Van Halen United States

The best album credited to Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 371 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 4,903.

Van Halen is ranked number 205 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,419.

Van Halen official website: http://www.van-halen.com

Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Van Halen - Van Halen [New Vinyl LP]
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
VAN HALEN HYBRID SACD MOBILE FIDELITY SOUNDLAB MOFI SACD NUMBERED SEALED MINT
Condition: Brand New


eBay
eBay
1984 [LP] by Van Halen (Vinyl, Warner Bros. Records Record Label)
Condition: Used


  My favourite store:  

Upcoming concerts

Nov
30
Mon
00:00
Van Halen Tribute by Fan Halen
The Canyon Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita, United States. United States
Tickets from $19.50 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Mar
24
Sun
20:00
Jump America's Van Halen Experience
Stampede, Aurora, United States. United States
Tickets from $20.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Mar
29
Fri
21:00
Jump – A Tribute to Van Halen
Suquamish Clearwater Beach Rock Mus, Suquamish, United States. United States
Tickets from $15.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Van Halen on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Van Halen best albums

The following albums by Van Halen are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

Sort by
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,903
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,112
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
699
Rank in 1981:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
663
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
598
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
569
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
307
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
211
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
119
Rank in 1991:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
Rank Score:
116
Rank in 2012:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Overall artist rank:
Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2

This may not be a complete discography for Van Halen.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Van Halen bestography composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 2 0%
1980s 6 0%
1990s 5 0%
2000s 1 0%
2010s 2 0%
2020s 0 0%
Compilation? Albums %
No 14 88%
Yes 2 13%
Live? Albums %
No 14 88%
Yes 2 13%

Van Halen best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 87 (224 votes)Comments: 8
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen)
2.
Rating: 87 (187 votes)Comments: 5
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 1984)
3.
Rating: 87 (56 votes)Comments: 3
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
4.
Rating: 87 (225 votes)Comments: 6
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen)
5.
Rating: 86 (166 votes)Comments: 5
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 1984)
6.
Rating: 85 (205 votes)Comments: 4
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen)
7.
Rating: 85 (207 votes)Comments: 5
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen)
8.
Rating: 85 (153 votes)Comments: 4
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 1984)
9.
Rating: 84 (81 votes)Comments: 3
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen II)
10.
Rating: 84 (181 votes)Comments: 4
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Van Halen)
11.
Rating: 84 (73 votes)Comments: 2
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Fair Warning)
12.
Rating: 84 (29 votes)Comments: 1
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album A Different Kind Of Truth)
13.
Rating: 84 (69 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Fair Warning)
14.
Rating: 83 (67 votes)Comments: 3
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 5150)
15.
Rating: 83 (23 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album A Different Kind Of Truth)
16.
Rating: 82 (32 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
17.
Rating: 82 (72 votes)Comments: 3
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 5150)
18.
Rating: 82 (109 votes)Comments: 2
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album 1984)
19.
Rating: 82 (61 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album Women And Children First)
20.
Rating: 82 (21 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
 
(from the album A Different Kind Of Truth)
N.B. Tracks must have received at least 3 ratings to appear in the above list.

Van Halen ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 118 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this artist. | Show all 118 ratings for this artist.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberArtist ratingsAvg. artist rating
 
90/100
 Report rating
09/23/2023 10:09 Stevo796  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 98074/100
 
90/100
 Report rating
09/12/2023 09:45 MaxStorm98  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 54192/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
05/02/2023 02:33 JPin8497  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1194/100
 
85/100
 Report rating
03/06/2023 22:47 alexandermause  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4990/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
11/18/2022 13:27 Slothe  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 11185/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some artists can have several thousand ratings)

This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 20.3.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Van Halen comments

Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 23 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
85/100
From 03/10/2021 02:41
I don't like david lee roth, but eddy more than makes up for this. Their music is a bit cheesy, and I can't take myself seriously listening to them, but god damn, they might just have the greatest rock guitarist ever (besides hendrix)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
50/100
From 02/27/2020 00:56
Being the grandfathers of the LA hair metal scene doesn’t do the band justice. Sure, they begat the blondish bombastic frontman and the harmonic/semiharmonic-chiming guitar solos, but in their prime of 1978 to 1981, no band rocked harder than VH.

Had arguably the greatest guitarist in rock history whose innovations on the axe provided the blueprint for a thousand lesser players. Eddie’s rhythm guitar work is so vastly underrated that no one discusses in any forum. Rhythm section was stout with Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen and Eddie and Michael provided overlooked harmonies on many great songs.

Early studio work is almost a joke as they spent fewer than two weeks recording each of their first three albums. Women and Children First was recorded in 6 days and includes many humorous “errors” during production easily heard upon a closer listen.

Party atmosphere on first two studio albums gives way to a darker, richer sound on WandCF and especially Fair Warning and on older songs on 1984 (Drop Dead Legs and House of Pain).

Don’t bother with the commercial stylings of recordings with Sammy Hagar.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 02/25/2019 03:44
Probably one of the most influential bands in ruining mainstream rock and roll.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
65/100
From 01/05/2019 13:11
Some talented musicians often playing sophomoic/juvenile songs. All too often, more flash than substance. Fun on occasion, but hardly sustainable. Personally, I'll take Hagar over Roth any day. That supposed five octave range is only because of his screaming and theres a big gap between what he sings and what he screams, so theres a chunk of that range is missing.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 06/10/2018 10:34
The first Roth era is legitimately excellent stuff with consistent albums. Roth has a 5 1/2 octave range, so I don't get why people knock him for his vocal ability. Him and Eddie in their primes were the thunder. 1984, Women and Children First and their debut are great albums. All their songs then were messy and unfocused and sounded like they could collapse at any moment (but in a good way than only Van Halen could do).

Van Hagar had some good songs, but never any consistent good albums.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 04/12/2018 17:54
My favorite band at one point, VH will always have a place in my favorites, they had a great run with DLR with a string of classic albums on which they showed their ability to write great songs, reinvent themselves, and maintain consistently great musicianship. With DLR, they only had two bad albums (II, Diver Down)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 10/31/2016 20:55
Van Halen with DLRoth = 90
Van Hagar = 25
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
5/100
From 08/24/2016 03:33
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -7 votes (2 helpful | 9 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 01/26/2015 01:13
I am a huge fan of the original lineup. I believe their debut is one of the best albums of all time. Van Halen II, And Women and Children First have some great songs but I prefer the Fair Warning and Diver Down. With 1984 they blew up and broke up. They were very much of their time.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 05/04/2014 18:25
Van Halen is one of the most influential rock bands of their time. Of course that means without Van Halen there probably wouldn't have been that god awful hair metal scene throughout the 80's. However, I forgive them for that because I enjoy their work with Roth and a number of tracks from the Hagar era. Very talented band with a couple classic albums.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Van Halen

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this artist by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this artist.
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. R.E.M.
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
Back to Top