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Sammy Hagar discography
Studio albums26
Live albums8
Compilation albums16
Video albums8
Singles103

Sammy Hagar is a rock vocalist and guitarist. Hagar is known as a solo artist and a former member of several notable bands.

Hagar first came to prominence singing on the first two Montrose albums - Montrose (1973) and Paper Money (1974). Neither charted highly, but the band's debut proved to be very influential and would ultimately achieve platinum status in the United States, representing one million shipments. Hagar would then become a solo artist with Capitol Records, putting out five studio albums and a live album by 1980. At this point, Hagar switched to Geffen Records, and was far more successful with this label. 1981's Standing Hampton went platinum, 1982's Three Lock Box went gold (half a million shipments) and 1984's VOA went platinum. Hagar briefly formed a supergroup HSAS who released an album and a single, but to little fanfare.

In 1985, Hagar would join Van Halen, who were signed to Warner Bros. Records. It was under Hagar that the band would achieve their commercial peak, achieving four #1 studio albums - 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995). Though Hagar's career remained focused on Van Halen, Hagar remained a solo artist also, putting out the successful I Never Said Goodbye album in 1987, and recording new songs for the Unboxed compilation in 1994.

Hagar returned to solo work in 1996 and continued to release albums steadily to a moderate success. He put together a new backing band, The Waboritas and focused his efforts on his tequila business. He would rejoin Van Halen briefly to record three new songs for a compilation - The Best of Both Worlds (2004, platinum) and to undertake an 80-date Summer tour, before returning to work with The Wabos. In 2008, he released his first solo album since 1997, Cosmic Universal Fashion. He put the Waboritas on leave; he keeps his band paid year round. Sammy then started his next project - a self-titled album with the supergroup Chickenfoot featuring Michael Anthony of Van Halen, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani who has previously played with Mick Jagger, Steve Vai and Deep Purple.

12 of Hagar's albums have achieved Gold or Platinum status in the United States, with a total of 25 Platinum certifications and four Gold certifications representing a total of 27 million shipments. Total US shipments are estimated to be well over 30 million. In Canada, Hagar's other main market for commercial success, only his Van Halen albums have achieved certification; 10 Platinum certifications and one Gold meaning a total of 840,000 shipments. Hagar's global sales surpass the 40 million mark, though his popularity is mostly centered in the United States.

Studio albums anthology

  • This list chronologically displays the solo and group albums by Sammy Hagar
Band Album Year Chart (US) RIAA (US) Guitar Bass Drums Keyboards
Montrose Montrose 1973 133 Platinum Ronnie Montrose Bill Church Denny Carmassi –
Paper Money 1974 65 – Alan Fitzgerald
Sammy Hagar Nine on a Ten Scale 1976 167 – sessions Bill Church sessions Alan Fitzgerald
Sammy Hagar 1977 89 – David Lewark Scott Mathews
Musical Chairs 100 – Sammy Hagar / Gary Pihl Denny Carmassi
Street Machine 1979 85 – Chuck Ruff –
Danger Zone 1980 28 – Geoff Workman
Standing Hampton 1981 28 Platinum David Lauser –
Three Lock Box 1982 17 Gold
VOA 1984 32 Platinum Jesse Harms
Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Through the Fire 42 – Neal Schon Kenny Aaronson Michael Shrieve –
Van Halen 5150 1986 1 6× Platinum Eddie Van Halen Michael Anthony Alex Van Halen Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar I Never Said Goodbye 1987 14 Gold Sammy Hagar Eddie Van Halen David Lauser Jesse Harms
Van Halen OU812 1988 1 4× Platinum Eddie Van Halen Michael Anthony Alex Van Halen Eddie Van Halen
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1991 1 3× Platinum
Balance 1995 1 3× Platinum
Sammy Hagar Marching to Mars 1997 18 – Sammy Hagar / Vic Johnson Jonathan Pierce Denny Carmassi Jesse Harms
Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas Red Voodoo 1999 22 – Mona Gnader David Lauser
Ten 13 2000 52 –
Not 4 Sale 2002 181 –
Livin' It Up! 2006 50 – –
Sammy Hagar Cosmic Universal Fashion 2008 95 –
Chickenfoot Chickenfoot 2009 4 Gold Joe Satriani Michael Anthony Chad Smith
Chickenfoot III 2011 9
Sammy Hagar Sammy Hagar & Friends 2013 23 – Various Various Various
Sammy Hagar with Vic Johnson Lite Roast 2014 – – Sammy Hagar / Vic Johnson – –
Sammy Hagar and the Circle Space Between 2019 4[1] – Michael Anthony Jason Bonham –

Montrose

Studio albums

Album Year Chart (US) RIAA (US)
Montrose 1973 133 Platinum
Paper Money 1974 65 -

Singles

Year Title Album
1973 "Rock the Nation" Montrose
"Space Station #5"
"Bad Motor Scooter"
1974 "I Got the Fire" Paper Money
"Paper Money"
"Connection"

Compilations

Hagar was in Montrose from 1973-1975. Montrose's compilation include songs featuring Bob James who recorded with the band from 1975-1976 and Johnny Edwards who sang for the band in 1987. Consequently, not all songs on this album feature Hagar or his songwriting.

