Balance by VAN HALEN Audio CD 16.43. Ships from and sold by Amazon AU. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by VAN HALEN Audio CD 17.59. Ships from and sold by ShopAbroad. This item: Studio Albums 1978-1984 by VAN HALEN Audio CD 35.10. Buy the selected items together.Commercial radio picked up ‘You Really Got Me’, a cover of the Kinks hit. Van Halen found an audience in Australia from their very first album, Van Halen, in 1978. California hard rock band Van Halen release their self-titled debut album.Van Halen’s highest charting records on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Other criteria are followed by examples.* Platinum = 1 million sold * Multi-Platinum = 2-9 million sold Over half of the criteria are followed by the top scoring bands/artists in that “category” left to right starting with #1. Never before has such a collection of public and private data been assembled and analyzed.Here are the 50 criteria ( in no particular order). Sales, concerts, airplay, views, influence, longevity, and relevance were among those considered. # total albums: David Bowie/Beatles/Stones # consecutive multi-platinum studio albums: Van Halen (10)/Metallica (9)/Zeppelin (8)/Pink Floyd-Ozzy (as solo artist) tie (7) # double diamond albums: Eagles/Zeppelin-AC/DC-Nirvana-Guns N’ Roses-Journey-Fleetwood Mac-tie # diamond albums: Zeppelin/Eagles-Beatles tie/Journey-Pink Floyd-Def Leppard-Van Halen-Springsteen-Elton tie # multi-platinum albums: Beatles/Elton/Zeppelin/Aerosmith/Pink Floyd # songs in Top 10 airplay today: Guns N’ Roses/Aerosmith-AC/DC-Queen tie # plays radio today: Aerosmith-AC/DC tie/Van Halen/Zeppelin-Pink Floyd tie/Def Leppard-Guns N’ Roses tie/Stones-Ozzy (as solo artist) tie # of songs on the radio career (album cuts added): Beatles/Stones/Elton/Zeppelin-Van Halen tie/Aerosmith/The Who/AC/DC-Eagles tie/Journey/Tom Petty/Ozzy (as solo artist)-Heart tie # of songs on the radio career (major): Beatles/Stones/Aerosmith/Van Halen-Tom Petty tie/The Who-Eagles tie/Zeppelin-Journey tie/Fleetwood Mac-Bob Seger tie Van Halen Album Sales Rankings Plus Views YouTube# bands who sound like them: Zeppelin/Hendrix/Beatles/Lynyrd Skynyrd/AC/DC # years between major songs: Aerosmith/Santana # of eras major new songs: Aerosmith (3 eras)/Santana (3 eras) # songs Top 25 streaming: Queen/Guns N’ Roses-Aerosmith-Eagles-Elton-Journey-Lynyrd Skynyrd tie # views one song: Guns N’ Roses/Queen/Nirvana/Bon Jovi/Scorpions # songs 100-million-plus views YouTube: Queen/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Bon Jovi-ACDC tie/Guns N’ Roses-Aerosmith-Metallica tie # Grammy Award wins: U2/Springsteen/Clapton/Foo Fighters/Santana/Metallica spinoff success: Black Sabbath/Beatles/Nirvana/Eagles/Fleetwood Mac cited as top influence: Beatles/Zeppelin/Black Sabbath/Aerosmith/AC/DC longevity all original members: Aerosmith/ZZ Top/Rush/U2 # iconic songs (highest level cultural familiarity): Queen (We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions/Bohemian Rhapsody)/Journey (Don’t Stop Believin’)-Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama)-Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit) tie # (multiple) members top ranked on instrument/voice: Zeppelin/Guns N’ Roses-Journey-Rush-Queen-Van Halen tie member recognizable on instrument: Van Halen/Hendrix # iconic members/name one member (ex. in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (yes or no) # of radio songs from one studio album (Beatles/Nirvana/Fleetwood Mac-AC/DC tie/Zeppelin/Def Leppard-AC/DC-Van Halen-The Cars-Boston tie) Arnold schwarzenegger voice changerDeep Purple “Smoke On the Water” guitar intro./Van Halen “Jump” keyboard intro./Aerosmith “Walk This Way” drum intro…) Beatles, KISS, Stones, Guns N’ Roses…) # iconic members/name multiple members (ex. Aerosmith “Come Together,” Van Halen “You Really Got Me”…) Beatles “Come Together,” Kinks “You Really Got Me”…) your songs covered by others: (ex. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zeppelin, Eagles, Pink Floyd, Hendrix…) Napster streaming, Aerosmith videos launched Alicia Silverstone movies…) U2/Bono relationship with Oprah & Apple, Metallica vs. A band may have headlined at major venues, then at only medium venues, then back to major venues as co-headliner) Beatles hairdos, Aerosmith-Run DMC collaboration, Nirvana change in music and fashion: 80’s metal out/grunge in,…) cultural-social impact (ex. Beatles, Elton, Aerosmith, Journey, Eagles, Van Halen…) Paul McCartney on Carpool Karaoke/SNL, Mick Jagger on SNL, Aerosmith on SNL/The Simpsons/American Idol judge, Ozzy on The Osbournes…) Guns N’ Roses rock first song over a billion YouTube views, Aerosmith first rap song 1975/first rock/rap collaboration 1986/first band to get their own Guitar Hero video game, Van Halen first band to be paid over a million dollars for one show (US Festival), Eagles first band to pass $100 per ticket…) Springsteen longest concert 4 hours…) Vocals sound terrible in concert) Whether you like it or not. Remember, there are 50 criteria used to rank the bands on “quantity” ( not “quality”) through six decades of rock.Get ready. Ozzy accused of biting a bat…)What you see next to each artist below represents a mere snippet of the rationale behind each ranking. HOF yes.Top 35 in # radio songs. Headlined highest attendance concert of all time (at the time) Watkins Glen 1973. HOF no.#1 Southern rock influence and early jam band influence. Spinoffs: Michael McDonald. HOF no.Debut album #1 on chart. Top 20 with 4 consecutive Multi-Platinum studio albums. All original members still active. #1 longevity same 3 members. HOF yes.#5 most viewed rock song YouTube. HOF yes.#1 in # total albums. Top 10 in # of major radio songs. Top 10 with 6 consecutive Multi-Platinum studio albums. Top 15 in # of rock song videos over 100 million views. HOF yes.#4 in # Grammy wins. Spinoffs: Toto, Michael McDonald. #4 most viewed rock song YouTube. (HOF for Black Sabbath, not solo.)Top 15 in # of Top 10 songs. Top 15 in # radio songs today (solo). Top 15 in # radio songs (solo). HOF yes.Top 5 with 7 consecutive Multi-Platinum studio albums (solo). 2 Eras of major new radio songs. HOF no.Top 15 in # radio songs. Top 10 with 5 consecutive Multi-Platinum studio albums. HOF yes.Tied #10 in # of #1 songs. Top 25 in # radio songs today. Guinness Book of World Records #1 in # of simultaneous album debuts on Billboard Top 200 (7). #3 biggest selling rock debut album. Wangan midnight romTop 25 in # of radio songs. HOF no.#6 most viewed rock song YouTube. Top 20 with 4 consecutive Multi-Platinum studio albums. HOF yes.Top 10 in # radio songs today. Spinoffs: Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr. Spinoffs: Ozzy Osbourne #1 spinoff, Ronnie James Dio. HOF yes.Top 20 # total albums. Top 25 streaming song YouTube. #1 in # Grammy nominations. #2 highest attendance non-festival rock concert. #1 longest rock concert of all time.
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