Van Halen Album sales stats

[Big Troubles]

Van Halen outsells Van Hagar for the obvious reason of it being good rock n roll. Cut n Dry. Van Hagar boasts more #1 hits? Simple pimple. When Sam joined the band, thats when they actually tried to capture the #1 spots all the time. They then began making music that was radio friendly and thought about the $$$, instead of thinking about the fan base. They sold themselves to the record industry when Dave left. Dave still did the "shoo bopping" and making ahead of its time music and video despite the industry and their finger shaking at him.
Van Halen gained in popularity and lost their integrity. Remember when Van Halen used to mean something? Remember Dave in interviews saying, "VH music makes you feel like you are apart of the band and its creation- you were Van Halenized!"

[Warham]

Anybody that says Balance rules should be immediately ejected from said premises without prejudice.

[Matt White]

BALANCE SUCKS DOG BALLS!!!!

FUCK YOU Van HAgar SHEEP!!!

[sambo]

"Wham bam Amsterdam, stone you like nothing else can" ???? wtf?

fuck you Hagar, you wrecked another potentially great song... story of your life with VH.

At least it wasn't about love...

[steggo]

Balance wasnt all that bad,
there were definitely had low points....

Aftershock was an ok song, a lot harder than previous material

his lyrics are a little juvenile though....
i agree with sambo

[spmusicplyr]

where is that, riaa.com?

why does sammy always say he sold more than dlr? its nearly a fuckin 2 to 1 ratio

[diamondsgirl]

Originally posted by spmusicplyr

why does sammy always say he sold more than dlr?

because he's a delusional asshole

[stilleddiesangel]

Ok... eject me cos balance is a good album in parts. Take away the pussy bits.. csly etc and the lyrics from Amsterdam.. piss poor by anyones standard.. including Ed's and the music is fucking good. VH's best music always came from friction. The greatest classic VH music came with Fair Warning. An album that surpasses anything before and since.. simply cannot be beaten.

As for the stats, I aint crying cos I helped make them. Bought ALL Classic VH twice, some three times, on record and CD... ex bastard husband stole my VH and left UFO/Schenker.. never a better reason to divorce!!

[Panamark]

If it wasnt for the biggest selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's thriller. Van Halen would have had the number one album of the year.
Throw that at the Spamsters that say we all bought the albums
multiple times, and thats why there is better figures for Dave.

Did we all buy three copies of 1984 when it was released ??

No.... So Fuck off Spamsters..

[stilleddiesangel]

Panamark.. thats not what I was saying. Fact is when they're that good, when I had the chance to get them in a better format, I did. If they are remastered, I will again. When music becomes a part of our history, of who you are, thats what you do.

[Vivian Campbell]

Diver Down outsold Fair Warning?! That's just plain wrong.

[RogueHorseman]

Originally posted by Vivian Campbell
Diver Down outsold Fair Warning?! That's just plain wrong.

Well, it didn't have a Top 40 single, see. Pretty Woman and Dancing In The Streets drove a lot of sales of DD to the great unwashed.

FW has actually shown increasingly higher than average post-peak yearly sales. This is due to Unchained growing in popularity more and more over time. To the point of now being a true classic rock radio staple.

[Mothereffer]

The ONLY fucking reason I can even stand any of the Van Hagar stuff is because of Eddie Fucking VH and Alex. I could listen to them play all day. I hate Hagar. That fat mothereffer.

Oh........I'm the MOTHEREFFER.

[flappo]

also , don't forget platinum vs release ratio , vh are the numero uno band in the usa

13 releases , 12 mp

any other band even near that ??

[flappo]

vh3 is the only non mp

struggling to gold status @ 500K