As part of Amazon’s weekly MP3 deals, Van Halen‘s 1978 debut album Van Halen is on sale for only $2.99. If you’d like a physical copy of Van Halen, the CD version is available for only $6.99.

The album is another one of those perfect albums from start to finish and contains some of the greatest and most memorable songs in hard rock history with “Running With the Devil,” “Ain’t Talkin’ “˜bout Love,” and “Jamie’s Cryin’,” as well as the band’s cover of The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and the Eddie Van Halen-guitar instrumental, “Eruption.” This record put Van Halen on the map and propelled Eddie Van Halen to guitar god status. It’s a must-own!

Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99.

Are you one of those people that only know Van Halen by their hits “Jump” and “Panama”?

Well then you’re in luck, because the MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is the Van Halen album with said hits, 1984, for only $2.99.

The album, released in the year 1984, was the band’s final effort with charismatic frontman, singer David Lee Roth and also spawned the chart-topping “Hot For Teacher” and its subsequent popular music video (watch the video here below, it’s awesome).

Ok, here’s where I do the math for you: 1) You’d only be parting with $3, a steal for such a great rock record; 2) for said three bucks you get 8 songs, so it’s well below the usual 99 cents per song price; and 3) getting the three aforementioned hits together is worth the three bucks right there, so there’s really no better time than now to grab this album while it’s on sale (for a limited time only).

Today’s MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon is Van Halen‘s Van Halen II for only $2.99 and allow me to stress that if you do not have this album, it is well worth this low price so grab it today while it’s on sale!

Here’s where I justify the cost: MP3 songs are typically 99 cents, therefore for Van Halen II to be worth the price, you need at least 3 songs worth having: “Somebody Get Me A Doctor,” “DOA,” and “Beautiful Girls” — BAM! Yeah, I go right for the heavy stuff, but there’s plenty of lighter tracks on the album like “Dance The Night Away,” “Women In Love,” and the cover song “You’re No Good” (which was a hit for Linda Ronstadt in the 1970s).

Still need convincing to shell out $3 of your hard-earned money? Umm, it’s David Lee Roth era VAN HALEN! It’s guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen shredding it up in 1979 — plus, check out his 1-minute classical guitar solo “Spanish Fly”!