Katmandu Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter Alice In Chains - Man In The Box Scorpions - Wind Of Change Wrathchild America - Surrounded By Idiots Great White - Desert Moon Death Angel - Seemingly Endless Time Tyketto - Forever Young Thunder - Dirty Love Metal Church - Date With Poverty Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss MR. Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind Motorhead - No Voices In The Sky Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin Aldo Nova - Blood On The Bricks Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (Live) Katmandu - The Way You Make Me Feel Megadeth -Hangar 18 White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy Kik Tracee - Don't Need Rules Rhino Bucket - One Night Stand AC/DC - Are You Ready No Sweat - Tears The Wall Down Mindfunk - Bighouse Burning Trixter - One In A Million Southgang - Tainted Angel

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  8. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 216 - Episode 216
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    #8 - Episode 216

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    May 25, 1991 - Riki Rachtman Host Mission Megadeth At the Cat House Part 2

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  9. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 217 - Episode 217
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    #9 - Episode 217

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    June 01, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Tyketto & Wrathchild America

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  10. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 229 - Episode 229
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    #10 - Episode 229

    S1:E229

    August 24, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Warrior Soul, & White Trash Skid Row - Slave To The Grind Motorhead - Angel City The Screaming Jets - C'mon Warrior Soul - The Wasteland Living Colour - Time's Up Kiss - God Gave Rock And Roll To You II Van Halen - Runaround Junkyard - All The Time In The World Friend At Large Segment #1 Megadeth - Go To Hell Laaz Rockett - Fire In The Hole Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells Kik Tracee - You're So Strange White Trash - Apple Pie Skid Row - Monkey Business L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye Contraband - Loud Guitar, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin' Friend At Large Segment #2 The Eric Gales Band - Sign Of The Storm Aldo Nova & Wayne Isham Segment Aldo Nova - Medicine Man Aldo Nova - Someday Metallica - Enter Sandman Chrissy Steele - Love You Till It Hurts Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole Mordred - Esse Quam Viden Anthrax Ft. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise XYZ - Face Down In The Gutter Friend At Large Segment #3 Aerosmith - Angel

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  11. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 233 - Episode 233
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    #11 - Episode 233

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    September 21, 1991- Hosted by Riki Rachtman With The Four Horsemen Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly Tesla - Edison's Medicine Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears Scorpions - Send Me An Angel Alice In Chains - Sea Of Sorrow The Four Horsemen - Nobody Said It Was Easy Motley Crue - Primal Scream Friend At Large Segment Armored Saint - Last Train Home Judas Priest - Touch Of Evil Megadeth - Go To Hell The Cult - Wild Hearted Son Ball Buster Segment L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye McQueen Street - My Religion Frantic Fringe Segment Pearl Jam - Alive Mind Funk - Sister Blue Friend At Large Segment # 2 Pantera - Psycho Holiday Anthrax - Indians D.R.I - Suit And Tie Guy Skid Row - Slave To The Grind Kix - Girl Money Donington Coverage by Ricky Warwick of The Almighty The Almighty - Free N' Easy Kik Tracee - You're So Strange Motorhead - Ramones Skull Krusher Segment Metallica - Enter Sandman Bulletboys - Talk To Your Daughter Friend At Large Segment # 3 Big House - Dollar In My Pocket (Pretty Things)

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  12. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 242 - Episode 242
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    #12 - Episode 242

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    November 23, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Ozzy & Jack Osbourne Rock Blocks Edition Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry Queensryche - I Don't Believe In Love (Live) Queensryche - Empire Metallica - The Unforgiven (Long Version) Metallica - One Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Skid Row - Wasted Time Warrior Soul - Hero Warrior Soul - We Cry Out Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home ('91 Remix) Motley Crue - DR. Feelgood Motley Crue - Wildside Motley Crue - Anarchy In The U.K. Slayer - Raining Blood Slayer - War Ensemble Infectious Grooves - Punk It Up Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed To Skate Ozzy Osbourne - Miracle Man

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  13. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 243 - Episode 243
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    #13 - Episode 243

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    November 30, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Prong, Soundgarden, Corrosion Of Conformity

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  14. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 245 - Episode 245
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    #14 - Episode 245

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    December 14, 1991 - Riki Rachtman Host Aerosmith Tribute Show Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady Def Leppard - Let It Go Aerosmith - Jamie's Got A Gun Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Taped Interviews With Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer & Concert Footage Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye Friend At Large #1 W/Richie Sambora Clip Aerosmith - Last Child (MTV Unplugged) Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Aerosmith - Rag Doll Taped Interview With Steven Tyler Aerosmith - Dream On (Live) Aerosmith - Let The Music Do The Talking Skid Row - Wasted Time Taped Interviews With Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer Aerosmith - What It Takes (The Recording Of) Extreme - Kid Ego Friend At Large #2 Taped Interviews With Tyler & Perry Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator Faster Pussycat - Bathroom Wall Ratt - Slip Of The Lip Aerosmith - The Other Side Aerosmith W/Run-DMC - Walk This Way The Hard Corps - Hard Corps Aerosmith - Big Ten Inch Record (MTV Unplugged) Cinderella - The More Things Change Friend At Large #3 Aerosmith - Angel

