- hard rock, rock, soundtrack, heavy metal
- 9 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
1984 is the sixth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on January 9, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the last Van Halen studio album to feature lead singer David Lee Roth until A Different Kind of Truth (2012), following his departure from the band in 1985 due to creative differences. 1984 and the band's self-titled debut album are their best-selling records, each having sold more than 10 million copies in the United States.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sB+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography7/10
- Spin4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A11984
- A2Jump
- A3Panama
- A4Top Jimmy
- A5Drop Dead Legs
- B1Hot for Teacher
- B2I’ll Wait
- B3Girl Gone Bad
- B4House of Pain
About the album
- Artist
- Van Halen
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1984
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- US
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