
Artist
Van Halen
Van Halen is a hard rock artist from Pasadena, California, USA formed in 1972. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hard Rock · Pasadena, California, USA · Best hard rock albums
- 39
- Releases
- 1978–2026
- Active years
- 1972
- Formed

Artist
Van Halen is a hard rock artist from Pasadena, California, USA formed in 1972. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hard Rock · Pasadena, California, USA · Best hard rock albums

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Best Of, Volume 1
1996 · 17 tracks

1984
1983

Van Halen
1978

The Very Best of Van Halen (UK Release)
2007

The Collection
2015

The Very Best of Van Halen
2007

Van Halen II
1979

Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now
1993

Diver Down
1982

Fair Warning
1981

Women and Children First
1980

The Best of Both Worlds
2004

OU812
1988

Van Halen III
1998

Tokyo Dome in Concert
2015

The Collection II
2023

5150 (2023 Remaster)
1986

Balance (2023 Remaster)
1995

OU812 (2023 Remaster)
1988

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (2023 Remaster)
1991

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1991

Balance
1995

5150
1986

A Different Kind of Truth
2012

Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
2015

Live: Right Here, Right Now
1993

Jump (Armin van Buuren Remix)
Single · 2019

Hot for Teacher (Live at the Tokyo Dome June 21, 2013)
Single · 2015

It's About Time (2023 Remaster)
Single · 2023
![Why Can't This Be Love (Extended Version) [2026 Remaster] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/9889/600.jpg)
Why Can't This Be Love (Extended Version) [2026 Remaster]
Single · 2026

Crossing Over (2023 Remaster)
Single · 2023
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Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) [2023 Remaster]
Single · 2025

Top of the World (Live at the West End Marketplace, Dallas, TX, 12/4/1991)
Single · 2024

Feelin' (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, 6/24/1995)
Single · 2025

Humans Being (2023 Remaster)
Single · 1993

Poundcake (Live at the West End Marketplace, Dallas, TX, 12/4/1991)
Single · 2024

The Seventh Seal (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, 6/24/1995)
Single · 2025
![Summer Nights (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/9890/600.jpg)
Summer Nights (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster]
Single · 2026

Jump
Single · 1983
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Van Halen ( van HAY-len) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. From 1974 until 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen; Eddie's brother, drummer Alex Van Halen; vocalist David Lee Roth; and bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon its release in 1978, the band's self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard pop music charts and would sell over 10 million copies in the U.S. By 1982, the band released four more albums (Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, and Diver Down), all of which have since been certified multi-platinum. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the day. The album 1984 was a commercial success with U.S. sales of 10 million copies and four successful singles. Its lead single, "Jump", was the band's only U.S. number one single. In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead voc…