Van Halen discography
Studio albums

Van Halen discography

Section Title: Studio albums
Table Section Text: None

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)

US	CAN	AUS	SWI	AUT	NLD	DEN	SWE	FIN	NOR	GER	NZ	UK

Van Halen	Released: February 10, 1978 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, 8-Track, CS, CD, Digital	19	18	17	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	22	34	US: Diamond CAN: 4× Platinum FRA: Gold UK: Gold GER: Gold FIN: Gold NLD: Platinum

Van Halen II	Released: March 23, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS, 8-Track, CD, Digital	6	15	68	—	—	11	—	22	—	—	24	—	23	US: 5× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: Gold NLD: Gold

Women and Children First	Released: March 26, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS, 8-Track, CD, Digital	6	12	128	—	—	3	—	19	—	23	19	48	15	US: 3× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: Gold NLD: Gold

Fair Warning	Released: April 29, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS, 8-Track, CD, Digital	5	11	97	—	—	13	—	18	—	27	37	—	49	US: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum

Diver Down	Released: April 14, 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS, 8-Track, CD, DVD-A, Digital	3	5	79	—	—	28	—	28	—	19	65	37	36	US: 4× Platinum CAN: Platinum

1984	Released: January 9, 1984 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS, 8-Track, CD, Digital	2	1	11	7	12	8	—	4	—	12	11	15	15	US: Diamond CAN: 5× Platinum UK: Gold FRA: Gold GER: Platinum

5150	Released: March 24, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP, Digital	1	2	5	16	13	30	—	2	—	5	11	13	16	US: 6× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum UK: Silver GER: Gold

OU812	Released: May 24, 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP, Digital	1	1	9	9	21	22	—	9	—	5	12	35	16	US: 4× Platinum UK: Silver

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge	Released: June 17, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP, Digital	1	4	5	11	21	24	—	17	—	—	6	25	12	US: 3× Platinum CAN: Platinum UK: Silver

Balance	Released: January 24, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP, Digital	1	2	9	6	18	5	—	5	—	17	8	16	8	US: 3× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum

Van Halen III	Released: March 17, 1998 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP, Digital	4	4	8	38	23	24	7	39	5	29	13	14	43	US: Gold

A Different Kind of Truth	Released: February 7, 2012 Label: Interscope Format: CD, Digital, LP	2	3	4	6	17	12	8	4	3	9	8	14	6	CAN: Gold

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Sentence(s)

OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance are studio albums of Van Halen.

final_sentence: OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance are studio albums of Van Halen.