Van Halen / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American hard rock - band Van Halen . According to the sources, she has sold more than 98.7 million records in her career, over 57.8 million of them in his home country alone. Van Halen's most successful releases are the debut album Van Halen and the sixth studio album in 1984 , each with around 17 million units sold. For an overview of all published songs by Van Halen see List of songs by Van Halen .
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
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1978 | Van Halen |
DE- ![]() |
- | - |
UK34 ![]() (11 weeks)UK |
US19th ![]() (171 weeks)US |
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1979 | Van Halen II |
DE24 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK23 (7 weeks) UK |
US6th ![]() × 5
(47 weeks)US |
First published: March 23, 1979
Sales: + 8,000,000 |
1980 | Women and Children First |
DE19 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK15 (7 weeks) UK |
US6th ![]() × 3
(31 weeks)US |
First published: March 26, 1980
Sales: + 6,000,000 |
1981 | Fair warning |
DE37 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK49 (4 weeks) UK |
US5 ![]() × 2
(23 weeks)US |
First published: April 29, 1981
Sales: +3,000,000 |
1982 | Diver Down |
DE65 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK36 (5 weeks) UK |
US3 ![]() × 4
(65 weeks)US |
First published: April 14, 1982
Sales: + 5,000,000 |
1984 | 1984 |
DE11 ![]() (30 weeks)DE |
AT12 (6 weeks) AT |
CH7 (20 weeks) CH |
UK15th ![]() (25 weeks)UK |
US2 ![]() (80 weeks)US |
First published:
Jan 9, 1984 Sales: + 17,000,000 |
1986 | 5150 |
DE11 ![]() (27 weeks)DE |
AT13 (4 weeks) AT |
CH16 (8 weeks) CH |
UK16 ![]() (18 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() × 6
(65 weeks)US |
First published: March 24, 1986
Sales: + 11,000,000 |
1988 | OU812 |
DE12 (15 weeks) DE |
AT21 (4 weeks) AT |
CH9 (8 weeks) CH |
UK16 ![]() (12 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() × 4
(48 weeks)US |
First published: May 24, 1988
Sales: + 5,000,000 |
1991 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
DE6 (19 weeks) DE |
AT21 (11 weeks) AT |
CH11 (13 weeks) CH |
UK12 ![]() (5 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() × 3
(74 weeks)US |
First published: June 17, 1991
Sales: + 4,500,000; Grammy (hard rock) |
1995 | balance |
DE8 (17 weeks) DE |
AT18 (8 weeks) AT |
CH6 (19 weeks) CH |
UK8 (4 weeks) UK |
US1 ![]() × 3
(41 weeks)US |
First published:
Jan 24th, 1995 Sales: + 6,500,000 |
1998 | Van Halen III |
DE13 (5 weeks) DE |
AT23 (3 weeks) AT |
CH38 (3 weeks) CH |
UK43 (2 weeks) UK |
US4th ![]() (12 weeks)US |
First published: March 17, 1998
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
2012 | A Different Kind of Truth |
DE8 (6 weeks) DE |
AT17 (4 weeks) AT |
CH6 (6 weeks) CH |
UK6 (4 weeks) UK |
US2 (17 weeks) US |
First published: February 3, 2012
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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1993 | Live: Right Here, Right Now |
DE30 (12 weeks) DE |
AT30 (6 weeks) AT |
CH18 (10 weeks) CH |
UK24 (4 weeks) UK |
US5 ![]() × 2
(23 weeks)US |
First published: February 23, 1993
Sales: + 2,500,000 |
2015 | Live: Tokyo Dome in Concert |
DE64 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH59 (1 week) CH |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
US20 (3 weeks) US |
First published: March 31, 2015
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Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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1996 | Best of Volume 1 |
DE7th ![]() (28 weeks)DE |
AT16 (6 weeks) AT |
CH26 (6 weeks) CH |
UK45 ![]() (2 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() × 3
(53 weeks)US |
First published: October 22, 1996
Sales: + 8,000,000 |
|
2004 | The Best of Both Worlds |
DE28 (5 weeks) DE |
AT33 (3 weeks) AT |
CH55 (4 weeks) CH |
UK15th ![]() (10 weeks)UK |
US3 ![]() (16 weeks)US |
First published: July 20, 2004
Sales: +1,107,500 |
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Number one albums | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US5US | |||
Top 10 albums | DE4thDE | AT-AT | CH4thCH | UK2UK | US14thUS | |||
Albums in the charts | DE15thDE | AT10AT | CH11CH | UK16UK | US16US |
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||||
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1978 |
You Really Got Me Van Halen |
- | - | - | - |
US36 (11 weeks) US |
- |
First published: January 1978
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Runnin 'with the Devil Van Halen |
- | - | - |
UK52 (3 weeks) UK |
US84 (4 weeks) US |
- |
First published: April 1978
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1979 | Dance the Night Away Van Halen II |
- | - | - | - |
US15 (15 weeks) US |
- |
First published: April 1979
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Beautiful Girls Van Halen II |
- | - | - | - |
US84 (4 weeks) US |
- |
First published: August 1979
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1980 | And the Cradle Will Rock… Women and Children First |
- | - | - | - |
US55 (7 weeks) US |
- |
First published: May 1980
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1981 | Mean Street Fair Warning |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt12 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1981
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Push Comes to Shove Fair Warning |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt29 (6 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1981
