What is the most famous Van Halen song ?

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Correct. And wasn't WCTBL the highest charting single?
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BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:45 pm From Afar
I know this is in jest, but I actually do like this Cherone-era song. IDK why.
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Dup post. Can't delete. Man, I'm fucking up the edits and quotes all over the place. Maybe I should actually do my job.
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TooOldToCare wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:13 am
BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:45 pm From Afar
I know this is in jest, but I actually do like this Cherone-era song. IDK why. Maybe because it's a little darker than most VH.
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TooOldToCare wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:15 am
Love_Industry wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:25 am
BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:48 am Yeah that’s accurate.

When Ed died nine Roth songs were in the top ten streamed and WCTBL.
Looks like Right Now is their Beth then. Huge for a couple of years - especially the video, it was all over MTV - but now kind of forgotten.
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From Spotify play counts:

Jump - 939M
Panama - 424M
Runnin' With The Devil - 251M
Hot For Teacher - 194M
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love - 187M
You Really Got Me - 180M
Why Can't This Be Love - 137M
Eruption - 135M
Can't Stop Lovin' You - 113M
Dance The Night Away - 100M

Right Now clocks in at around 50M, just about even with Unchained. Sammy, you got 2 in the top 10, and that feels about right. Your version of Van Halen was about 20% as good as the original.
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Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:40 am Correct. And wasn't WCTBL the highest charting single?
Jump was their only #1 single.

(Unless you were just talking about the Van Hagar years)
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I was.
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Everybody knows the two most famous van halen songs are

ballot or the bullet
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Psychobolia.com wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:50 pm Érection!
OK. That's the best and funniest answer so far . . .
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roxxtar5150 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 5:37 am From Spotify play counts:

Jump - 939M
Panama - 424M
Runnin' With The Devil - 251M
Hot For Teacher - 194M
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love - 187M
You Really Got Me - 180M
Why Can't This Be Love - 137M
Eruption - 135M
Can't Stop Lovin' You - 113M
Dance The Night Away - 100M

Right Now clocks in at around 50M, just about even with Unchained. Sammy, you got 2 in the top 10, and that feels about right. Your version of Van Halen was about 20% as good as the original.
This is probably accurate.
Can I just point out, the my favorite VH song is Dance the Night Away. I'm glad to see it in the list.
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