Frank Ocean’s Blonde Set To Dumb Out Competition W/ Massive First-Week Projections

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Odd Future singer Frank Ocean‘s Blonde album is going to wipe its competition clean. Ocean’s latest studio offering first-week sales projections have the LP set to debut atop the sales chart.

Based on early projections, Ocean’s Apple Music exclusive should easily push out over 200,000 units.

Frank Ocean is set for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with his new album, Blonde, according to industry forecasters. The album was released on Aug. 20 exclusively for sale through the iTunes Store and to stream via Apple Music. Sources suggest the album could debut at No. 1 with upward of 225,000 to 250,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 25. (Billboard)

Initial industry experts expected Ocean’s album to topple its competition.

Frank Ocean’s Apple Music-exclusive Blonde album will be the week’s biggest release: Monday morning it’s the #1 album on the streaming service and its tracks occupy slots 1 through 17 on the Top Songs chart with “Nikes” at the top. Stay tuned for forecasts. In the meantime, let’s look at the week’s two other substantial new sets.

*Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope) 35-40k SPS, 25-30k album
* Dolly Parton (Dolly/RCA Nashville) 20-25k, 20-25k (HDD)

Over the weekend, Frank penned an open note to his diehard supporters.

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Frank’s newest solo offering Blonde, previously titled Boys Don’t Cry, arrived Saturday (August 20) evening.

Now, Ocean’s second album, Blond, (formerly known as Boys Don’t Cry) has officially arrived. The 17-track LP features a wealth of new material, including new track “Nikes,” which dropped earlier today. Stream Blond here via Apple Music. (The FADER)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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