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(“van halen” is an ‘american hard rock band’ formed in ‘pasadena’ (/ ‘california’) in ‘1972’)
(from 1974 until 1985, the band consisted of 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 #1 on the Billboard “Hot 100”)
(the following singles, “Panama” and “I’ll Wait”, both hit #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 former ‘Montrose’ lead vocalist “Sammy Hagar”)
(With ‘Hagar’, the group would release 4 U.S. #1 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 3 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 #4 on the Billboard’s top moneymakers list in 2013)
(‘Van Halen’ is one of only 5 rock bands that have had 2 studio albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S)
(additionally, ‘Van Halen’ charted the most #1 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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