(MANDATORY CREDIT David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) At the backstage of Van Halen on their 1984 tour in support of their sixth studio abum 1985, The Omuni, Atlanta, GA, US, 23rd February 1984. (Photo by David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

It was 35 years ago this Saturday (May 20th, 1988) that Van Halen released its eighth album — and second with Sammy Hagar — the four-week chart-topper, OU812.

The set featured four Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the Top Five “When It’s Love” (#1 Mainstream Rock Tracks), “Black And Blue” (#34), “Finish What Ya Started (#13; #2 Mainstream Rock Tracks), and “Feels So Good” (#35). To date, OU812 has sold over four million copies in the U.S. alone.

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