808 State

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
90
  UK 57 
gold
gold
December 16, 1989 (5 weeks)
Ex: el
  UK 4th 
gold
gold
March 16, 1991 (10 weeks)
Gorgeous
  UK 17th 02/13/1993 (3 weeks)
Don Solaris
  UK 88 06/29/1996 (1 week)
808: 88: 98
  UK 40 05/30/1998 (2 weeks)
Singles
Pacific - 707
  UK 10 11/18/1989 (11 weeks)
The Extended Pleasure of Dance (EP)
  UK 56 March 31, 1990 (2 weeks)
The Only Rhyme That Bites (with MC Tunes )
  UK 10 06/02/1990 (10 weeks)
Tunes Splits the Atom (with MC Tunes)
  UK 18th 09/15/1990 (7 weeks)
Cubik / Olympic
  UK 10 11/10/1990 (12 weeks)
In Yer Face
  UK 9 02/16/1991 (6 weeks)
Ooops (with Björk )
  UK 42 04/27/1991 (3 weeks)
Lift / Open Your Mind
  UK 38 08/17/1991 (4 weeks)
Time bomb / nimbus
  UK 59 08/29/1992 (1 week)
One in Ten (with UB40 )
  UK 17th 12/12/1992 (8 weeks)
Plan 9
  UK 50 01/30/1993 (2 weeks)
10 X 10
  UK 67 06/26/1993 (1 week)
Bombadin
  UK 67 08/13/1994 (2 weeks)
Bond
  UK 57 06/29/1996 (2 weeks)
Azura
  UK 79 08/24/1996 (1 week)
Lopez (with James Dean Bradfield )
  UK 20th 02/08/1997 (2 weeks)
Pacific / Cubik
  UK 21st 05/16/1998 (3 weeks)
The Only Rhyme That Bites '99 (with MC Tunes)
  UK 53 03/06/1999 (2 weeks)

808 State is a British electronics band founded in Radcliffe , Greater Manchester in 1988 . The band's name comes from the Roland TR-808 drum computer . 808 State are among the most influential music groups in the Manchester Rave . They are also seen as pioneers of acid house in Great Britain. The band was founded by Graham Massey , Martin Price and Gerald Simpson and released their debut album Newbuild in 1988.

Discography

Albums

  • 1988: Newbuild
  • 1989: Quadrastate
  • 1989: 90
  • 1990: Utd. State 90
  • 1991: Ex: el (with Björk )
  • 1993: Gorgeous
  • 1994: State to State
  • 1996: Don Solaris
  • 1996: Thermo Kings
  • 1998: 808: 88: 98
  • 2002: State to State 2
  • 2003: Outpost Transmission
  • 2004: Prebuild
  • 2019: Transmission Suite

Singles

  • 1989: Pacific State
  • 1990: The Only Rhyme That Bites (as MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
  • 1990: Tunes Splits The Atom (as MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
  • 1990: Cubik / Olympic
  • 1991: In Yer Face
  • 1991: Lift / Open Your Mind
  • 1992: One In Ten (as 808 State & UB40)
  • 1997: Lopez (as 808 State feat. James Dean Bradfield)
  • 1998: Pacific / Cubik

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Chart sources: UK
  2. Music Sales Awards: UK