Van Halen Discography - wikipedia Van Halen Discography Van Halen discography Van Halen performing at the Bell Centre, Montreal on 10 November 2007. From left to right : David Lee Roth, Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen Studio albums 12 Live albums Compilation albums Video albums Singles 56 Van Halen is an American 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 twelve studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, and 56 singles. The band signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1977, 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 and became one of the world 's most successful and influential 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 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 much 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. In February 2012, Van Halen released its twelfth studio album and first for Interscope, A Different Kind of Truth, featuring Roth on the vocals and Eddie 's son Wolfgang Van Halen on bass guitar. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, and became the band 's highest charting album on the UK Albums Chart with a sixth spot. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold 75 million albums worldwide and have had thirteen No. 1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the RIAA, Van Halen is the nineteenth best - selling band / artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the US, 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. Contents 1 Albums 1.1 Studio albums 1.2 Live albums 1.3 Compilation albums 2 Singles 3 Videos 4 Soundtrack appearances 5 References 6 External links Albums Studio albums 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 -- -- -- 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 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 11 7 12 8 -- -- 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 5 16 13 30 -- -- 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 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 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 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 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 6 17 12 8 9 8 14 6 CAN : Gold `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US CAN AUS SWI AUT NLD DEN SWE FIN NOR GER NZ UK Live : Right Here, Right Now Released : February 23, 1993 Label : Warner Bros. Format : CD, CS, LP, DVD 5 15 7 18 30 8 -- 21 -- -- 30 25 24 US : 2 × Platinum CAN : Gold Tokyo Dome Live in Concert Release : March 31, 2015 Label : Warner Bros. Format : CD, Digital, LP 20 -- 67 59 -- 48 -- -- -- -- 64 -- 74 `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US CAN AUS SWI AUT NLD DEN SWE FIN NOR GER NZ UK Best Of -- Volume I Released : October 22, 1996 Label : Warner Bros. Format : CD, CS 11 26 16 12 5 19 36 7 45 US : 3 × Platinum CAN : 2 × Platinum AUS : Platinum FIN : Gold UK : Silver GER : Gold The Best of Both Worlds Released : July 20, 2004 Label : Warner Bros. Format : CD 31 55 33 -- 25 12 17 28 9 15 US : Platinum UK : Gold `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US US Main AUS CAN IRE NLD UK 1978 `` You Really Got Me '' 36 -- 12 49 -- -- -- Van Halen `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' 84 -- -- -- -- 8 52 `` Ai n't Talkin ' ' Bout Love '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Jamie 's Cryin ' '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` On Fire '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1979 `` Dance the Night Away '' 15 -- -- 28 -- -- -- Van Halen II `` Beautiful Girls '' 84 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Somebody Get Me a Doctor '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1980 `` And the Cradle Will Rock... '' 55 -- -- 81 -- -- -- Women And Children First 1981 `` So This Is Love ? '' 110 15 -- 20 -- -- -- Fair Warning `` Mean Street '' -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- `` Push Comes to Shove '' ( airplay ) -- 29 -- -- -- -- -- `` Unchained '' -- 13 -- -- -- -- -- `` Hear About It Later '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1982 `` ( Oh ) Pretty Woman '' 12 59 5 -- 33 47 Diver Down `` Dancing in the Street '' 38 -- 15 -- -- -- `` Secrets '' -- 22 -- -- -- -- -- `` Little Guitars '' ( airplay ) -- 33 -- -- -- -- -- `` The Full Bug '' ( airplay ) -- 42 -- -- -- -- -- `` Where Have All the Good Times Gone '' ( airplay ) -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- 1984 `` Jump '' 29 7 1984 US : Gold UK : Silver `` I 'll Wait '' 13 -- 21 -- -- 85 `` Panama '' 13 74 15 30 -- 61 `` Hot For Teacher '' 56 24 89 83 -- -- 87 1986 `` Why Ca n't This Be Love '' 8 13 8 16 8 5150 `` Dreams '' 22 6 51 85 25 -- 62 `` Love Walks In '' 22 -- 75 -- -- -- `` Best of Both Worlds '' -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- `` Summer Nights '' ( promo ) -- 33 -- -- -- -- -- `` Black