# 808 State — Every Record We Rank

808 State appears 2 times in our Acid House and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Acid House and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1989
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Acid House
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/808-state/

## Appears on

### [Pacific State](https://waxonia.com/track/808-state--pacific-state/)

*1989 · ZTT · No. 3 in [Acid House](https://waxonia.com/genre/acid-house/)*

A saxophone line and birdsong over an acid bassline, which should not work and does. The record that proved this music could be pretty without becoming polite.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/808%20State%20Pacific%20State) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0UiQ5n7SM)

### [Pacific State](https://waxonia.com/track/808-state--pacific-state/)

*1989 · ZTT · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A saxophone and birdsong over an acid bassline, which should not work. Proof that this music could be pretty without becoming polite.

Also on: [Acid House](https://waxonia.com/genre/acid-house/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/808%20State%20Pacific%20State) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0UiQ5n7SM)

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