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  15. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 247 - Banging In the New Year With Slayer
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    #15 - Banging In the New Year With Slayer

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    Bang in the New Year with Slayer 1991/92 on Headbanger's Ball in Denver, Colorado. Motley Crue - Wild Side Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home Soundgarden - Outshined Fates Warning - Point Of View Asphalt Ballet - Soul Survive Warrior Soul - Hero Metal Church - In Harm's Way The Cult - Heart Of Soul Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Kix - Hot Wire Slayer - Raining Blood Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod 24-7 Spyz - Stuntman Atom Seed - Rebel Infectious Grooves - Therapy Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion Bulletboys - Talk To Your Daughter Slayer - War Ensemble Panic - Blackfeather Shake Death - Lack Of Comprehension Guns N' Roses - Live And Let Die Tesla - Call It What You Want War Babies - Hang Me Up Big House - All Nite Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You Metallica - The Unforgiven Britny Fox - Louder L.A. Guns - It's Over Now

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  16. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 254 - Episode 254
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    #16 - Episode 254

    S1:E254

    February 15, 1992 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Asphalt Ballet & War Babies At the Bordello Warrant - We Will Rock You Nirvana - Territorial Pissings (Live MTV Studios) Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Fates Warning - Point Of View Infectious Grooves - Therapy L.A. Guns - It's Over Now Def Leppard - Saturday Night (High N' Dry) War Babies - Hang Me Up Guns N' Roses - Live And Let Die White Lion - Tell Me Queensryche - Anybody Listing? Great White - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (MTV Unplugged) My Sister's Machine - I'm Sorry Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion Savatage - Jesus Saves Pearl Jam - Alive Asphalt Ballet - Soul Survive Scorpions - Hit Between The Eyes Exodus - Objection Overruled Sepultura - Desperate Cry Overkill - Horroscope Soundgarden - Outshined Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Bullet Lavolta - Swan Dive Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home The Almighty - Devil's Toy Coroner - I Want You/She's So Heavy Thunder - Love Walked In

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  17. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 299 - Episode 299
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    #17 - Episode 299

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    December 19, 1992 - Riki Rachtman Host Best of 1992 Metallica - Sad But True Pantera - Walk Helmet - Unsung Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing Ozzy Osbourne - Road To Nowhere Guns N' Roses - November Rain Motorhead - Hellraiser Faith No More - Midlife Crisis Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction Kiss - Unholy Slayer - Raining Blood Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears Riki With Dominick Corrosion Of Conformity - Vote With A Bullet Pearl Jam - Jeremy Danzig - Dirty Black Summer Body Count - There Goes The Neighborhood Riki With Lonn Friend Soundgarden - Rusty Cage Alice In Chains - Angry Chair Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod Ministry - Just One Fix Riki With Brian Johnson AC/DC - Highway To Hell Prong - Prove You Wrong

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  18. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 300 - Episode 300
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    #18 - Episode 300

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    December 26, 1992 - Riki Rachtman Host Holiday Special At the Scrap Bar In NY. With Sepultura & Helmet

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  19. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 307 - Episode 307
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    #19 - Episode 307

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    February 06, 1993 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman Taped Interview With Al Jourgensen of Ministry Guns N' Roses - Garden Of Eden Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears Danzig - How The Gods Kill Suicidal Tendencies - I'll Hate You Better Faith No More - Easy Judas Priest - Another Thing Comin' Riki With Dave Mustaine On The Phone Kiss - Lick It Up Collision - Chains Ministry - Just One Fix Skid Row - Psycho Therapy Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy Gruntruck - Tribe Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss Metallica - The Unforgiven Friend At Large #1 AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Live) Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Live At The Ritz) Friend At Large #2 L7 - Pretend We're Dead

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  20. Headbangers Ball Season 1 Episode 408 - Episode 408
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    #20 - Episode 408

    S1:E408

    January 15, 1995 - Best of The Headbangers Ball (Last Show) Intro Segment Guns N' Roses Interview Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Various Segments With Riki Over The Years Faith No More Interview Metallica - One Riki With Metallica Interview Riki & Mission Megadeth Show Megadeth - Peace Sells Riki With Queensryche In England Riki With Aerosmith At The Monsters Of Rock Riki Birthday Segments Various Alice In Chains, Nirvana & Soundgarden Segments Alice In Chains - Man In The Box Soundgarden Segments Pearl Jam Interviews Pearl Jam - Alive Nirvana Interview Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Riki On The Road Segments Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night Riki Interview Segments Riki On Stage With Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears Various Food Segments With Riki Stone Temple Pilots - Plush (Live) Various Segments With Riki Riki With Metallica & Soundgarden Soundgarden - Spoonman More Segments With Riki Riki Sings "Stone Cold Crazy" With Metallica Over End Credits

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Iron Maiden & Van Halen" is the best rated episode of "Headbangers Ball" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/18/1987. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 89".