Album Year Chart (US) RIAA (US) Release period covered (Hagar songs) Newly released songs with Hagar
The Very Best of Montrose 2000 - - 1973-1974 No

Solo and Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas

Sammy Hagar solo/Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas discography
Sammy Hagar live at the Moondance Jam on July 10, 2008 with The Waboritas. Photo by Matt Becker
Studio albums17
Live albums6
Compilation albums12
Video albums3
Singles60

The Waboritas (also known as "The Wabos") is a backing band Hagar uses on some of his albums, but he tends to still refer to these as solo albums so they have been kept together. On compilation albums, often no distinction is made between Hagar's solo work and his work with the Waboritas so none has been made here.

Studio albums

Sammy Hagar/Waboritas Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA)
Sammy Hagar Nine on a Ten Scale 1976 - -
Sammy Hagar 1977 167 -
Musical Chairs 100 -
Street Machine 1979 71 -
Danger Zone 1980 85 -
Standing Hampton 1982 28 Platinum
Three Lock Box 1982 17 Gold
VOA 1984 32 Platinum
I Never Said Goodbye 1987 14 Gold
Marching to Mars 1997 18 -
Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas Red Voodoo 1999 22 -
Ten 13 2000 52 -
Not 4 Sale 2002 181 -
Livin' It Up! 2006 50 -
Sammy Hagar Cosmic Universal Fashion 2008 95 -
Sammy Hagar & Friends 2013 23 -
Lite Roast 2014 188 -

Note: I Never Said Goodbye was originally named Sammy Hagar but was renamed after an MTV competition where a fan got to pick a name for the album.

Live albums

Artist Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA)
Sammy Hagar All Night Long 1978 89 -
Sammy Hagar Live 1980 1983 203 -
Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas Live: Hallelujah 2003 152 -
Sammy Hagar Special Limited Edition (Live In St. Louis Enhanced CD) 2003 - -
Sammy Hagar Greatest Hits Live 2003 - -
Sammy Hagar and the Circle At Your Service (Live) 2015 78 -

Compilations

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Release period covered Newly released tracks
Rematch 1982 171 — 1976–1980 No
Crusin' & Boozin' 1984 — — 1976–1980 No
Red Hot! 1989 — — 1976–1980 No
The Best of Sammy Hagar 1992 — — 1976–1980 No
Turn Up the Music! 1993 — — 1976–1980 No
Unboxed 1994 51 Gold 1981–1987 2 songs
The Anthology 1994 — — 1973–1984 No
The Best of Sammy Hagar 1999 — — 1977–1979 No
Masters of Rock 2001 — — 1976–1980 No
Classic Masters 2002 — — 1977–1980 No
The Essential Red Collection 2004 75 — 1973–1999 2 songs
This Is Sammy Hagar: When the Party Started Volume 1 2016 — — 1999–2006 2 songs

