Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#7095): Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

DommeDamian — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:02:47 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 04/25/2026 11:02

Agree with the ones above. Arguably the R&B with most rewarding replay value since JTs heyday.

Re: Album of the day (#7095): Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Hayden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:45:16 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/25/2026 00:45

HoldenM wrote:

Still one of my all time favorites. At the time of its release, I found myself coming back to Channel Orange practically every day for months. Its stylistic contortions never awkward or misjudged, and its opulent malaise morphing into a full romantic and existential crises are things of piercing beauty. Though I haven't listened to Channel Orange in quite a few years, it may as well be etched into my brain.

Track picks
2. Thinkin Bout You
7. Super Rich Kids (Feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
10. Pyramids
11. Lost
14. Bad Religion
15. Pink Matter (Feat. Andre 3000)

Yeah, same—
Been thinking about Frank recently—
Wonder if he's done...

What he did between this and Blond was very special.

Re: Album of the day (#7095): Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

HoldenM — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:35:39 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 04/24/2026 20:35

Still one of my all time favorites. At the time of its release, I found myself coming back to Channel Orange practically every day for months. Its stylistic contortions never awkward or misjudged, and its opulent malaise morphing into a full romantic and existential crises are things of piercing beauty. Though I haven't listened to Channel Orange in quite a few years, it may as well be etched into my brain.

Track picks
2. Thinkin Bout You
7. Super Rich Kids (Feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
10. Pyramids
11. Lost
14. Bad Religion
15. Pink Matter (Feat. Andre 3000)

Album of the day (#7095): Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

BestEverAlbums — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:25 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 04/24/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2012.
Country:
Frank Ocean discography rank: 2 (out of 4 listed on BEA)
2012 rank: 3
2010s rank: 15
Overall rank: 173
Average rating: 82/100 (from 1284 votes).

Tracks:
1. Start
2. Thinkin Bout You
3. Fertilizer
4. Sierra Leone
5. Sweet Life
6. Not Just Money
7. Super Rich Kids (Feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
8. Pilot Jones
9. Crack Rock
10. Pyramids
11. Lost
12. White (Feat. John Mayer)
13. Monks
14. Bad Religion
15. Pink Matter (Feat. Andre 3000)
16. Forrest Gump
17. End

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Overhyped, overrated, underrated, ignored, I'd like to point out that all MEANS NOTHING. Just go on YouTube or whatever and listen to some tracks and make up your own mind. I heard about this from Pitchforks glowing review. And then I listened to some stuff, and it sounded amazing. Then I bought the album and I listened to it several times. I've decided it is masterful. It's smooth and flows and all the elements of the album mingle incredibly. "Bad Religion" and "Thinking about you" are some stand outs, but again the whole record is fabulous. Huge fan! It just hits that good spot musically where it all makes sense. If you wanna hear a badass modern incarnation of Stevie and Marvin, this dude is great for that. But really he is his own man and his own style and this record can stand in its own 2 feet. Best album of year that I've heard and only in my opinion."
- Mercury (Rating: 90/100)
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"Frank Ocean is overly ambitious on this album, concidering how much filler there is on the album. Pyramids is one of the greatest songs released in a long time, Thinkin' Bout You is a soothing R'n'B tune and Lost's groovy beat gets me everytime, but over all the album seems overlong and uneven. It's good to see an ambitious young man here, but to the praise it has received has been a bit over the top. But he has definitely laid the foundation for a new wave of electronic hip-hop-R'n'B. But actually it bowels me that the album bacame so mainstream, because the structure of the songs and his lyrics aren't what you normally call approachable."
- User not found
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