The following is a comprehensive discography of 808 State, an English electronic music group.
| 808 State discography | |
|---|---|
 808 State in 1991 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] | |||
| Newbuild |
|
— | — | |
| Quadrastate[a] |
|
— | — | |
| 90 |
|
57 | 97 | |
| ex:el |
|
4 | 109 |
|
| Gorgeous |
|
17 | — | |
| Don Solaris |
|
88 | — | |
| Outpost Transmission |
|
— | — | |
| Transmission Suite |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | ||||
EPs, compilations, remixes and video compilations
edit| Year | Album | Label | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Extended Pleasure of Dance | ZTT | 3-track EP which includes different versions of songs on their album 90.[4]
|
| 1990 | The North at Its Heights | ZTT | Collaboration album released by MC Tunes and produced by 808 State.[5] |
| 1990 | Utd. State 90 | Tommy Boy | An alternate version of the 90 album for the United States market. The track "The Fat Shadow (Pointy Head Mix)" is dropped, but additional tracks are included, comprising remixes of 90 and Quadrastate tracks plus new material. |
| 1991 | 808:90ptical | ZTT | Video complication of tracks from The North At Its Heights and 90. |
| 1993 | Forecast | Warner Japan | Includes various remixes that previously appeared as B-sides on singles for "Plan 9", "Timebomb", "One in Ten" and "Cübik" / "Olympic", as well tracks exclusive to the bonus "Disco" 12-inch given away with a limited edition of the Gorgeous LP. |
| 1994 | State to State | Feedback Communications / ZTT | An album produced exclusively for members of 808 State's official fan club. It featured artwork and packaging designed by The Designer's Republic.
All the tracks were previously unreleased, comprising live performances and tracks from Gorgeous, Quadrastate and Fon Studio sessions. |
| 1996 | Sawnoff Dali | ZTT | Sampler EP with select song from their next album Don Solaris.[6] |
| 1996 | Thermo Kings | Warner Japan | Like Forecast before it, Thermo Kings was a Japan-only compilation of various B-sides, this time from the singles for "Bond", "Azura" and "Lopez", as well as a number of previously unreleased tracks. |
| 1998 | 808:88:98 | ZTT | A greatest hits compilation, featuring most of 808 State's major single releases. It also includes a new track, "Crash", plus a new remix of "Pacific". |
| 1998 | Pacific 808:98 / Cübik:98 | ZTT | Set of CDs with remixes of "Pacific State" and "Cübik".[7] |
| 2002 | Opti Buk + State to State 2 | ZTT | Opti Buk DVD promo video collection. Includes the second State to State compilation with previously unreleased tracks from various studio-based sessions. |
| 2004 | Prebuild | Rephlex | A collection of previously unreleased tracks and demos from the Newbuild era. It also includes tracks from an EP released under the pseudonym The Lounge Jays. |
| 2011 | Blueprint | ZTT / Salvo | A career overview, that features newly revisited tracks from years 1988 to 2003 as well as original versions there of, unreleased and released before remixes and two new tracks, "Spanish Ice" and "Metaluna". It also features an extensive booklet with a foreword by Orbital's Phil Hartnoll, archive interview with members of the band by Paul Morley, and contributions from The Prodigy, Simian, Moby and The Future Sound of London.[8] |
| 2011 | State to State 3 | Self-released | Digital album with unreleased songs from the band. |
| 2012 | O.T.E.P. | Self-released | An EP containing 4 bonus tracks from the Japanese and North American releases of Output Transmission, available as a free download.[9] |
| 2019 | Four States of 808 State | ZTT | Limited edition box set of select track by the band.[10] |
| 2019 | Initial Granada Report | Self-released | An EP containing 4 tracks, comprising some of the first new original 808 State material since 2002's Outpost Transmission.[11] |
| 2019 | Subsequent Granada Report | Self-released | A second EP containing a further 4 new tracks including "Cannonball Waltz" and "The Ludwig Question" from the album Transmission Suite. |
| 2021 | ESP: The 808 State Effect | ZTT | Digital compilation album by ZTT.[12] |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [2] |
IRL [14] |
US Dance [15] |
US Dance Sales [15] | |||
| 1988 | "Let Yourself Go" / "Deepville" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1989 | "Pacific State" | 10 | 82 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 90 |
| 1990 | The Extended Pleasure of Dance (EP) | 56 | — | — | — | — | EP |
| "Primary Rhyming" (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) |
67 | — | — | — | — | The North at Its Heights (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) | |
| "The Only Rhyme That Bites" (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) |
10 | — | 21 | — | — | ||
| "Tunes Splits the Atom" (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) |
18 | — | 28 | — | — | ||
| "Cübik" / "Olympic" | 10 | 159 | 23 | 8 | 21 | ex:el | |
| 1991 | "In Yer Face" | 9 | 108 | 13 | — | — | |
| "Ooops" (featuring Björk) |
42 | 143 | 24 | 13 | 23 | ||
| "Lift" / "Open Your Mind" | 38 | 153 | — | 23 | 27 | ||
| 1992 | "The Only Rhyme That Bites" (re-issue) (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) |
47 | — | 87 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Time Bomb" / "Nimbus" | 59 | — | — | 19 | 36 | Gorgeous | |
| "One in Ten" (808 State vs. UB40) |
17 | — | 19 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Plan 9" | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
| "10 × 10" | 67 | 143 | — | 43 | — | ||
| 1994 | "Bombadin" | 67 | — | — | 3 | — | Non-album single |
| 1996 | "Bond" | 57 | — | — | — | — | Don Solaris |
| "Azura" | 79 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Lopez" (featuring James Dean Bradfield) |
20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Pacific 808:98" / "Cübik" (remixes) | 21 | — | — | 3 | — | 808:88:98 |
| 1999 | "The Only Rhyme That Bites 99" (MC Tunes vs. 808 State) |
53 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Invader" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Cübik" (21st Anniversary Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Tokyo Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | Transmission Suite |
| 2020 | “Where Wye & Severn” | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Released as a mini-album.
References
edit- ^ "808 State | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Cübik" / "Olympic": "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "In Yer Face": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 April 1991". Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- "Ooops" and "10 × 10": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- "Lift" / "Open Your Mind": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 26 August 1991". Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 29 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "808 State" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "808 State - The Extended Pleasure Of Dance EP". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "MC Tunes - The North At Its Heights (Album)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "808 State - Sawnoff Dali (sampler)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "808 State - Pacific 808:98 / Cubik:98". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "ZTT Records – 808 State - Blueprint". ZTT Records. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "808 State - O.T.E.P." Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "808 State - Four States Of 808 State (Boxset)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "808 State - Initial Granada Report (EP)". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "808 State - State To State 3". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 179–180. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( 808 State > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