Singles

Year Title US[2] US
Rock[3] 		UK Singles Chart[4] Album Sammy Hagar/Waboritas
1976 "Flamingos Fly" - - - Nine on a Ten Scale Sammy Hagar
1977 "Cruzin' and Boozin'" - - - Sammy Hagar
"Catch the Wind" - - -
"Filmore Shuffle" - - -
"Turn Up the Music" - - - Musical Chairs
"You Make Me Crazy" 62 - -
1978 "I've Done Everything for You" - - 36 All Night Long
1979 "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" 65 - - Non-album single
"Plain Jane" 77 - - Street Machine
"Falling in Love" - - -
"This Planet's on Fire" - - 52
1980 "Straight to the Top" - - -
"Heartbeat" - - 67 Danger Zone
"Run for Your Life" - - -
1981 "Heavy Metal" - - - Heavy Metal soundtrack
1982 "I'll Fall in Love Again" 43 2 - Standing Hampton
"There's Only One Way to Rock" - 31 -
"Piece of My Heart" 73 - 67
"Baby's on Fire" - 35 -
"Can't Get Loose" - 49 -
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" - 21 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack
"Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" 13 3 - Three Lock Box
1983 "Never Give Up" 46 - -
"Remember the Heroes" - 6 -
"I Don't Need Love" - 24 -
1984 "Two Sides of Love" 38 5 - VOA
"I Can't Drive 55" 26 9 -
"VOA" - - -
"Swept Away" - - -
1987 "Winner Takes It All" 54 3 - Over the Top soundtrack
"Returning Home" - 20 - I Never Said Goodbye
"Give to Live" 23 1 78
"Eagles Fly" 82 22 -
"Boy's Night Out" - 15 -
1994 "High Hopes" - 4 - Unboxed
"Buying My Way into Heaven" - 36 -
1997 "Marching to Mars" - 3 - Marching to Mars
"Little White Lie" - 1 -
"Both Sides Now" - 11 -
"Kama" - - -
1998 "On the Other Hand" - - -
1999 "Shag" - 22 - Red Voodoo Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas
"Mas Tequila" 116 2 -
"Right on Right" - - -
2000 "Serious Juju" - 10 - Ten 13
"Deeper Kinda Love" - - -
2001 "Let Sally Drive (Ride Sally Ride)" - 16 -
"I Can't Drive 65" - - - Non-album single
2002 "Things've Changed" - 35 - Not 4 Sale
2003 "Hallelujah" - - - Live: Hallelujah
2004 "Call My Name" - - - The Essential Red Collection Sammy Hagar
2005 "Let Me Take You There" - - - Livin' It Up Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas
2006 "Sam I Am" - - -
"Mexico" - - -
2007 "Open" - - - Non-album single Sammy Hagar
2008 "I'm on a Roll" - - - Cosmic Universal Fashion
"Cosmic Universal Fashion" - - -
"Loud" - - -
2013 "Knockdown Dragout" - - - Sammy Hagar & Friends
"Personal Jesus" - - -
2016 "Inner Child" - - - Non-album single

Music videos

Year Video Director Editor
1983 "Your Love is Driving Me Crazy"
"Three Lock Box" Rick Sereeni
1984 "Two Sides of Love" Leslie Libman[5] Peter Cohen
"I Can't Drive 55" Gil Bettman
1985 "VOA"
1987 "Hands and Knees" John Sanborn
"Winner Takes It All"
"Give to Live" Gil Bettman
1997 "Little White Lie" Kevin Donovan
"Kama"
1999 "Mas Tequila" Gil Bettman Paul Ware
2002 "Things've Changed" Gil Bettman Paul Ware
2006 "Sam I Am" Paul Ware Paul Ware
2008 "LOUD" Andrew Bennett
"Cosmic Universal Fashion" Zan Passante & Todd Gallopo
2013 "Knockdown Dragout" Arthur Rosato Albert Lopez & Jon Luini

Video releases

  • Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash Tour (2001)
  • The Long Road To Cabo (2003)
  • Sammy and The Wabos: Livin' It Up In St. Louis (2007)
  • Go There Once, Be There Twice (2010) [Unreleased]

Guest appearances

Year Album Artist Comment
1967 non-album single Samson & Hagar Appears on a single released on the Ranwood label. "Reach Out To Find Me" b/w "Read My Thoughts"[6]
1981 Heavy Metal soundtrack Sammy Hagar new version of the song "Heavy Metal"
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Sammy Hagar Hagar plays the title track
1984 Footloose Sammy Hagar "The Girl Gets Around"
1987 Over The Top Soundtrack Sammy Hagar "Winner Takes It All"
1992 Lone Ranger Jeff Watson Vocal scatts on "Cement Shoes"
1995 Welcome to the Neighbourhood Meat Loaf "Amnesty is Granted", which later appeared on Hagar's Marching to Mars record
1997 A Fistful of Alice Alice Cooper Guest lead guitar on "School's Out" - Live June 2, 1996 at Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico).
1998 Pleasure & Pain Roy Rogers Co-vocals on "You Can't Stop Now"
1999 Kill My Brain Nick Gravenites And Animal Mind Guest guitar/backing vocals on "Bad Talking Blues" and "Didn't You Used To Be Somebody"
2007 Baghdad Heavy Metal Baghdad Heavy Metal The track "Cosmic Universal Fashion" was included here, which was later reworked and appeared on Hagar's full-length album of the same name.
2011 Santa's Going South Hagar with Toby Keith Digital holiday single, released in the U.S. only
2012 Melodicrock.com Volume 9 - 15 Years Later Hagar with Jesse Harms and Denny Carmassi "Fallen From Grace". Previously unreleased demo version of the song that was officially released in the 1990 album Brigade by the rock band Heart. The song was written by the trio.
2014 Shutup & Jam! Ted Nugent Vocals on "She's Gone".

