List of pop musicians who died of drug overdose

This is a list of musicians who died of drug overdose along with the date, age at time of death, location, and name of drug.

1960s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Drug
Beverly Kenney	28	April 13, 1960	Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA	Suicide by alcohol and seconal
Marilyn Monroe	36	August 5, 1962	Los Angeles, Ca. USA	Medicine overdose
Dinah Washington	39	December 14, 1963	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Secobarbital and amobarbital[1]
Rudy Lewis The Drifters	27	May 20, 1964	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[2]
Brian Epstein Manager for The Beatles	32	August 27, 1967	London, England	Carbitral and alcohol
Frankie Lymon The Teenagers	25	February 27, 1968	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[3]
Dickie Pride	27	March 26, 1969	London, England	Sleeping pills [4]

1970s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Drug
Alan Wilson Canned Heat	27	September 3, 1970	Topanga Canyon, California, USA	Barbiturate[5]
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience	27	September 18, 1970	London, England	Barbiturate[6]
Janis Joplin	27	October 4, 1970	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[7]
Jim Morrison The Doors	27	July 3, 1971	Paris, France	Suspected heroin[8]
Brian Cole The Association	29	August 2, 1972	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[9]
Rory Storm	34	28 September 1972	Liverpool, England	Sleeping pills and alcohol[10]
Billy Murcia New York Dolls	21	November 6, 1972	London, England	Methaqualone[11]
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse	29	November 18, 1972	Los Angeles, California, USA	Valium and alcohol[12]
Gram Parsons The Byrds	26	September 19, 1973	Joshua Tree, California, USA	Morphine and alcohol[13]
Zeke Zettner The Stooges	25	November 10, 1973		Heroin[14]
Robbie McIntosh Average White Band	24	September 23, 1974	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[15]
Nick Drake	26	November 25, 1974	Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England	Amitriptyline[16]
Tim Buckley	28	June 29, 1975	Santa Monica, California, USA	Heroin, morphine, and alcohol[17]
Gary Thain Uriah Heep	27	December 8, 1975	Norwood Green, England	Heroin[18]
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple	25	December 4, 1976	Miami, Florida, USA	Heroin, cocaine and alcohol[19]
Gregory Herbert Blood, Sweat & Tears	28	January 31, 1978	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heroin[20]
Keith Moon The Who	32	September 7, 1978	London, England	Clomethiazole[21]
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols	21	February 2, 1979	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[22]
Roy Montrell	51	March 16, 1979	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Unknown[23]
Lowell George Little Feat	34	June 29, 1979	Arlington, Virginia, USA	Heroin[24]
Jimmy McCulloch Wings	26	September 27, 1979	London, England	Morphine and alcohol[25]
Judee Sill	35	November 23, 1979	Los Angeles, California, USA	Codeine and cocaine[26]

1980s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Drug
Bon Scott AC/DC	33	February 19, 1980	East Dulwich, London, England	Alcohol, Heroin[27]
John Bonham Led Zeppelin	32	September 25, 1980	Clewer, Berkshire, England	Alcohol[28]
Darby Crash Germs	22	December 7, 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[29]
Tim Hardin	39	December 29, 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[30]
Mike Bloomfield	37	February 15, 1981	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin[31]
Bob Hite Canned Heat	38	April 5, 1981	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin and cocaine
Elis Regina	36	January 19, 1982	São Paulo, Brazil	Cocaine
John Belushi The Blues Brothers	33	March 5, 1982	Los Angeles, California, USA	Unknown[32]
Lester Bangs	33	April 30, 1982	New York City, New York, USA	Darvon, valium and nyquil[33]
James Honeyman-Scott Pretenders	25	16 June 1982	London, England	Cocaine[34]
Pete Farndon Pretenders	30	April 14, 1983	London, England	Heroin[35]
Paul Gardiner Tubeway Army	25	4 February 1984	Northolt, Middlesex, England	Heroin[36]
Esther Phillips	48	August 7, 1984	Carson, California, USA	Unknown[37]
Gary Holton Heavy Metal Kids	33	25 October 1985	London, England	Morphine and alcohol[38]
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy	36	4 January 1986	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England	Heroin[39]
Hollywood Fats Canned Heat, The Blasters	32	December 8, 1986	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[40]
Dalida	54	May 3, 1987	Paris, France	Suicide by sleeping pills
Paul Butterfield	44	4 May 1987	North Hollywood, California, USA	Heroin[41]
Todd Crew Jetboy	22	July 18, 1987	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Happy Akhand Miles	27	28 December 1987	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Mandrax
Jesse Ed Davis	43	22 June 1988	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin.[42]
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers	26	June 25, 1988	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[43]
Vincent Crane The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Dexys Midnight Runners	45	February 14, 1989	Westminster, London, England	Anadin[44]
Keith Whitley	34	May 9, 1989	Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA	Alcohol

