This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the hard rock band Van Halen. Eddie_Van_Halen_at_the_New_Haven_Coliseum

Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in

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in 1972 and consisted of

Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( , ; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded along ...

on guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Alex Van Halen on drums and percussion, Michael Anthony (musician) on bass and vocals, and

David Lee Roth David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer. Best known for his wild, energetic stage persona, he was the original lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen across three stints, from 1974 to 1985, in 1996 and again fro ...

on lead vocals. They enjoyed success from the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide] and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard (magazine)

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chart. During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the

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, Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States.

American Music Awards

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Grammy Awards

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, " Jump" , Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , , - , "Donut City" (Edward Van Halen) ,

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, ''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'' , Best Hard Rock Performance , , - ,

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, "The Seventh Seal" , Best Hard Rock Performance , , - ,

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, "Respect The Wind" (Edward & Alex Van Halen) , Best Rock Instrumental Performance ,

MTV Video Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by

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. Van Halen has received 11 nominations, winning four times. David_Lee_Roth_-_Van_Halen

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Best Group Video The MTV Video Music Award for Best Group (also known as the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video) is given to recording artists at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The award was introduced at the inaugural ceremony in 1984 by vocalis ...

, , - , Best Stage Performance in a Video , , - , Best Overall Performance in a Video , , - ,

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Finish What Ya Started "Finish What Ya Started" is a song by Van Halen taken from their 1988 album ''OU812''. Background Despite the album being seemingly complete, Eddie Van Halen came up with the riff at 2 in the morning and went down to his then-neighbor Sammy Hag ...

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, , - , Best Direction in a Video (Director: Mark Fenske) , , - , Best Editing in a Video (Editor: Mitchell Sinoway) , , - , Viewer's Choice ,

References

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