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve discography
Live albums1
Singles1

Live album

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA)
Through The Fire 1984 42 -

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[4] Album
1984 "Whiter Shade of Pale" 94 - - Through the Fire

Van Halen (1985–1996, 2004)

Main article: Van Halen Discography

Studio albums

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
5150 1986 1 6× Platinum[7] 2 3× Platinum
OU812 1988 1 4× Platinum[8] 1 -
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1991 1 3× Platinum[9] 4 Platinum
Balance 1995 1 3× Platinum[10] 2 Platinum

Live albums

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
Live: Right Here, Right Now 1993 5 2× Platinum[11] 15 Gold

Compilations

Hagar was in Van Halen from 1985-1996 and 2004. Both of Van Halen's compilation albums also include songs featuring current lead vocalist David Lee Roth who recorded with the band from 1974 to 1985. He returned in 1996 for the first best of album that went #1 on Billboard. He then returned in 2006 and is still a member, touring with them in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. Consequently, not all songs on these albums feature Hagar or his songwriting.

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) CRIA (Canada) Release period covered (Hagar songs) Newly released songs with Hagar
Best Of – Volume I 1996 1 3× Platinum[12] 3× Platinum 1986-1996 1 song
The Best of Both Worlds 2004 3 Platinum[13] - 1986-1995 3 songs

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[14] Album
1986 "Why Can't This Be Love" 3 1 8 5150
"Dreams" 22 6 62
"Love Walks In" 22 4 -
"Best of Both Worlds" - 12 -
"Summer Nights" - 33 -
1988 "When It's Love" 5 1 28 OU812
"Black and Blue" 34 1 -
"Finish What Ya Started" 13 2 -
"Cabo Wabo" - 31 -
"Mine All Mine" - 50 -
1989 "Feels So Good" 35 6 63
1991 "Poundcake" - 1 74 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
"Runaround" - 1 -
"Top of the World" 27 1 63
1992 "The Dream Is Over" - 7 -
"Right Now" 55 2 -
"Man on a Mission" - 21 -
1993 "Jump" (live) - - 26 Live: Right Here, Right Now
"Dreams" (live) 111 - -
"Won't Get Fooled Again" (live) - 1 -
1995 "The Seventh Seal" - 36 - Balance
"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" - 1 27
"Can't Stop Lovin' You" 30 2 33
"Not Enough" 97 27 -
"Amsterdam" - 9 -
1996 "Humans Being" - 1 - Twister Soundtrack
2004 "It's About Time" - 6 - The Best of Both Worlds
"Up For Breakfast" - 33 -

Video releases

Year Title RIAA (USA)[15]
1986 Live Without a Net 2× Platinum
1993 Live: Right Here, Right Now Gold
1996 Video Hits Volume I Gold

with The Hagar/Hart Project

The Hagar/Hart Project discography
Singles1

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[4] Album
1999 "Code War" - - - Non-album single

Chickenfoot

Studio album

Chickenfoot discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Singles7
Album Year Chart (US) RIAA (US) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
Chickenfoot 2009 4 Gold 5 Gold
Chickenfoot III 2011 9 - - -

Live albums

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
LV 2012 - - - -

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[4] Album
2009 "Oh Yeah" - 21 - Chickenfoot
"Soap on a Rope" - - -
"Sexy Little Thing" - 40 -
"My Kinda Girl" - - -
2011 "Big Foot" - 32 - Chickenfoot III
"Different Devil" - - -
2017 "Divine Termination" - - - Best + Live

Sammy Hagar and the Circle

Sammy Hagar and the Circle discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Singles3

Studio albums

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
Space Between 2019 - - - -
Lockdown 2020 2021 - - - -

Live albums

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
At Your Service. 2015 - - - -

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[4] Album
2019 "Trust Fund Baby" - - - Space Between
"Can't Hang" - - -
2021 "Heroes" - - - Lockdown 2020

Music videos

Year Video Director
2019 "Trust Frund Baby" ZZ Satriani
"Can't Hang" -
2021 "Heroes" Jon R. Luini

References

  1. ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 19, 2019). "Logic Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 239. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Billboard. August 25, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Kent-abo (2010). "The Number One Sammy Hagar Discography".
  7. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for 5150 by Van Halen
  8. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for OU812 by Van Halen
  9. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen
  10. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Balance by Van Halen
  11. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Live: Right Here, Right Now (Live album) by Van Halen
  12. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Best Of, Volume I by Van Halen
  13. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for The Best of Both Worlds by Van Halen
  14. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 580. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  15. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Van Halen
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