1990s deaths

Name	Age	Dates	Location	Drug
Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone	24	March 19, 1990	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin[45]
Brent Mydland Grateful Dead	37	July 26, 1990	Lafayette, California, USA	Speedball[46]
Steve Clark Def Leppard	30	January 8, 1991	London, England	Codeine, alcohol, valium and morphine[47]
Johnny Thunders New York Dolls	38	April 23, 1991	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Cocaine and methadone[48]
David Ruffin The Temptations	50	June 1, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Cocaine[49]
Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto	31	May 31, 1992	Baracaldo, Spain	Heroin
GG Allin	36	June 28, 1993	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[50]
Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth	29	July 3, 1993		Heroin[51]
Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones The Wonder Stuff	29	July 31, 1993	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[52]
Kristen Pfaff Hole	27	June 16, 1994	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin[53]
Dwayne Goettel Skinny Puppy	31	August 23, 1995	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Heroin[54]
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon	28	October 21, 1995	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Cocaine[55]
Bradley Nowell Sublime	28	May 25, 1996	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin[56]
John Kahn Jerry Garcia Band	48	May 30, 1996	Mill Valley, California, USA	Heroin.[57]
Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins	34	July 12, 1996	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[58]
Ronnie Scott	69	December 23, 1996	Aldgate, England	Barbiturates
Billy Mackenzie Associates	39	22 January 1997	Angus, Scotland	Paracetamol[59]
West Arkeen The Outpatience	36	May 30, 1997	Los Angeles, California, USA	Opiate[60]
Nick Traina Link 80	19	September 20, 1997	Pleasant Hill, California, USA	Heroin[61]
Rob Pilatus Milli Vanilli	32	April 3, 1998	Friedrichsdorf, Germany	Alcohol and prescription pills
John Baker Saunders Mad Season	44	January 15, 1999	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin[62]
David McComb The Triffids	37	2 February 1999	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Heroin[63]
Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler	31	August 20, 1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Speedball[64]
Erik Brødreskift Borknagar	29	October 4, 1999	Bergen, Norway	Pills[65]
Wes Berggren Tripping Daisy	28	October 27, 1999	Dallas, Texas, USA	Cocaine, propoxyphene, and benzodiazepines[66]

2000s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Drug
Allen Woody The Allman Brothers Band	44	August 26, 2000	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[67]
Joachim Nielsen	36	October 17, 2000	Oslo, Norway	Heroin[68]
Carl Crack Atari Teenage Riot	30	6 September 2001	Berlin, Germany	Pills and alcohol[69]
Stuart Adamson Big Country	43	December 16, 2001	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Suicide induced by alcohol[70][71]
Zac Foley EMF	31	January 3, 2002	Camden, New Jersey, USA	Unknown[72]
Layne Staley Alice in Chains	34	April 5, 2002	Seattle, Washington, USA	Speedball[73]
Dee Dee Ramone Ramones	50	June 5, 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[74]
Robbin Crosby Ratt	42	June 6, 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[75]
John Entwistle The Who	57	June 27, 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Cocaine[76]
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	47	February 23, 2003	Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Heroin[77]
Jeremy Michael Ward De Facto	27	May 25, 2003	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin[78]
Tim Hemensley GOD	31	July 21, 2003		Heroin[79]
Bobby Hatfield The Righteous Brothers	63	November 3, 2003	Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA	Cocaine[80]
Dave Schulthise The Dead Milkmen	47	March 10, 2004	North Salem, New York, USA	Pills[81]
Robert Quine	61	May 31, 2004	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin[82]
Rick James	56	August 6, 2004	Los Angeles, California, USA	Assorted[83]
Ol' Dirty Bastard Wu-Tang Clan	35	November 13, 2004	New York City, New York, USA	Cocaine and tramadol
Bryan Ottoson American Head Charge	27	April 19, 2005	North Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Prescription drugs
Gerald Levert LeVert, LSG	40	November 10, 2006	Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot	52	November 19, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Cocaine[84]
Ike Turner	76	December 12, 2007	San Marcos, California, USA	Cocaine[85]
Pimp C	33	December 4, 2007	West Hollywood, California, USA	Codeine and promethazine[86]
Sean Costello	28	April 15, 2008	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Unknown[87]
Gidget Gein Marilyn Manson	39	October 9, 2008	Burbank, California, USA	Heroin[88]
Jay Bennett Wilco	45	May 24, 2009	Urbana, Illinois, USA	Fentanyl[89]
Michael Jackson	50	June 25, 2009	Los Angeles, California, USA	Propofol and benzodiazepine[90]
Vic Chesnutt	45	December 25, 2009	Athens, Georgia, USA	Muscle relaxant[91]
The Rev Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth, Suburban Legends	28	December 28, 2009	Huntington Beach, California, USA	Unknown[92]

