BB Grooves: Frank Ocean Takes ‘Blonde’ To No. 1

After a four-year hiatus, Frank Ocean has returned to the musical fold in a big way.  This week, Ocean’s Blonde was the runaway no. 1 album.  There was No doubt about it from the urban alternative singer/songwriter.  As impressive  as Ocean’s numbers are – not to mention how intriguing the album is in itself – there are more noteworthy chart stories as well on the Billboard 200 dated September 10, 2016.

 

1. Frank Ocean (Blonde) easily takes top honors on the Billboard 200. To reiterate, it wasn’t even close!

 

2. Guess who sits no. 2? Drake (Views) has kept the no. 2 spot warm for four consecutive weeks now.

 

3. Suicide Squad: The Album relinquishes the no. 1 spot after holding it for two consecutive weeks. This week, the soundtrack slips to no. 3.

 

 

4. Tory Lanez scores the week’s second highest debut with I Told You at no. 4. Compared the numbers with Frank Ocean’s Blonde and it’s a big gap between both albums.

 

5. Lindsey Stirling earns another top-five album (no. 5) with Brave Enough.

 

6. Amazingly, DJ Khaled retains a spot in the top 10 at no. 9. Major Key debuted at no. 1 and has spent four weeks in the top 10.

 

 

7. Dolly Parton just misses the top 10 with latest album Pure & Simple. She settles for a no. 11 start.

 

8. Beyoncé sees Lemonade ascend two rungs from no. 15 to no. 13. Unfortunately, there isn’t a gain in impact.

 

9. Sia sees a bump this week as This Is Acting improves from no. 20 to no. 16.

 

10. DJ Snake spends a third week in the top 20 as Encore subtly improves in peak position (no. 18 to no. 17).

 

11. Coldplay re-enters the top 20. A Head Full of Dreams ascends 20 spots from no. 40 to no. 20 in its 38^th charting week.

 

 

12. Charlie Puth gets a bump as Nine Track Mind ascends 13 spots from no. 34 to no. 21. Nine Track Mind has charted for 30 weeks, debuting at no. 6.

 

13. After debuting last week at no. 3, PARTYNEXTDOOR finds himself clinging on to a spot in the top-25. PARTYNEXTDOOR3 (P3) slides to no. 25 in its sophomore week.

 

14. Frank Ocean sees his Grammy-winning debut album Channel Orange improve 115 spots (no. 142 to no. 27).

 

 

15. The crappiness of the sophomore week extends to Rae Sremmurd. Sophomore album SremmLife 2 slips from no. 7 to no. 28.

 

16. Justin Moore takes a mighty tumble. Kind Don’t Care drops from no. 4 to no. 29. Ouch!

 

17. Amos Lee makes a modest splash on the Billboard 200. Spirit debuts at no. 30.

 

 

18. The latest album by Drake White, Spark, lands at no. 34.

 

19. The Eagles’ compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975, ascends 47 spots from no. 82 to no. 35.

 

20. The RCA-List reaches a new peak position in its second charting week (no. 44 to no. 36).

 

21. Casey Donahew takes All Night Party to no. 40.

 

22. Halsey’s Badlands slides 12 spots from no. 30 to no. 42.

 

 

23. ScHoolboy Q sees Blank Face LP improve seven spots from no. 50 to no. 43.

 

24. Gucci Mane’s latest album, Everybody Looking, slips 13 spots from no. 31 to no. 44.

 

25. Blink-182 re-enters the top-50 with California (no. 51 to no. 45).

 

26. Skillet continues to free fall. Unleased slides from no. 25 to no. 46 in just its third week.

 

27. Logic’s mixtape Bobby Tarantino rises from no. 61 to no. 54 in its eighth week of availability.

 

 

28. Cole Swindell makes a huge leap as You Should Be Here improves from no. 80 to no. 57.

 

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29. Watsky’s latest LP, x Infinity, debuts at no. 58.

 

30. Sabaton enters the charts at no. 63 with The Last Stand.

 

31. Bayside sees latest album, Vacancy, debut modestly at no. 69.

 

32. Hillary Scott & The Scott Family slip 17 spots. Love Remains drops from no. 59 to no. 76 in just four weeks of availability.

 

33. Nirvana classic Nevermind re-enters the top-100 (no. 174 to no. 92).

 

 

34. Kygo (Cloud Nine) re-enters the Billboard 200 at no. 98.

 

35. Red Hot Chili Peppers sees The Getaway dip from no. 89 to no. 100. The Getaway debuted at no. 2.

 

 

36. EDEN’s EP I Think You Think Too Much of Me debuts quietly at no. 104.

 

37. Gemini Syndrome (Memento Mori) debuts at no. 115.

 

38. MadeinTYO’s EP You Are Forgiven debuts at no. 122.

 

39. Jake Miller settles for a tepid no. 125 star. Overnight (EP) seems like it has low ceilings.

 

40. Fantasia continues to slide down the chart. The Definition Of… slipped 37 spots from no. 110 to no. 147.

 

 

41. Trapt starts modestly at no. 148 with DNA.

Photo Credit: Frank Ocean / Boys Don’t Cry