Before the album was released, Van Halen had considerable difficulty finding a replacement for the popular David Lee Roth. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, 1984, which had peaked at number 2 at the same time as Michael Jackson's Thriller album, on which Eddie made a guest appearance. It was named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, which is a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code). It was the first to be recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth. '5150' is the seventh studio album by Van Halen and was released in 1986. 4.0 out of 5 stars Van Halen's classic, not full of 'Jump's. Check out 1984 by Van Halen on Amazon Music. The classic albums Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Diver Down, and Fair Warning have been remastered on CD and 180-gram vinyl and are out today. Van Halen's first album since 1998-and the first since 1984 with original singer David Lee Roth-redelivers a band that still outrocks the competition.
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