1984 (album)

1984
Van Halen's studio album
Publication (s)	January 9, 1984
Label (s)	Warner Music Group
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Hard rock
Title (number)	9
running time	33m08s
occupation	Singing : David Lee Roth Guitar , keyboard : Eddie Van Halen Bass : Michael Anthony Drums : Alex Van Halen
production	Ted Templeman
Studio (s)	5150 Studios , Hollywood , California
chronology Diver Down (1982) 1984 5150 (1986)

1984 is the sixth album by the American hard rock band Van Halen . The most famous single from the album is Jump .

Publication and Success

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard album charts. In first position at that time was the album Thriller , in which Eddie Van Halen had also contributed to Beat It . Although Eddie Van Halen was previously only known as a guitarist, he recorded the keyboard parts on the album , which particularly characterize the songs I'll Wait and the intro to 1984 .

The album is one of the two Van Halen albums that sold more than 10 million copies in the US alone. In 2009 it achieved platinum status in Germany. 1984 until A Different Kind of Truth from 2012 was the last album with singer David Lee Roth . He left the band the following year due to tension with Eddie Van Halen and started a solo career.

The single Jump was one of the biggest hits of the year. The song Panama was also released as a single and reached number 13 on the charts. The song was used in the 2005 video game Gran Turismo 4 .

Track list

All songs were written by Anthony, Roth, E. Van Halen and A. Van Halen.

1. 1984 - 1:07
2. Jump - 4:04
3. Panama - 3:32
4. Top Jimmy - 3:02
5. Drop Dead Legs - 4:15
6. Hot for Teacher - 4:44
7. I'll wait - 4:45
8. Girl Gone Bad - 4:35
9. House of Pain - 3:19

Chart placements

album

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	11 (30 weeks)	30th
Austria (Ö3)	12 (6 weeks)	6th
Switzerland (IFPI)	7th (20 weeks)	20th
United Kingdom (OCC)	15th (25 weeks)	25th
United States (Billboard)	2 (80 weeks)	80

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
1984	Jump 1984	DE4 (16 weeks) DE	AT4 (8 weeks) AT	CH4 (13 weeks) CH	UK7 (13 weeks) UK	US1 (21 weeks) US	skirt1 (13 weeks) skirt	First published: December 21, 1983 Sales: + 1,550,000
	Panama 1984	-	-	-	UK61 (3 weeks) UK	US13 (15 weeks) US	skirt2 (31 weeks) skirt	First published: June 1984
	I'll wait 1984	-	-	-	UK85 (2 weeks) UK	US13 (14 weeks) US	skirt2 (21 weeks) skirt	First published: June 1984
	Hot for Teacher 1984	-	-	-	UK87 (2 weeks) UK	US56 (7 weeks) US	skirt24 (13 weeks) skirt	First published: October 1984

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25.305
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,340,305

Main article: Van Halen / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5869374/van-halen-s-1984-at-30-classic-track-by-track-review
2. ↑ Van Halen "1984" in the IFPI database DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US