Categories: Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ Certified Gold

Published: Thursday 31st Jan 2013 by David

 …and Frank Ocean just keeps on winning!

While his recent run in with Chris Brown may currently dominate many a headline, Frank Ocean continues to prove that it’s his art– and not controversy- that keeps his brand afloat.

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After hitting sales of 470,875 units last week, numbers generated in the US this week saw it certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, as documented above.

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Of course, while these numbers should have been scored first week considering the LP’s immaculate campaign, they do ensure that like Drake and Bruno Mars, he stands head and shoulders above a number of his closest contemporaries.

Contemporaries, who although score big on a singles tip, fail to live up to their hype when it comes to moving albums.

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