Van Halen discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 3 |
Singles | 56 |
Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Dutch-born American brothers Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and Alex Van Halen (drums), plus singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony. The band's discography consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, and 56 singles.
The band signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1977, [1] and in the following year released the album Van Halen . Over the next few years, the band alternated album releases, one per year between 1979 and 1982, and touring to increasing commercial and critical acclaim, becoming one of the world's most successful and influential rock bands. In 1984, Van Halen released 1984 , which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and had the band's sole No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Jump". After the tour promoting that album, Roth left the band due to artistic and personal tensions with Eddie.
To replace Roth, Eddie picked Sammy Hagar, formerly of Montrose and at that time a very successful solo artist. Van Halen's first album with Hagar, 1986's 5150 , was the band's first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The three studio albums that succeeded, OU812 , For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance , also topped the charts. In 1996, Hagar left Van Halen amidst similar tension with the Van Halen brothers.
Roth rejoined briefly and recorded two songs with the band for the 1996 compilation Best Of – Volume I , but Van Halen eventually settled on Gary Cherone, frontman of the then defunct Boston-based band Extreme. Cherone's sole release with the band was Van Halen III , released in 1998 to mixed reviews and diminishing sales, being the only Van Halen studio album not to get a platinum RIAA certification. Van Halen's last release for Warner was the 2004 compilation Best of Both Worlds , which featured three new songs with Hagar. In 2011, the band left the label and signed with Interscope Records. [2]
In February 2012, Van Halen released its twelfth and final studio album, A Different Kind of Truth , featuring Roth on vocals and Eddie's son Wolfgang on bass guitar. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, [3] and became the band's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart with a sixth spot. [4]
As of 2007 [update] , Van Halen has sold 75 million albums worldwide [5] and have thirteen No. 1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. During the 1980s, they, along with the band Heart, had more Billboard Hot 100 hits, fifteen, than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the RIAA, Van Halen is the 19th best-selling music group/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the US, [6] and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums (Van Halen and 1984) sell more than ten million copies in the US. [7]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
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US [8] | CAN [9] | AUS [10] | SWI [11] | AUT [12] | NLD [13] | DEN [14] | SWE [15] | FIN [16] | NOR [17] | GER [18] | NZ [19] | UK [20] | |||
Van Halen |
| 19 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | |
Van Halen II |
| 6 | 15 | 68 | — | — | 11 | — | 22 | — | — | 24 | — | 23 | |
Women and Children First |
| 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | — | 23 | 19 | 48 | 15 | |
Fair Warning |
| 5 | 11 | 97 | — | — | 13 | — | 18 | — | 27 | 37 | — | 49 | |
Diver Down |
| 3 | 5 | 79 | — | — | 28 | — | 28 | — | 19 | 65 | 37 | 36 | |
1984 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | |
5150 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
OU812 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 22 | — | 9 | — | 5 | 12 | 35 | 16 | |
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 25 | 12 | |
Balance |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 17 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
Van Halen III |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 43 |
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A Different Kind of Truth |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
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US [8] | CAN [9] | AUS [10] | SWI [11] | AUT [12] | NLD [13] | DEN [14] | SWE [15] | FIN [16] | NOR [17] | GER [18] | NZ [19] | UK [20] | |||
Live: Right Here, Right Now |
| 5 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 8 | — | 21 | — | — | 30 | 25 | 24 | |
Tokyo Dome Live in Concert |
| 20 | 24 [29] | 67 | 59 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | 74 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
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US [8] | CAN [9] | AUS [10] | SWI [11] | AUT [12] | NLD [13] | DEN [14] | SWE [15] | FIN [16] | NOR [17] | GER [18] | NZ [19] | UK [20] | |||
Best Of – Volume I |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 45 | |
The Best of Both Worlds |
| 3 | 2 | 31 | 55 | 33 | — | 25 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 15 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | |||||||||||
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US [31] | US Main [32] | AUS [10] | CAN [33] | IRE [34] | NLD [35] | UK [36] | |||||||||
"You Really Got Me" | 1978 | 36 | — | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | Van Halen | ||||||
"Runnin' with the Devil" [1] | 84 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 52 | ||||||||
"Jamie's Cryin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"On Fire" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Dance the Night Away" | 1979 | 15 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | Van Halen II | ||||||
"Beautiful Girls" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Somebody Get Me a Doctor" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"And the Cradle Will Rock..." | 1980 | 55 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | Women and Children First | ||||||
"Mean Street" [B] | 1981 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Fair Warning | ||||||
"Push Comes to Shove" [airplay] | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"So This Is Love?" | 110 | 15 | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Unchained" [C] | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Hear About It Later" [D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"(Oh) Pretty Woman" | 1982 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 5 | — | 28 | 47 | Diver Down | ||||||
"Little Guitars" [airplay] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone!" [airplay] | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Dancing in the Street" b/w "The Full Bug" | 38 — | 3 42 | — — | 15 — | — — | — — | — — | ||||||||
"Secrets" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Jump" | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 1984 | ||||||
"I'll Wait" | 1984 | 13 | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | 85 | |||||||
"Panama" | 13 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 30 | — | 61 | ||||||||
"Hot for Teacher" | 56 | 24 | 89 | 83 | — | — | 87 | ||||||||
"Why Can't This Be Love" | 1986 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5150 | ||||||
"Dreams" | 22 | 6 | 51 | 85 | 25 | — | 62 | ||||||||
"Love Walks In" | 22 | 4 | — | 65 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Summer Nights" [promo] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Best of Both Worlds" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Black and Blue" | 1988 | 34 | 1 | — | 42 | — | — | — | OU812 | ||||||
"When It's Love" | 5 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 23 | — | 28 | ||||||||
"Mine All Mine" [airplay] | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Finish What Ya Started" | 13 | 2 | 123 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Cabo Wabo" [airplay] | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Feels So Good" | 1989 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 63 | |||||||
