Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, U.S.A. in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. From 1974 to 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen, his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and bassist Michael Anthony. In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, the group released four U.S. number-one, multi-platinum albums over the course of 11 years. Roth returned in 2006, and Anthony was replaced on bass guitar by Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen. Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2001, and died of the disease on October 6, 2020. A month after his father's death, Wolfgang confirmed that Van Halen had disbanded. As of March 2019, Van Halen is 20th on the RIAA's list of best-selling artists in the United States; the band has sold 56 million albums in the U.S. and more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time.
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10 February 1978
'Van Halen' is the debut studio album by Van Halen. 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 Top LPs & Tape chart. 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.
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23 March 1979
'Van Halen II' is the second studio album by Van Halen. It peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. It had sold almost six million copies in the United States alone.
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26 March 1980
'Women And Children First' is the third studio album by Van Halen. It was the first Van Halen album not to feature any cover songs.
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29 April 1981
'Fair Warning' is the fourth studio album by Van Halen. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200, and sold more than two million copies in the United States, but was still the band's slowest-selling album of the David Lee Roth era. Despite the album's commercially disappointing sales, it was met with mostly positive reviews from critics.
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14 April 1982
'Diver Down' is the fifth studio album by Van Halen. It spent 65 weeks on the album chart in the United States and had, by 1998, sold four million copies in the United States. Despite its commercial success, selling faster than its predecessor Fair Warning (1981), it was more lukewarmly received by contemporary music critics.
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9 January 1984
'1984' is the sixth studio album by Van Halen. It was their last album to feature lead singer David Lee Roth, who left the band in 1985 following creative differences, until A Different Kind Of Truth (2012). 1984 and Van Halen's self-titled debut album are the band's best-selling albums, each having sold more than 10 million copies in the United States.
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24 March 1986
'5150' (pronounced 'fifty-one-fifty') is the seventh studio album by Van Halen. It 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 (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code). 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.
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24 May 1988
'OU812' (pronounced 'Oh You Ate One Too') is the eighth studio album by Van Halen. It 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. Like its predecessor 5150 (1986), it hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, the second of four consecutive nunber 1 studio albums for the band. The album eventually sold over 4 million copies.
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17 June 1991
'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' (often abbreviated as F.U.C.K.) is the ninth studio album by Van Halen. It was the third Van Halen album to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and maintained the position for three consecutive weeks.
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23 February 1993
'Live Right Here, Right Now' is the first live album by Van Halen. It was the only live album by Van Halen until the release of Tokyo Dome, Live In Concert in 2015 featuring David Lee Roth and the band's only live album featuring Sammy Hagar until the release of Live In Dallas 1991 in 2024.
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24 January 1995
'Balance' is the tenth studio album by Van Halen. The album is the last of the band's four studio releases to feature Sammy Hagar as the lead singer. It is also the final Van Halen album to feature bassist Michael Anthony in its entirety. It reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 in February 1995 and reached triple platinum status on May 12, 2004, by selling more than three million copies in the U.S.A. Featuring a more serious tone than other Van Halen albums, Balance features a full integration of Eddie Van Halen's guitar riffs and keyboard work and contains three instrumentals. The record received mixed reviews from many music critics.
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17 March 1998
'Van Halen III' is the eleventh studio album by Van Halen. 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 vocalist Gary Cherone, and the last to feature bassist and backing vocalist Michael Anthony, who played bass on three of the album's songs; the rest of the bass parts are played by Eddie Van Halen, whose son Wolfgang replaced Anthony on subsequent 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.
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3 August 1999
'Detroit Rock City' is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album features a mix of classic rock songs and covers of classic rock songs by contemporary artists. It also features a new song by KISS titled "Nothing Can Keep Me From You".
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3 February 2012
'A Different Kind Of Truth' is the twelfth and final studio album by Van Halen. It is Van Halen's only studio album on Interscope Records and its first full-length album of studio material with lead singer David Lee Roth since 1984. Likewise, it was Van Halen's first studio album since 1998's Van Halen III, as well as their only studio album recorded without bassist Michael Anthony, who had played bass on all of the band's previous albums; Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang replaced Anthony for the album, making this his only studio album with the band. It would also be Van Halen's final studio album before Eddie's passing and the group's subsequent disbandment in 2020.
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31 March 2015
'Tokyo Dome, Live In Concert' is the second live album by Van Halen. It is their first live album with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth and second live album overall after 1993's Live Right Here, Right Now. It is the final Van Halen album released during Eddie Van Halen's lifetime.
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