IMHO

1. 1984
2. Van Halen
3. Fair Warning
4. Women & Children First
5. II
6. 5150
7. Diver Down
8. OU812
9. A Different Kind Of Truth
10. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
11. Balance
12. III

Four years ago the ranking of the Van Halen albums was discussed in great detail. My selection is pretty much the same, I might swap 9, 10 & 11 around & prioritise whichever one i'm listening to at that moment.



At the time I crunched the numbers to see how all the albums stacked up...

I like many of us here found the recent 'Three friends rank the Van Halen albums' interesting (thanks Deuce) & I thought It might be fun to crunch the numbers.

Each person's list was rated from 12 points for their numero uno & 1 point for their least favourite. If an incomplete list or a split between the Roth / Hagar eras etc the points were allotted accordingly.


1. Van Halen [339]
2. 1984 [273]
3. 5150 [249]
4. II [202]
4. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge [202]
5. Women & Children First [193]
6. Fair Warning [161]
7. Balance [147]
8. OU812 [146]
9. A Different Kind Of Truth [134]
10. Diver Down [103]
11. III [43]


Albums voted number 1

Van Halen [19]
1984 [6]
5150 [6]
Diver Down [1]
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge [1]
Balance [1]


Album voted least favourite

III [14]
Diver Down [4]
OU812 [1]
Balance [1]

Conclusion:

ROTH WINS

YAY!