Editing Van Halen (section)

==Band members==
'''Final lineup'''
* [[Eddie Van Halen]]&nbsp;– guitar (1972–2020; his death), backing vocals (1974–2020; his death), keyboards (1979–1997); lead vocals (1972–1974, 1997)
* [[Alex Van Halen]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion (1972–2020); occasional backing vocals (1982–1983, 1990–1991)
* [[David Lee Roth]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, occasional acoustic guitar and synthesizer (1974–1985, 1996, 2007–2020)
* [[Wolfgang Van Halen]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (2006–2020)

'''Former members'''
* Mark Stone&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (1972–1974; died 2020)
* [[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (1974–2006); occasional synthesizer (1980–1998)
* [[Sammy Hagar]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, guitar (1985–1996, 2003–2005)
* [[Gary Cherone]]&nbsp;– lead vocals (1996–1999)

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  at:04/14/1982 #Diver Down
  at:01/09/1984 #MCMLXXXIV (1984)
  at:03/24/1986 #5150
  at:05/24/1988 #OU812
  at:06/17/1991 #For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
  at:01/24/1995 #Balance
  at:03/17/1998 #Van Halen III
  at:02/03/2012 #A Different Kind of Truth

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  at:10/22/1996 #Best Of - Volume I
  at:07/20/2004 #The Best of Both Worlds
  at:06/21/2013 #Tokyo Dome Live in Concert

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===Lineups===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:22em;" |Period
! scope="col" style="width:25em;" |Members
! scope="col" style="width:25em;" |Releases
|-
! scope"row" | 1972–1974{{efn|During the time the band was known as "Genesis" and "Mammoth".}}
|
* [[Eddie Van Halen]] – lead vocals, guitar
* Mark Stone – bass, backing vocals
* [[Alex Van Halen]] – drums
|none
|-
! scope"row" | 1974–1985{{efn|"Van Halen" from this point on.}}
|
* '''[[David Lee Roth]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* '''[[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] – bass, backing vocals, keyboards'''
* Alex Van Halen – drums
|
* ''[[Van Halen (album)|Van Halen]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Van Halen II]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Women and Children First]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Fair Warning (Van Halen album)|Fair Warning]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Diver Down]]'' (1982)
* ''[[1984 (Van Halen album)|1984]]'' (1984)
|-
! scope"row" | 1985–1996
|
* '''[[Sammy Hagar]] – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Alex Van Halen – drums
|
*''[[5150 (album)|5150]]'' (1986)
* ''[[OU812]]'' (1988)
* ''[[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Live: Right Here, Right Now|Right Here, Right Now]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Balance (Van Halen album)|Balance]]'' (1995)
* "[[Humans Being]]" (1996)
|-
! scope"row" | 1996
|
* '''David Lee Roth – lead vocals'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
* Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Alex Van Halen – drums
| 
* New tracks for ''[[Best Of – Volume I (Van Halen album)|Best Of – Volume I]]'' (1996)
|-
! scope"row" | 1996–1999
|
* '''[[Gary Cherone]] – lead vocals'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Alex Van Halen – drums
|
* ''[[Van Halen III]]'' (1998)
|-
! scope"row" | 2003–2005
|
* '''Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, studio bass, backing vocals
* Michael Anthony – live bass, backing vocals
* Alex Van Halen – drums
| 
* New tracks for ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]'' (2004)
|-
! scope"row" | 2007–2020
|
* '''David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar'''
* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
* '''[[Wolfgang Van Halen]] – bass, backing vocals'''
* Alex Van Halen – drums
|
* ''[[A Different Kind of Truth]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Tokyo Dome Live in Concert|Tokyo Dome]]'' (2015)
|}