In contrast to position #95, this album makes perfect sense

Really? Van Halen way above mister Hammer and his top 10 collection of pop artists?

to my biased taste

Aha, bias is at play, no objective views... and feelings and emotions for that matter... HAHAHAHA LOL

Thoughts
Van Halen is classic, sure. Not my cup of tea, or coffee, or even not my cup of any drink you can imagine. BUT, classic and am glad its in the top 100 list :)