Top 12 Greatest Music Albums by JuJu83

Owing a musical (and spiritual) debt more to 1950s Little Richard, 1930s vaudeville, and 1960s L.A.-based surf rock than British Blues (ironically, guitarist Eddie Van Halen cites two of his biggest influences as Cream-era Clapton and Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker,") Van Halen creates danceable, funky rock and roll with a Zen-like attitude that has more depth than almost any "meaningful" lyric.

Van Halen - the original David Lee Roth/Eddie Van Halen songwriting team (1978-1984; 2012-present) - created the most innovative, uniquely American rock and roll since Hendrix.

• Chart updated: 11/27/2012 09:11
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• Chart size: 12 albums.

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11. (12) 1

OU812 

 Van Halen

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"Van Hagar" repeats the formula that made "5150" (1986, US #1) a hit on "OU812," (1988, #1,) but also experiments, resulting in both some of the best and worst music VH Mach II ever made.

This time, the ballads are middle-of-the-road pop - "power ballads." The hit power ballads "When Its Love," and "Feels So Good" essentially, destroyed any credibility Van Halen had left with arbiters of what's culturally "cool." That said, the name Van Halen carried cultural cache. [First added to this chart: 11/21/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1988:

86

Rank in 1980s:

914

Overall Rank:

6,208

Average Rating:

 68 (137 votes)

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12. (11) 1

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 

 Van Halen

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"F.U.C.K." (1991) was marketed as a back-to-basics album (i.e. back to exuberant rock of the David Lee Roth-era,) and - although it sounds more labored than anything released by Van Halen during the Roth-era, it's not without merit.

The piano-based hit "Right Now," with its political, text-heavy video, carried Van Halen into major 1990s success (along with only U2 and Aerosmith surviving the fall-out from Seattle.)

The soaring rock/pop of "Top of the World," and the tasteful arena rock of "Runaround" and "Poundcake" showcase the rock and roll strengths of "Van Hagar," which - although quite unlike the strengths of early Van Halen - are every bit as rafter-rattling as the arena rock's greatest songs. [First added to this chart: 11/21/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

118

Rank in 1991:

140

Rank in 1990s:

1,675

Overall Rank:

9,952

Average Rating:

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Top 12 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	2	17%
1980s	8	67%
1990s	1	8%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	1	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Van Halen	10	83%
David Lee Roth	2	17%

Country	Albums	%
	12	100%

Top 12 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 12th to 11th OU812 by Van Halen
Up 1 from 5th to 4th Eat 'Em And Smile by David Lee Roth

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 4th to 5th 1984 by Van Halen
Down 1 from 11th to 12th For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen

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From hoyquarlow 04/16/2018 15:07

Hello, David Lee Roth

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From paladisiac 11/02/2012 18:12

I think this is the first chart i've seen comprised of albums of one artist. I'm not sure how VH could be america's most influential since their first album wasn't out until 1978 -- they surely were heavily influential in the hair metal scene of the 80s.

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