5150 is the seventh album by American hard rock band Van Halen and the first album recorded with Sammy as the new lead singer. It was named after Eddie Van Halen’s home studio, 5150, which is a California police term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code). The 5150 name has been used several times by Van Halen. It is the name of Eddie Van Halen’s private studio, the name of a custom Frankenstein striped Kramer Pacer Special used by Eddie Van Halen throughout the 80s, and the model name of a signature guitar amplifier endorsed by Eddie for his own EVH brand.

OU812 is the eighth album by Van Halen and the second one with Sammy as the lead singer. Album was a Billboard 200 number-one album June 25 – July 22, 1988.

Balance is the tenth studio album by Van Halen and the last one that Sammy would sing lead vocals on for the band. Balance was Billboard 200 number-one album from February 11 – February 17, 1995.

In 2016, Sammy celebrated the 21st anniversary with some personal memories that you can watch in this video.