"Poundcake" | 1991 | — | 1 | 55 | 55 | — | — | 74 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge | ||||||
"Runaround" | — | 1 | 169 | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Top of the World" | 27 | 1 | 162 | 23 | — | — | 63 | ||||||||
"Right Now" | 1992 | 55 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"The Dream Is Over" [airplay] | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Man on a Mission" [airplay] | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Jump" (live) | 1993 | — | — | 93 | — | 13 | 12 | 26 | Live: Right Here, Right Now | ||||||
"Won't Get Fooled Again" (live) | — | 1 | — | 64 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Dreams" (live) | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" | 1995 | — | 1 | 107 | 36 | — | 31 | 27 | Balance | ||||||
"The Seventh Seal" [airplay] | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Can't Stop Lovin' You" | 30 | 2 | 105 | 3 | — | — | 33 | ||||||||
"Amsterdam" | — | 9 | — | 46 | — | — | 77 | ||||||||
"Not Enough" | 97 | 27 | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Humans Being" | 1996 | — | 1 | — | 47 | — | — | — | Twister | ||||||
"Me Wise Magic" | — | 1 | 126 | 14 | — | — | — | Best Of: Volume I | |||||||
"Can't Get This Stuff No More" | 1997 | — | 12 | — | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Without You" | 1998 | — | 1 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | Van Halen III | ||||||
"One I Want" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Fire in the Hole" | — | 6 | 206 | 65 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"It's About Time" [promo] | 2004 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | The Best Of Both Worlds | ||||||
"Up for Breakfast" [promo] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Tattoo" | 2012 | 67 | 13 | — | 62 | — | — | — | A Different Kind Of Truth | ||||||
"She's the Woman" | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Notes
Title | Year | Certification | Vocalist |
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Live Without a Net | 1986 |
| Sammy Hagar |
Live: Right Here, Right Now | 1993 |
| Sammy Hagar |
Video Hits Volume I | 1996 | David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Gary Cherone |
Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and for the virtuosity of its guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on February 10, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records. Widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock music, the album was a major commercial success, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard 200. It has sold more than 10 million copies in the United States, receiving a Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and making it one of the best-selling albums in the country.
Van Halen II is the second studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released by Warner Bros Records on March 23, 1979, it peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 and yielded the hit singles "Dance the Night Away" and "Beautiful Girls". As of 2004, it has sold almost six million copies in the United States. Critical reaction to the album has been positive as well, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide praising the "feel-good, party atmosphere" of the songs.
Extreme are an American rock band formed in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They have released six studio albums, two EPs and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide.
David Lee Roth is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen for three stints; from 1974 to 1985, during 1996, and from 2006 to when they disbanded in 2020. He has also had a successful solo career, releasing numerous RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum albums. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the highest-grossing in the band's history, and one of the highest-grossing of that year. In 2012, Roth and Van Halen released the comeback album A Different Kind of Truth. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen.
5150 is the seventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released on March 24, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records and was the first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth. The album was named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, in turn named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, 1984, which had peaked at number 2 behind Michael Jackson's Thriller album, on which Eddie made a guest appearance.
Sam Roy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead vocalist of Van Halen in 1985, but left in 1996. He returned to the band from 2003 to 2005. In 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal.
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OU812 is the eighth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released in 1988 and is the band's second album to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. Van Halen began work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, one month before its release.
Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 17, 1998, by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Mike Post and Eddie Van Halen, it was the band's first studio album in three years after Balance (1995), the band's only studio album to feature Extreme lead vocalist Gary Cherone, and the last to feature bassist Michael Anthony, who only appears on three of the album's songs while the rest of the bass parts are played by Eddie Van Halen; his son Wolfgang replaced Anthony on subsequent tours and recordings. Eddie Van Halen's extensive involvement in the album's production, instrumentation and writing have led some, including Anthony, to consider Van Halen III more of a solo project than a collective band effort. Clocking in at over 65 minutes, Van Halen III is their longest album.
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released on June 17, 1991, on Warner Bros. Records and is the third to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and maintained the position for three consecutive weeks. The album marked a record in the band's history, seeing seven of its eleven tracks released as singles.
The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Van Halen, released on July 20, 2004, on Warner Bros. The compilation features material recorded with lead vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, but omits Gary Cherone's three-year tenure with the band. Prior to The Best of Both Worlds's release, Hagar reunited with Van Halen, and the band recorded three new tracks to include on the release.
Best Of – Volume I is the first greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on October 22, 1996.
"Jump" is a song by American rock band Van Halen. It was released in December 1983 as the lead single of their sixth studio album, 1984. It is Van Halen's most successful single, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song differs from earlier Van Halen songs in that it is driven by a keyboard riff, although the song does contain a guitar solo. David Lee Roth dedicated the song to martial artist Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, of whom he was a student. In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked "Jump" at number 177 on its updated list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
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"Why Can't This Be Love" is a song by the American rock band Van Halen for their seventh studio album, 5150 (1986). The song was released as the lead single from 5150 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the group's first single with lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, who replaced founding member David Lee Roth. It was released on both 7" and 12" single formats, the 12" single featuring an extended version of the song.
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