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So This Is Love? Fair warning |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt15 (11 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1981
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Unchained Fair Warning |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt13 (11 weeks) skirt |
First published: July 1981
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1982 |
Oh, pretty woman diver down |
- | - | - | - |
US12 (16 weeks) US |
skirt1 (15 weeks) skirt |
First published: January 1982
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Dancing in the Street Diver Down |
- | - | - | - |
US38 (11 weeks) US |
skirt3 (15 weeks) skirt |
First published: April 1982
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Little Guitars Diver Down |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt33 (10 weeks) skirt |
First published: April 1982
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Secrets Diver Down |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt22 (7 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1982
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The Full Bug Diver Down |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt42 (3 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1982
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Where Have All the Good Times Gone Diver Down |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt17 (12 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1982
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1984 |
Jump 1984 |
DE4 (16 weeks) DE |
AT4 (8 weeks) AT |
CH4 (13 weeks) CH |
UK7th ![]() (13 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() (21 weeks)US |
skirt1 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: December 21, 1983
Sales: + 1,550,000 |
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Panama 1984 |
- | - | - |
UK61 (3 weeks) UK |
US13 (15 weeks) US |
skirt2 (31 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1984
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I'll wait 1984 |
- | - | - |
UK85 (2 weeks) UK |
US13 (14 weeks) US |
skirt2 (21 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1984
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Hot for Teacher 1984 |
- | - | - |
UK87 (2 weeks) UK |
US56 (7 weeks) US |
skirt24 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: October 1984
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1986 | Why Can't This Be Love 5150 |
DE8 (16 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8 (15 weeks) UK |
US3 (16 weeks) US |
skirt1 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: February 1986
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Dreams 5150 |
DE53 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK62 (4 weeks) UK |
US22 (15 weeks) US |
skirt6 (18 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1986
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Best of Both Worlds 5150 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt12 (14 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1986
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Love Walks In 5150 |
- | - | - | - |
US22 (14 weeks) US |
skirt4 (23 weeks) skirt |
First published: July 1986
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Summer Nights 5150 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt33 (9 weeks) skirt |
First published: December 1986
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1988 | Black and Blue OU812 |
- | - | - | - |
US34 (10 weeks) US |
skirt1 (10 weeks) skirt |
First published: April 1988
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Mine All Mine OU812 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt50 (3 weeks) skirt |
First published: May 1988
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When It's Love OU812 |
- | - | - |
UK28 (7 weeks) UK |
US5 (17 weeks) US |
skirt1 (16 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1988
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Finish What Ya Started OU812 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt31 (7 weeks) skirt |
First published: November 1988
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When It's Love OU812 |
- | - | - |
UK28 (7 weeks) UK |
US5 (17 weeks) US |
skirt1 (16 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1988
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1989 | Feels So Good OU812 |
- | - | - |
UK63 (2 weeks) UK |
US35 (14 weeks) US |
skirt6 (17 weeks) skirt |
First published: January 1989
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1991 | Poundcake For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
- |
skirt1 (11 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1991
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Runaround For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt1 (20 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 1991
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Top of the World For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - |
UK63 (1 week) UK |
US27 (19 weeks) US |
skirt1 (51 weeks) skirt |
First published: October 1991
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1992 | Man on a Mission For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt21 (8 weeks) skirt |
First published: February 1992
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The Dream Is Over For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt7 (17 weeks) skirt |
First published: March 1992
