If sales are anything to judge by fans obviously thought Frank Ocean‘s sophomore album, ‘Blond,’ was worth the wait.
For, as we reported here, the singer/songwriter was set to top the charts with the album moving an impressive 225,000-250,000 units. However, with the full tracking week behind us, refreshed news indicates the project – released independently as an Apple Music exclusive – exceeded its forecasted figures by a handsome sum.
“Frank Ocean earns his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the arrival of Blonde. The set, which was released on Aug. 20, bows atop the list with 276,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 25, according to Nielsen Music.
Blonde logs the third-largest debut of 2016, behind only the arrivals of Drake’sViews and Beyonce’s Lemonade. Of Blonde’s start of 276,000 units, 232,000 were in traditional album sales, while the rest were SEA (44,000 units).
Only two albums started bigger than Blonde in 2016: Drake’s Views (1.04 million units earned in its debut frame) and Beyonce’s Lemonade (653,000). Blonde also logs the third-biggest sales start — behind, again, just Views (852,000 copies sold in its first week) and Lemonade (485,000).”
Check in below to find out where all of your other favorites landed under Ocean on this week’s refreshed TGJ Chart Check – Billboard 200:
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Those numbers are good. How can someone like Frank Ocean debut with similar numbers to a global superstar like Rihanna.
And the reverse is true. How can someone like rihanna debut with same numbers as a talented guy?
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa… where is lemonade? Terrible for a over-hyped artist like beyonce. Really queen of front loaded sales!
Its funny how these navy stans keep bringin up Bey .. lets keep it real Bey is only outta the top 10 bcuz lemonade is not on any other streaming service but Tidal .. meanwhile shes killin pure sales and if she adds it to the streaming sites .. she would kill Anti-Success and Views! meanwhile Bey still makin more money than both of them lol
@Jay Exactlu girl! These silly Navy chicks think because Rihanna crushing numbers with streams that she’s outselling Beyonce. No boo! Beyonce is raking in the mad doh. Her album cost double the price of an average album, yet she’s in the top album sellers.
The combination of streaming and sales determines the overall demand for an album and the artist. Even with stream I don’t believe Lemonade would come out on top(my opinion). Rihanna garners a lot of streams each week from this album alone. She’s the most stream female artist each year. She has managed to push over 500k in the U.S alone with an album she gave away to 1.4Million people, she’s dominating any other female artist on radio by covering all top formats with hits. That Rihanna Reign won’t let up.
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Isn´t it strange that Rihanna didn´t seem to benefit at all from her performances at the VMAs? Any of her singles I mean? Normally that´s all she´s got going on with her.
Beyonce is doing really well sales wise with these last two albums.
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And look at billboard, the only chart that matters. You clowns better cling to record breaking low sales iTunes. lol
Your fave broke a record for the lowest selling album to debut at #1 on Billboard. SLAY.
Has nothing to do with the subject of my comment. Deflect on your own time sir.
I know but I’m just so happy for you guys, you need to be reminded of such an amazing feat. I could shed a tear just thinking about that slay.
“I know…”
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And that is all. Goodbye.
Lol bye *blows kisses*
That was when her album RETURNED to #1 for the 2nd time tho
Plastic minaj broke a record for the most Hot 100 entries with no #1s. Poor dat
Mark111 is the biggest f(a)g on here. The way he talks is nothing but gay. Your parents failed.
No one will ever sell as much as *NSYNC did in one week… Or Adele …
who cares? Anyway wow at the chart, is there any hope that beyonce will make it back in the top 10? Her music is such a struggle these days.
Yes next week !!
She will be back in the top 10 billboard.
And Lemonade is still in the top3 iTunes WW
Like always… She slay ???
Taylor could
That’s great for him. He is raw talent.
Anti been in the top 10 for over 30 weeks. It may finally drop out of it next week. I see this week’s new releases falling, minus Frank. Brit, Barb and GFLine will have the top 3, bumping Anti down unless it out does 25.
“ANTI” will not fall put of the Top 10 next week. It is expected to peak at #7 this week’s due to the sales/SPS push of the VMA’s.
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SPS
1. *Florida Georgia Line (BMLG) 147-152k
2. *Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 130-135k
3. *Britney Spears (RCA) 114-119k
4. Frank Ocean (Boys Don’t Cry) 73-78k
5. Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 71-76k
6. S****** Squad (WMG) 59-63k
7. Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 33-37k
8. *Young Thug (WMG) 33-37k
9. twenty one pilots (WMG) 29-32k
10. Beyonce (Columbia) 29-32k
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In fact, without this week’s new releases “ANTI” would be #3 (7 months after its release) and “LEMONADE” would be #8.
Oh thank bob! Still sh1ting on Lemonpledge I see.
Congrats to him!
Wow, Tory Lanez debuted in the Top 4…. Goof for him
All im seeing is Drake Rihanna and Slaydele
Congrats Frank!!! Selling album’s the HONEST WAY!! ???
Ooooops? Kiii
Not at Anti still in the top 10. Who keep listening to a sh!t album …oh i get it only haters says it’s a s*** album …
Congrats Frank
ANTI still slaayinggg. Top 10 sitting above albums that was released way after hers
Is Keri still working in her non existent album sis?
She’s working on a movie with Gabrielle Union and Monique. Hopefully Wayne’s next album actually charts because Free Weezy didn’t hun.
Free Weezy was a mixtape Hun. Which is why he named is FREE WEEZY
And it still didn’t chart but okay
A Tidal exclusive. DUH
Like Martin used to tell Gina, “You go gitl”. Even though I think he’s beyond overrated. Just a dark-skinned The Weekend minus the forest.
Views >>> aunti
Lemonade >>> aunti
Blonde >>> aunti
I think some people forgot America is not the world.
Looking at the billboard numbers is good for state artist.
But for big names like Drake, Rihanna, Beyonce etc for me it’s more what they doing worldwide.
You can slay America but fail in the rest of the world.
Congrats Frank. Didn’t need to cheat his way there.
Congrats to frank ocean