and Blue '' 34 -- 42 -- -- -- OU812 `` When It 's Love '' 5 23 21 23 -- 28 `` Finish What Ya Started '' 13 -- -- -- -- -- `` Cabo Wabo '' ( airplay ) -- 31 -- -- -- -- -- `` Mine All Mine '' ( airplay ) -- 50 -- -- -- -- -- `` Feels So Good '' 35 6 -- -- -- -- 63 1991 `` Poundcake '' -- 55 55 -- -- 74 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge `` Runaround '' -- -- 50 -- -- -- `` Top of the World '' 27 -- 23 -- -- 63 `` The Dream Is Over '' ( airplay ) -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- `` Right Now '' 55 -- -- -- -- -- `` Man on a Mission '' ( airplay ) -- 21 -- -- -- -- -- 1993 `` Jump '' ( live ) -- -- 93 -- 13 17 26 Live : Right Here, Right Now `` Wo n't Get Fooled Again '' ( live ) -- -- 64 -- -- -- `` Dreams '' ( live ) 111 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1995 `` The Seventh Seal '' ( airplay ) -- 36 -- -- -- -- -- Balance `` Do n't Tell Me ( What Love Can Do ) '' -- -- 36 -- 34 27 `` Ca n't Stop Lovin ' You '' 30 -- -- -- 33 `` Not Enough '' 97 27 -- 6 -- -- -- `` Amsterdam '' -- 9 -- 46 -- -- 77 `` Humans Being '' -- -- 47 -- -- -- Best Of Volume I `` Me Wise Magic '' -- -- 14 -- -- -- 1997 `` Ca n't Get This Stuff No More '' -- 12 -- 38 -- -- -- 1998 `` Without You '' -- 56 55 -- -- -- Van Halen III `` One I Want '' -- 27 -- -- -- -- -- `` Fire in the Hole '' -- 6 -- 65 -- -- -- `` It 's About Time '' ( promo ) -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- The Best Of Both Worlds `` Up For Breakfast '' ( promo ) -- 33 -- -- -- -- -- 2012 `` Tattoo '' 67 13 -- 62 -- -- -- A Different Kind Of Truth `` She 's the Woman '' ( promo ) -- 23 -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Notes A ^ - released in Japan. B ^ - released in some EU territories. C ^ - released in EU and Japan. D ^ - released in NLD. 1 ^ - 1980 re-release. Videos Year Title RIAA certification Vocalist Live Without a Net 2x Multi-Platinum Sammy Hagar 1993 Live : Right Here, Right Now Gold Sammy Hagar Video Hits Volume I Gold David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Gary Cherone Soundtrack appearances Year Title Song ( s ) Album 1979 Over the Edge `` You Really Got Me '' Van Halen 1985 Better Off Dead `` Everybody Wants Some ! ! '' Women and Children First Spaceballs `` Good Enough '' 5150 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers : The Movie `` Dreams '' 5150 Twister `` Humans Being '' *, `` Respect the Wind '' * Twister -- Motion Picture Soundtrack 1997 Private Parts `` Jamie 's Cryin ' '' Van Halen 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 `` Fire in the Hole '' Van Halen III 1999 Varsity Blues `` Hot for Teacher '' 1984 1999 Detroit Rock City `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' Van Halen 2000 Little Nicky `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' Van Halen Humans Being and Respect The Wind were composed for the film Humans Being was later included on Best Of -- Volume I References Jump up ^ Obrecht, Jas. `` A Legend is Born Eddie Van Halen 's First Interview ''. Musician 's Friend. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 23. Jump up ^ Rolling Stone. `` Van Halen Announce Album Release, Tour Dates Music News ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 06. Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith ( 15 February 2012 ). `` Adele 's ' 21 ' Hits 20th Week at No. 1, Van Halen Debuts at No. 2 ''. Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2012. Jump up ^ Jones, Alan ( 13 February 2012 ). `` Official Chart Analysis : Lana Del Rey scores biggest - selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k ''. Music Week. Retrieved 22 February 2012. Jump up ^ Press Release Announcing 2004 Van Halen Concert Tour Jump up ^ `` 2005 statistics from the RIAA ''. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Jump up ^ Christie, Ian ( 2009 ) Everybody Wants Some : The Van Halen Saga. `` When Van Halen reached RIAA diamond certification in August 1996, marking over ten million copies sold, Van Halen became one of five rock bands with two albums selling over ten million, joining The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Def Leppard. '' ^ Jump up to : `` Van Halen -- Artist chart history ''. Billboard charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Van Halen Top Albums / CDs positions ''. RPM. Retrieved August 19, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Australian charts portal ''. Australian charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. Tokyo Dome Live in Concert : Ryan, Gavin ( April 11, 2015 ). `` ARIA Albums : Spirit Of The Anzacs Is No 1 ''. Noise11. Retrieved April 11, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in German ). Hit parade. