Song · Van Halen
“5150” by Van Halen
From the album 5150 (1986)
“5150” by Van Halen appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1986 on the album 5150. Its best result is #676 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,822 hard rock song of all time.
"5150" is the title track of the album that opened a new chapter for Van Halen: their seventh, released on Warner Bros. in March 1986 and the first they made with Sammy Hagar, who took over from David Lee Roth. The record shares its name with Eddie Van Halen's home studio, which took its own name from a California police term for someone mentally disturbed.
The writing credit goes to Hagar, Edward and Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony. Mick Jones produced it with Donn Landee and the band, with Landee engineering and Ken Deane on additional engineering. The new lineup got off to a flying start, too: the album went to number one on the Billboard 200, one better than 1984 had managed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 676 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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