Van Halen

"The '80s are coming and we're going to be the soundtrack," David Lee Roth declared.

Their recording career hit first major road bump with debut of the band's third singer.

He was contractually obligated to release this greatest-hits collection but then added two new songs.

Between punk and disco, the genre was barely holding on in 1978.

We count down each of Van Halen's 12 studio albums in order of excellence.

The album debuted at No. 3 on the 'Billboard' charts, but a subsequent tour would cause an irreparable rift.

Comeback for the band's most commercially successful lineup was contentious from the start.

Reworked lineup expanded their sound and kept the hits coming.