Artist
Van Halen
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Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band was recognized for revitalizing hard rock and for their energetic live performances and the guitar work of Eddie Van Halen. From 1974 to 1985, the lineup consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals, Alex Van Halen on drums, David Lee Roth on lead vocals, and Michael Anthony on bass. Their self-titled debut album, released in February 1978, reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 10 million copies in the United States by 1996, achieving Diamond certification. Subsequent albums included "Van Halen II" (1979), "Women and Children First" (1980), "Fair Warning" (1981), and "Diver Down" (1982), all of which were later certified multi-platinum. The album "1984" (1984) sold 10 million copies in the U.S. by 1999, producing four successful singles including "Jump," the band's only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1985, Roth left for a solo career and was replaced by Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, Van Halen released four number-one, multi-platinum albums: "5150" (1986), "OU812" (1988), "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" (1991), and "Balance" (1995), as well as the double-platinum live album "Live: Right Here, Right Now" (1993). Hagar departed in 1996, and Gary Cherone joined as lead vocalist for the commercially unsuccessful album "Van Halen III" (1998) before leaving in 1999. The band reunited with Hagar for a worldwide tour in 2004 and released "The Best of Both Worlds," a double-disc greatest hits collection. Roth returned in 2006, with Wolfgang Van Halen replacing Michael Anthony on bass. The band’s final studio album, "A Different Kind of Truth" (2012), featured Roth and Wolfgang and received critical and commercial success. Eddie Van Halen was diagnosed with cancer in 2001 and died on October 6, 2020. Wolfgang Van Halen confirmed the band had disbanded shortly after his father’s death. Van Halen has sold over 56 million albums in the U.S. and more than 80 million worldwide. The band is among the best-selling groups of all time, with two studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. and 13 number-one hits on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. VH1 ranked Van Halen seventh on its list of the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists." Studio albums Van Halen (1978) Van Halen II (1979) Women and Children First (1980) Fair Warning (1981) Diver Down (1982) 1984 (1984) 5150 (1986) OU812 (1988) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) Balance (1995) Van Halen III (1998) A Different Kind of Truth (2012) . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Popular
Eruption (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
It's About Time
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Up for Breakfast
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Learning to See
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Finish What Ya Started (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
You Really Got Me (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Dreams (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Hot for Teacher (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Poundcake (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Jump (2015 Remaster)
1984 (Remastered)
Panama (2015 Remaster)
1984 (Remastered)
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Best of Volume 1
You Really Got Me (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen (Remastered)
Hot for Teacher (2015 Remaster)
1984 (Remastered)
Why Can't This Be Love (2004 Remaster)
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
Can't Stop Lovin' You
Best of Volume 1
Runnin' with the Devil (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen (Remastered)
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen (Remastered)
Why Can't This Be Love
Best of Volume 1
Albums
Summer Nights (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster]
2026
Why Can't This Be Love (Extended Version) [2026 Remaster]
2026
Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) [2023 Remaster]
2025
Feelin' (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, 6/24/1995)
2025
The Seventh Seal (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, 6/24/1995)
2025
Poundcake (Live at the West End Marketplace, Dallas, TX, 12/4/1991)
2024
Top of the World (Live at the West End Marketplace, Dallas, TX, 12/4/1991)
2024
Crossing Over (2023 Remaster)
2023
It's About Time (2023 Remaster)
2023
The Collection II
2023
Tokyo 1978
2021
Jump (Armin van Buuren Remix)
2019
Hot for Teacher (Live at the Tokyo Dome June 21, 2013)
2015
The Collection
2015
Tokyo Dome in Concert
2015
A Different Kind of Truth
2012
Women and Children First (Remastered)
2009
The Best of Both Worlds
2007
The Very Best of Van Halen
2007
The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
2007
Van Halen III
1998
Best of Volume 1
1996
Balance
1995
Balance (2023 Remaster)
1995
Balance (Expanded Edition)
1995
Humans Being (2023 Remaster)
1993
Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now
1993
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1991
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (2023 Remaster)
1991
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (Expanded Edition)
1991
OU812
1988
OU812 (2023 Remaster)
1988
5150
1986
5150 (2023 Remaster)
1986
5150 (Expanded Edition)
1986
1984 (Remastered)
1984
Diver Down (Remastered)
1982
Fair Warning (Remastered)
1981
Van Halen II (Remastered)
1979
Van Halen (Remastered)
1978
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