Blonde (studio album) by Frank Ocean

Blonde by Frank Ocean
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-08-20
Overall rank: 91st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,037 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2016 (2nd)
Award Top 10 albums of the 2010s (8th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (91st)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.1/100, a mean average of 82.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.

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85/100
From 04/19/2023 22:24
A fantastic modern record where Frank Ocean is not frightened to experiment at all which leads to some of his most complex music so far. To start with the negatives, I do think there is some stuff on here which could be cut out such as a few of the shorter songs. Frank Ocean does have a tendency to get a little lost in places as well where I think he is trying to do too much at one time which can lead to a few moments which sound like a bit of a mess. Despite this, when he gets the experimentation right on this record it is stunning. We are treated to some compositions which are perfect for introspection and getting completely lost in the music. The best example of this for me is White Ferrari which always leads to me just staring off into the distance and becoming completely transfixed on the music. His words are great as well with him challenging modern issues in an intelligent way making it very enjoyable to look into his lyrics. The best thing about this album for me however is the atmosphere that Frank Ocean creates. It is moody and distorted but calm and carefully crafted which allows the music to just glide past as you are lost to this brilliant environment. It stuns me every time I revisit this album with how good Frank Ocean was at taking you away from reality. Overall, there is so much to love on here from the lyrics to the atmosphere to the experimentation, making it a work of modern brilliance that is the peak of Frank Ocean's career so far.
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From 01/18/2023 11:14
Blonde proves to be a fascinating insight into depression and loneliness in the 21st century in a way that elevates the genre that the music is based within. There is something about the record that drags you back into Ocean's despair to unpick something new each time.
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From 08/07/2022 20:22
Depressing yet beautiful
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From 06/29/2022 18:48
Moody, hazy poeticism; to be listened to while lying on your bed, staring at the ceiling in wonderful despair.
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From 06/20/2022 15:15
This and Channel Orange are both such great albums. Frank is really a talented guy. CO just edges this one for me, but Nights is his best song. It's such a great album. 9/10
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Evaluating this music is not easy. This is a sort of meditative album and to me separating the songs in just one sitting is tedious.
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From 01/21/2022 17:14
Undoubtedly one of the best albums of all time.
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From 12/21/2021 22:55
Lindíssimo e muitos elementos a ser descoberto enquanto ouvimos.
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From 10/16/2021 11:09
Buena voz. Canciones regulares alguna de ellas tirando a bien.
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