Van Halen Top 40 Countdown: Panama wins again!

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Of course:
  1. Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love
  2. Unchained (like last time, I have no clue what this song is doing in these high reqions).
 
'Unchained' is likely to show Eddie Van Halen's best guitar riff ever. I'm really fond of the way he uses his famous MXR flanger unit.
 
Unchained may be the definitive Van Halen song, as in it best captures the essence of what the band is all about: high energy fun, catchy hooks and a virtuoso on guitar.
 
I'll Wait barely misses the cut and the top 3 begins!
  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. ?
  4. I'll Wait
  5. Mean Street
  6. Dreams
  7. Eruption/You Really Got Me
  8. ...And The Cradle Will Rock
  9. Little Guitars
  10. Hang 'Em High
  11. Hot For Teacher
  12. Secrets
  13. Hear About It Later
  14. In A Simple Rhyme
  15. Best Of Both Worlds
  16. I'm The One
  17. Right Now
  18. Light Up The Sky
  19. The Seventh Seal
  20. Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do For You)
  21. Poundcake
  22. "5150"
  23. Romeo Delight
  24. Atomic Punk
  25. Why Can't This Be Love
  26. Humans Being
  27. DOA
  28. Cabo Wabo
  29. Can't Stop Lovin' You
  30. Me Wise Magic
  31. Runaround
  32. Finish What Ya Started
  33. Mine All Mine
  34. So This Is Love?
  35. Runnin’ With The Devil
  36. The Dream Is Over
  37. On Top Of The World
  38. She’s The Woman
  39. Without You
  40. You And Your Blues
 
We've reached the final battle!
  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
  4. I'll Wait
  5. Mean Street
  6. Dreams
  7. Eruption/You Really Got Me
  8. ...And The Cradle Will Rock
  9. Little Guitars
  10. Hang 'Em High
  11. Hot For Teacher
  12. Secrets
  13. Hear About It Later
  14. In A Simple Rhyme
  15. Best Of Both Worlds
  16. I'm The One
  17. Right Now
  18. Light Up The Sky
  19. The Seventh Seal
  20. Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do For You)
  21. Poundcake
  22. "5150"
  23. Romeo Delight
  24. Atomic Punk
  25. Why Can't This Be Love
  26. Humans Being
  27. DOA
  28. Cabo Wabo
  29. Can't Stop Lovin' You
  30. Me Wise Magic
  31. Runaround
  32. Finish What Ya Started
  33. Mine All Mine
  34. So This Is Love?
  35. Runnin’ With The Devil
  36. The Dream Is Over
  37. On Top Of The World
  38. She’s The Woman
  39. Without You
  40. You And Your Blues
 
Van Halen Top 40:
  1. Panama (1984)
  2. Unchained (Fair Warning)
  3. Ain't Talkin' Bout Love (Van Halen)
  4. I'll Wait (1984)
  5. Mean Street (Fair Warning)
  6. Dreams (5150)
  7. Eruption/You Really Got Me (Van Halen)
  8. ...And The Cradle Will Rock (Women and Children First)
  9. Little Guitars (Diver Down)
  10. Hang 'Em High (Diver Down)
  11. Hot For Teacher (1984)
  12. Secrets (Diver Down)
  13. Hear About It Later (Fair Warning)
  14. In A Simple Rhyme (Women and Children First)
  15. Best Of Both Worlds (5150)
  16. I'm The One (Van Halen)
  17. Right Now (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
  18. Light Up The Sky (Van Halen II)
  19. The Seventh Seal (Balance)
  20. Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do For You) (Balance)
  21. Poundcake (For Unlawful Carnage)
  22. "5150" (5150)
  23. Romeo Delight (Women And Children First)
  24. Atomic Punk (Van Halen)
  25. Why Can't This Be Love (5150)
  26. Humans Being (Twister Soundtrack)
  27. DOA (Van Halen II)
  28. Cabo Wabo (OU812)
  29. Can't Stop Lovin' You (Balance)
  30. Me Wise Magic (Best Of Vol 1)
  31. Runaround (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
  32. Finish What Ya Started (OU812)
  33. Mine All Mine (OU812)
  34. So This Is Love? (Fair Warning)
  35. Runnin’ With The Devil (Van Halen)
  36. The Dream Is Over (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
  37. On Top Of The World (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
  38. She’s The Woman (A Different Kind Of Truth)
  39. Without You (Van Halen III)
  40. You And Your Blues (A Different Kind Of Truth)
This was fun, cool to try something a bit different. Not happy with the results though, lots of songs made it way too far while others didn't make it far enough and I would've liked to see a song besides Panama win. Also not enough Hagar material in the top ten. Thanks for playing!
 
Unchained
Humans Being
Mean Street
Panama
Little Guitars
Ain't talking Bout Love
Mine All Mine
The Dream is Over
Secrets
Hear About it Later

That's really off the top of my head.
For some reason I find Van Halen songs incredibly hard to rank.
Thanks for hosting.

EDIT: MIssed Dreams. Should be in there at about four.
 
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Decent top 10, but yeah, not enough Hagar in the top 10, Dreams is 5 spots too low :p

However, the biggest crimes are Hot For Teacher and In a Simple Rhyme not making the top 10.

Panama and Unchained being the top 2 is pretty cool though.
 
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