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Frank Ocean’s Blonde Projected To Debut At #1, Endless Ineligible For Billboard Chart

Frank Ocean’s new album Blonde is set to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 — yet another Apple Music exclusive! — but Billboard reports that Endless, the much looser “visual album” that he released less than 24 hours earlier to fulfill his contractual obligation to Def Jam, will not chart at all. That’s not […]

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00:04 on August 28 2016

Frank Ocean’s Blonde Projected To Debut At #1, Endless Ineligible For Billboard Chart

Stereogum — Frank Ocean’s new album Blonde is set to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 — yet another Apple Music exclusive! — but Billboard reports that Endless, the much looser... more info

Frank Ocean

02:35 on August 28 2016

Frank Ocean’s Blonde Set to Debut #1 on the Billboard 200

411 Mania — But Endless will not be there… more info

Frank Ocean

16:59 on August 28 2016

Frank Ocean’s ‘Endless’ Won’t Chart On Billboard 200

Idolator — “… there is — so far — no industry-accepted album-equivalent ratio for streaming an entire visual album.” more info

Frank Ocean

21:41 on August 28 2016

Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' debuts at No. 1 in 'Billboard'

USA Today Music — It's the third-largest debut of 2016, behind Drake and Beyoncé. more info

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20:40 on August 29 2016

Frank Ocean Takes an Unusual Journey to No. 1 With ‘Blonde’

New York Times — The album, which was released independent of a record label but with the support of Apple, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. more info

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