Women And Children First
by Van Halen
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Van Halen bestography
Women And Children First is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by Van Halen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 382 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,331.
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Women And Children First track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Women And Children First rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 75 Music Albums of 1980 | 60/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 84 Music Albums of 1980 | 29/84 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1980 | 48/56 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 70 Music Albums of 1980 | 51/70 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1980 | 19/22 | 1 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1980 | 12/23 | 3 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 43 Music Albums of 1980 | 37/43 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 2 | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 53/94 | 9 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 66 Music Albums of 1980 | 27/66 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 142 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 476 | |||
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Women And Children First ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 09:03 |  MetalMan67 | 6,211 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 04:49 | stangetzaway | 2,318 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 17:56 | matterhornrider | 5,152 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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I'd say the front half is probably a bit stronger than the back half, but there is a bit more variety in Women and Children First than there is in the prior Van Halen albums. Fools is probably my favorite Van Halen deep cut of all time. I'd say the first four songs are the strongest.
Key Tracks: And the Cradle Will Rock, Everybody Wants Some, Fools, Romeo Delight.
My favourite Van Halen album. Such a great album.
Possibly my favorite VH album. It marks a change in the bands sound from their early party rock days to a more mature form of their music.
Van Halen's third album sees the band slightly branching out musically with hints of jazz and folk in their songs. Women and children first, is another rip roaring rock'n'roll record from a band who were untouchable at this time. And the cradle will rock, everybody wants some, and, take your whiskey home, are all great, while, could this be magic, goes for that jazz/rock sound. Another fine Van Halen album.
This is such a fun album to listen to haha. Almost like a guilty pleasure.
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