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Van Halen is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records with the most number
one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock List.; from 1978 to 1998 the band released 11 studio
albums (all of which broke the Top 20 spot of the Billboard 200 music charts). According to the
Recording Industry Association of America, Van Halen is #19 on the list of Top Selling
Artists of all time (having sold more than 56 million albums in the U.S.). Van Halen is
also one of five rock groups that have had two albums (not including Greatest Hits albums) sell
more than 10 million copies in the U.S. (the others being: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd
and Def Leppard). The two best-selling albums were their self-titled debut and 1984.
In addition to being recognized for their artistic contributions, commercial success and
popularity, the band is known for drama surrounding the lead singer spot. Although the core
instrumentalists and backing vocals have remained constant (Eddie Van Halen on guitar, Alex
Van Halen on drums and, until 2006, Michael Anthony on bass), the band has recorded studio
albums with three different lead vocalists: David Lee
Roth, Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone. Each vocalist has departed (at least once) under
cloudy circumstances. Following their 2004 concert tour, Van Halen was on hiatus until
September 2006, when on The Howard Stern Show, Edward Van Halen confirmed that his son
Wolfgang had joined as bass player and that they were recording new material.
Some of Van Halen's biggest hits include "You Really Got Me" (1978), "(Oh) Pretty
Woman" (1982), "Jump" (1984), "Why Can't This Be Love" (1986), "When It's Love" (1988), "Top
of The World" (1991) and "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (1995). Van Halen is ranked #7 on
VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Eddie Van Halen is also ranked #70 on Rolling
Stone Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. The solo in the track "Eruption" was
also voted #2 on Guitar World magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
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In 1974, the Van Halen brothers, bassist Michael Anthony and vocalist David Lee Roth began playing local gigs as Mammoth.
When they discovered that another Pasadena band was already using that name, Roth suggested the group take the name Van Halen.
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