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in German ). Austrian charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in Danish ). Danish charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in Swedish ). Swedish charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in Finnish ). Finnish charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Van Halen '' ( in Norwegian ). Norwegian charts. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Chartverfolgung Van Halen Longplay '' ( in German ). Musicline. Retrieved April 9, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Van Halen New Zealand Charting ''. ^ Jump up to : `` UK Top 40 Hit Database ''. Every hit. Retrieved March 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Gold & Platinum -- January 17, 2010 ''. RIAA. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` Gold Platinum Database : Van Halen ''. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Gold & Platinum -- January 17, 2010 ''. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` British Phonographic Industry statistics ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 6, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Van Halen ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Gold & Platinum -- January 17, 2010 ''. IFPI. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` NVPI certifications ''. The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of image - and sound - bearers. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 13. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 24. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 1997 Albums ''. ARIA. Retrieved July 7, 2012. Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/94066-Van-Halen?subtype=Singles-EPs&filter_anv=0&type=Releases&page=1 Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 2006 ). Australian Chart Book 1993 -- 2005. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 45889 - 2. Jump up ^ Canadian peaks Archived 2014 - 12 - 13 at the Wayback Machine. RPM -- Library and Archives Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart -- Search for song ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011. Jump up ^ https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/van-halen Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Van Halen External links Van Halen discography discography at Discogs Van Halen Eddie Van Halen Alex Van Halen David Lee Roth Wolfgang Van Halen Mark Stone Michael Anthony Sammy Hagar Gary Cherone Studio albums Van Halen Van Halen II Women and Children First Fair Warning Diver Down 1984 5150 OU812 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Balance Van Halen III A Different Kind of Truth Compilation albums Best Of -- Volume I The Best of Both Worlds Live albums Live : Right Here, Right Now Tokyo Dome Live in Concert Videography Live Without a Net Live : Right Here, Right Now Video Hits Volume I Concert tours Early days Van Halen 1978 World Tour Van Halen World Vacation Tour Van Halen World Invasion Tour Fair Warning Tour Hide Your Sheep Tour 1984 Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1984 5150 Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 OU812 Tour For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour Right Here Right Now Tour The Balance `` Ambulance '' Tour III Tour Van Halen Summer Tour 2004 Van Halen 2007 -- 2008 North American Tour A Different Kind of Truth Tour Van Halen 2015 North American Tour Related Articles Discography Twister soundtrack Guitar Hero : Van Halen 5150 Studios Frankenstrat Van Halen Rising People Donn Landee Ted Templeman Bands The David Lee Roth Band Montrose Extreme Planet Us Chickenfoot The Circle Book Van Halen singles Van Halen `` You Really Got Me '' `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' `` Ai n't Talkin ' ' bout Love '' Van Halen II `` Dance the Night Away '' `` Beautiful Girls '' Women and Children First `` And the Cradle Will Rock... '' Fair Warning `` So This Is Love ? '' `` Unchained '' Diver Down `` ( Oh ) Pretty Woman '' `` Dancing in the Street '' `` Where Have All the Good Times Gone ! '' 1984 `` Jump '' `` I 'll Wait '' `` Panama '' `` Hot for Teacher '' 5150 `` Why Ca n't This Be Love '' `` Dreams '' `` Love Walks In '' OU812 `` When It 's Love '' `` Black and Blue '' `` Finish What Ya Started '' For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge `` Poundcake '' `` Runaround '' `` Top of the World '' `` Right Now '' Live : Right Here, Right Now `` Jump '' ( live ) `` Dreams '' ( live ) `` Wo n't Get Fooled Again '' ( live ) Balance `` Do n't Tell Me ( What Love Can Do ) '' `` Ca n't Stop Lovin ' You '' `` Amsterdam '' Twister soundtrack `` Humans Being '' Best Of -- Volume I `` Me Wise Magic '' `` Ca n't Get This Stuff No More '' Van Halen III `` Without You '' `` Fire in the Hole '' A Different Kind of Truth `` Tattoo '' `` She 's the Woman '' Other `` It 's the Right Time '' ( feat. 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Question: how many number 1 hits did van halen have
Answer: thirteen