2010s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Drug
Jay Reatard	29	January 13, 2010	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Cocaine, alcohol[93]
Paul Gray Slipknot	38	May 24, 2010	Urbandale, Iowa, USA	Morphine and fentanyl[94]
Stuart Cable Stereophonics	40	June 7, 2010	Llwydcoed, Wales	Alcohol
Gary Moore Thin Lizzy	58	February 6, 2011	Estepona, Spain	Alcohol[95]
Mike Starr Alice in Chains	44	March 8, 2011	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Methadone and anxiolytic[96]
Amy Winehouse	27	July 23, 2011	London, England	Alcohol[97]
Jani Lane Warrant	47	August 11, 2011	Woodland Hills, California, USA	Alcohol[98]
Jonas "B" Bergqvist Lifelover	25	September 9, 2011	Stockholm, Sweden	Prescription drugs
Mikey Welsh Weezer	40	October 8, 2011	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Heroin[99]
Whitney Houston	48	February 11, 2012	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Cocaine[100]
Tony Sly No Use for a Name	41	July 31, 2012		Unknown[101]
Jason Molina	39	March 16, 2013	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Alcohol[102]
Chris Kelly Kris Kross	34	May 1, 2013	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Cocaine and heroin[103]
Cory Monteith From musical TV show Glee	31	July 13, 2013	Vancouver, Canada	Alcohol and heroin
Dave Brockie Gwar	50	March 23, 2014	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Heroin[104]
Jimi Jamison Survivor	63	September 1, 2014	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Methamphetamine[105]
Tyson Stevens Scary Kids Scaring Kids	29	October 20, 2014	Tucson, Arizona, USA	Suspected heroin
Wayne Static Static-X	48	November 1, 2014	Landers, California, USA	Oxycodone, dilaudid, alcohol[106]
Scott Weiland Stone Temple Pilots	48	December 3, 2015	Bloomington, Minnesota, USA	Cocaine[107]
Prince	57	April 21, 2016	Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA	Fentanyl[108]
Matt Roberts 3 Doors Down	38	August 20, 2016	West Bend, Wisconsin, USA	Prescription drugs
Chris Cornell	52	May 18, 2017	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Suicide while high on lorazepam, butalbital and pseudoephedrine
Tom Petty	66	October 2, 2017	Santa Monica, California, USA	Fentanyl and oxycodone[109]
Lil Peep	21	November 15, 2017	Tucson, Arizona, USA	Fentanyl and alprazolam[110]
Dolores O'Riordan The Cranberries	46	15 January 2018	Mayfair, London, UK	Alcohol
Kyle Pavone We Came as Romans	28	August 25, 2018	Royal Oak, Michigan, USA	Unspecified
Mac Miller	26	September 7, 2018	Los Angeles, California, USA	Fentanyl and cocaine
Juice Wrld	21	December 8, 2019	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Codeine and oxycodone

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[1] Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. pp. 1052–. ISBN 978-0-415-92699-7.

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