Sammy Hagar discography

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Sammy Hagar discography
Hagar performing at the Moondance Jam in 2008
Studio albums26
Live albums8
Compilation albums16
Video albums8
Singles103

Sammy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American musician and songwriter with a music career spanning over 40 years.[1] He rose to prominence during the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Montrose, which was his first band and debut into music. He left the band sometime in the mid-1970s and embraced a solo career, releasing his debut studio album Nine on a Ten Scale in 1976. He has since kept a steady successful solo career, achieving a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". Hagar later joined Van Halen, replacing lead singer David Lee Roth in 1985.[2][3][4][5] Hagar is also known for having associated and being a member of various other bands.

Studio albums anthology[edit]

This list chronologically lists solo and band studio albums.

Band Album Year Chart (US)[6] 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 sessions Bill Church sessions Alan Fitzgerald
Sammy Hagar 1977 167 David Lewark Scott Mathews
Musical Chairs 100 Sammy Hagar / Gary Pihl Denny Carmassi
Street Machine 1979 71 Chuck Ruff
Danger Zone 1980 85 Geoff Workman
Standing Hampton 1982 28 Platinum David Lauser
Three Lock Box 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 188 Sammy Hagar / Vic Johnson
Sammy Hagar and the Circle Space Between 2019 4[7] Michael Anthony Jason Bonham
Crazy Times 2022 95

Montrose[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

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

Singles[edit]

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[edit]

Hagar was in Montrose from 1973 to 1975. Montrose's compilation include songs featuring Bob James who recorded with the band from 1975 to 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[edit]

Sammy Hagar solo/Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas discography
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year Title US
[8]
US
Rock

[9]
Canada
[10]
UK
[11]
Album Sammy Hagar/Waboritas
1976 "Flamingos Fly" - - - - Nine on a Ten Scale Sammy Hagar
1977 "Cruisin' and Boozin'" - - - - Sammy Hagar
"Catch the Wind" - - - -
"Filmore Shuffle" - - - -
"Turn Up the Music" - - - - Musical Chairs
"You Make Me Crazy" 62 - 84 -
1978 "I've Done Everything for You" - - - 36 All Night Long / Loud & Clear
1979 "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" 65 - 66 - 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 44 - Standing Hampton
"Piece of My Heart" 73 - - 67
"There's Only One Way to Rock" [promo] - 31 - -
"Baby's on Fire" [airplay] - 35 - -
"Can't Get Loose" [airplay] - 49 - -
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" [airplay] - 21 - - Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack
"Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" 13 3 19 - Three Lock Box
1983 "Remember the Heroes" [airplay] - 6 - -
"I Don't Need Love" [airplay] - 24 - -
"Never Give Up" 46 - - -
1984 "Two Sides of Love" 38 5 99 - VOA
"I Can't Drive 55" 26 9 - -
"VOA" [promo] - - - -
"Swept Away" [promo] - - - -
1987 "Winner Takes It All" 54 3 - - Over the Top soundtrack
"Give to Live" 23 1 47 78 I Never Said Goodbye
"Boy's Night Out" [airplay] - 15 - -
"Returning Home" [airplay] - 20 - -
"Eagles Fly" 82 22 - -
1994 "High Hopes" - 4 - - Unboxed
"Buying My Way into Heaven" - 36 - -
1997 "Marching to Mars" - 3 39 - Marching to Mars
"Little White Lie" - 1 41 -
"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[edit]

Year Video Director Editor
1983 "Your Love is Driving Me Crazy"
"Three Lock Box" Rick Sereeni
1984 "Two Sides of Love" Leslie Libman[12] 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[edit]

Year Title Producer Director Editor Awards
2001 Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash Tour Allen Kelman Jeb Brien
2003 The Long Road To Cabo David Huseonica
Andrew Molina
Gil Bettman Paul Ware Aurora Gold Award
Best Editing
2007 Sammy and The Wabos: Livin' It Up In St. Louis Evan Haiman Hank Lena Ray Volkema
2010 Go There Once, Be There Twice[unreleased] Paul Ware Gil Bettman Paul Ware Special Achievement
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival

Guest appearances[edit]

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"[13]
1981 Heavy Metal soundtrack Sammy Hagar Original 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 The Art of McCartney Paul McCartney tribute album Vocals on "Birthday"
2014 Shutup & Jam! Ted Nugent Vocals on "She's Gone"
2017 10x10 Ronnie Montrose Vocals on "Color Blind"
2021 You and Me Nancy Wilson Vocals on "The Boxer"
2022 The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! (digital edition) Megadeth Vocals on "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" A cover of Sammy's own 1979 track.

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve[edit]

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve discography
Live albums1
Singles1

Live album[edit]

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

Singles[edit]

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[11] Album
1984 "Whiter Shade of Pale" 94 - - Through the Fire

Van Halen (1985–1996, 2004)[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
5150 1986 1 6× Platinum[14] 2 3× Platinum
OU812 1988 1 4× Platinum[15] 1 -
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1991 1 3× Platinum[16] 4 Platinum
Balance 1995 1 3× Platinum[17] 2 Platinum

Live albums[edit]

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
Live: Right Here, Right Now 1993 5 2× Platinum[18] 15 Gold

Compilations[edit]

Hagar was in Van Halen from 1985 to 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[19] 3× Platinum 1986-1996 1 song
The Best of Both Worlds 2004 3 Platinum[20] - 1986-1995 3 songs

Singles[edit]

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[21] 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[edit]

Year Title RIAA (USA)[22]
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[edit]

The Hagar/Hart Project discography
Singles1

Singles[edit]

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[11] Album
1999 "Code War" - - - Non-album single

Chickenfoot[edit]

Studio album[edit]

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[edit]

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

Singles[edit]

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[11] 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[edit]

Sammy Hagar and the Circle discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Singles3

Studio albums[edit]

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
Space Between 2019 4 - - -
Lockdown 2020 2021 - - - -
Crazy Times 2022 95 - - -

Live albums[edit]

Album Year Chart (USA) RIAA (USA) Chart (Canada) CRIA (Canada)
At Your Service. 2015 78 - - -

Singles[edit]

Year Title US Hot 100 US Rock UK Singles Chart[11] Album
2019 "Trust Fund Baby" - - - Space Between
"Can't Hang" - - -
2021 "Heroes" - - - Lockdown 2020

Music videos[edit]

Year Video Director
2019 "Trust Frund Baby" ZZ Satriani
"Can't Hang" -
2021 "Heroes" Jon R. Luini
2022 "Crazy Times" Travis Detweiler
"Pump It Up"
"Funky Feng Shui"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hagar joined Montrose in 1972 and was amongst the band's original line up. He then recorded and released his first ever album with the band in 1973.
  2. ^ "Van Halen | Members, Songs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "van halen members - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Symes, Steven (July 9, 2021). "Sammy Hagar Tells The Story Behind I Can't Drive 55". Motorious. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sammy Hagar". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "RPM Magazine - search results".
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Billboard. August 25, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Kent-abo (2010). "The Number One Sammy Hagar Discography".
  14. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for 5150 by Van Halen
  15. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for OU812 by Van Halen
  16. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen
  17. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Balance by Van Halen
  18. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Live: Right Here, Right Now (Live album) by Van Halen
  19. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Best Of, Volume I by Van Halen
  20. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for The Best of Both Worlds by Van Halen
  21. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 580. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  22. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Van Halen

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