5150
by Van Halen
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Van Halen bestography
5150 is ranked 5th best out of 17 albums by Van Halen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 386 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,300.
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5150 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
5150 rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 7/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1986 | 38/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 86/94 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 2 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1986 | 7/62 | 5 |
| 2026 |  NickVolos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 49/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1986 | 66/92 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 145 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 553 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/03/2026 18:01 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2026 01:27 |  Brandon8 | 1,055 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 23:44 | Trooper44 | 156 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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5150 forum mentions
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Without David Lee Roth, Van Halen is a different band. Most of the 'original' VH's personality is predicated on David Lee Roth's sense of humor - tongue-in-cheek and sarcastic, like the kid throwing paper airplanes in the back of a 6th grade classroom. "Eat 'em And Smile," Roth's solo debut, is a masterful example of that personality.
With their clown prince gone and Sammy Hagar in, "5150" finds Van Halen settling into '80s adult-oriented rock respectability, e.g. like Foreigner, (whose Mick Jones produced "5150.")
On "5150," VH's no longer cutting-edge, but they're doing a new thing. Now they're the best of the '80s radio rock bands. "Dreams" or "I Want to Know What Love Is"? "Best of Both Worlds" or "Double Vision"? "5150" sounds dated, but what from '86 doesn't? "Get Up" and "The Inside" (two of the songs Roth would've owned,) are filler. Hagar's not a comedian.
In my opinion this was the last decent Van Halen album. The consensus in the music world being that Van Halen without DLR would be like Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, i.e, that it would be the end of the journey. Despite that fact Van Halen delivered a cracking album with a more radio friendly edge. If I had to think about the music for summer it would include 'Dreams', 'Why Can't This Be Love' and 'Best of Both Worlds' after this album, apart for the compilation 'Best of Both Worlds' Van Halen ceased to exist for me and I moved into David Lee Roth solo works which are also excellent in their own right.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/18/2010 23:04 | #14488 | TOP COMMENT
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The departure of Diamond Dave didn't harm the band too much as far as the singing goes. Sammy Hagar is a worthy replacement. The sound is starting to sound a bit old on this outing, though, and a couple of the hits at the time have not dated well. Still a very good little rocker.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/14/2020 09:06 | #248715 | TOP COMMENT
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I had the single "why can't this be love" and played it endlessly, loved it. I then had this on tape and hearing it again now after more than 30 years, it's mostly forgettable. Nothing much has stuck in the memory bar the odd thing. I mean it's alright but 1984 is much more memorable and listenable and just better. Mate I listened to 1984 a lot more. Dreams is cheesy too. Mind you memory says this is better than the next album that I got for Xmas 1988 instead of the Jungle Brothers album I asked for.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/16/2012 21:31 | #35350 | TOP COMMENT
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With Sammy Hagar taking lead, over half of "5150" rocks. The majority of the rest is fairly average pop/rock.
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