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Right Now For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
- | - | - | - |
US55 (13 weeks) US |
skirt2 (46 weeks) skirt |
First published: December 1992
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1993 | Jump (Live) Live: Right Here, Right Now |
- | - |
CH36 (1 week) CH |
UK26 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: February 1993
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Won't Get Fooled Again (Live) Live: Right Here, Right Now |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt1 (9 weeks) skirt |
First published: February 1993
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1994 | The Seventh Seal Balance |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt36 (5 weeks) skirt |
First published: 1994
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1995 | Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) Balance |
- | - | - |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
skirt1 (19 weeks) skirt |
First published: January 1995
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Can't Stop Lovin 'You Balance |
- | - | - |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
US30 (20 weeks) US |
skirt2 (23 weeks) skirt |
First published: March 1995
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Amsterdam balance |
- | - | - |
UK76 (1 week) UK |
- |
skirt9 (11 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 1995
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Not enough balance |
- | - | - | - |
US97 (3 weeks) US |
skirt27 (9 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 1995
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1996 | Humans Being Best of Volume 1 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt1 (19 weeks) skirt |
First published: 1996
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Me Wise Magic Best of Volume 1 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt1 (26 weeks) skirt |
First published: October 22, 1996
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1997 | Can't Get This Stuff No More Best of Volume 1 |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt12 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: 1997
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1998 | Without You Van Halen III |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt1 (12 weeks) skirt |
First published: February 19, 1998
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Fire in the Hole Van Halen III |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt6 (13 weeks) skirt |
First published: July 1998
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One I Want Van Halen III |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt27 (6 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 1998
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2004 | It's About Time The Best of Both Worlds |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt6 (11 weeks) skirt |
First published: 2004
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Up For Breakfast The Best of Both Worlds |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt33 (6 weeks) skirt |
First published: 2004
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2012 | Tattoo A Different Kind of Truth |
- | - | - | - |
US67 (1 week) US |
skirt13 (8 weeks) skirt |
First published: January 10, 2012
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She's the Woman A Different Kind of Truth |
- | - | - | - | - |
skirt23 (15 weeks) skirt |
First published: February 28, 2012
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Number one singles | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US1US | skirt13skirt | |||
Top 10 singles | DE2DE | AT1AT | CH1CH | UK2UK | US3US | skirt26thskirt | |||
Singles in the charts | DE3DE | AT1AT | CH2CH | UK13UK | US23US | skirt47skirt |
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Video albums
- 1986: Live Without a Net (Sales: + 200,000; US:
× 2Double platinum )
- 1993: Live: Right Here, Right Now (Sales: + 50,000; US:
gold)
- 1995: Live from the Molson Amphitheater in Toronto, Canada
- 1999: Video Hits - Volume I (Sales: + 50,000; US:
gold)
- 2010: Live in Tokyo
Awards for music sales
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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- | - | 20,000 | capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
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- | 85,000 | aria.com.au |
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- | - | 200,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
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- | 1,250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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- | - | 47,320 | ifpi.fi |
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- | - | 400,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
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- | 50,000 | fimi.it |
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- | 1,300,000 | riaj.or.jp JP2 |
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- | 2,490,000 | musiccanada.com |
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- | 30,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
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- | 200,000 | nvpi.nl |
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57,800,000 | riaa.com |
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- | - | 980,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all |
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