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Van Halen
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Van
Halen is an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in
1972. From 1974 until 1985, the band comprised guitarist Eddie Van
Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth, drummer Alex Van Halen,
and bassist Michael Anthony.
The band went on to become major stars, and by the early 1980s they were one of the most successful rock acts of the time. 1984 was their most successful album. The lead single, "Jump", became an international hit and their only single to reach number one on the
Billboard Hot 100. The following singles, "Panama" and
"I'll Wait", both hit number 13 on the U.S. charts. The
album went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S. alone. In
1985, the band replaced lead singer David Lee Roth with ex-Montrose
lead vocalist Sammy Hagar.
With Hagar, the group would release four
U.S. number-one albums over the course of 11 years. Hagar left the
band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band's first greatest
hits collection, Best Of – Volume I. Former Extreme frontman Gary
Cherone was quickly
recruited as lead singer to replace Hagar, and
Van Halen III was released in 1998. Cherone left the band in
frustration in 1999 after the tour due to the poor commercial
performance of the album.
Van Halen went on hiatus until 2003 when they reunited with Hagar for a worldwide tour. The reunited band released a second greatest hits collection the following year, The Best of Both Worlds. Like Volume I before it, The Best of Both Worlds included material from both
the
Roth and Hagar eras but omitted any Cherone era tracks. The album
featured three brand new tracks recorded by the reunited band, two of
which were released as singles. Hagar again left Van Halen in
2005, and in 2006 Roth returned as lead vocalist for their
highest-grossing tour, and one of the highest-grossing tours of that
year. Anthony was not invited to participate in the tour and was
essentially fired from the band, replaced by Wolfgang Van Halen,
Eddie's son. In 2012, the band released the commercially and
critically successful, A Different Kind of Truth, with Roth as lead
vocalist. According to the RIAA, Van Halen is the
19th-best-selling band/artist in United States history, selling 56
million albums in the U.S. They were also revealed at number 4 on the
Billboard's top
moneymakers list in 2013. Van Halen is one of
only five rock bands that have had two studio albums sell more than
10 million copies in the U.S. Additionally, Van Halen charted
the most number-one hits in the history of Billboard 's
Mainstream Rock chart and they are one of the world's best-selling
bands of all time, having sold more than 80 million records.
Van
Halen achieved worldwide fame for their many popular songs and
larger-than-life stage performances; they also became known for the
drama surrounding the departures of former members. Controversy
surrounded the band following the exits of Roth, Hagar, and
Anthony;
this controversy often included numerous conflicting press statements
between the former members and the band. In 2007, Van Halen
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. VH1 ranked them 7th
on their list of the top 100 hard rock artists of all time.
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