American singer and rapper Frank Ocean has released two studio albums, one visual album, one mixtape, 21 singles (including 5 as a featured artist) and eight music videos.
Following the flooding and destruction of his recording studio during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Ocean moved from his hometown of New Orleans to Los Angeles, where he sought to continue his musical career, eventually landing himself a songwriting contract. In 2009, Ocean signed to Def Jam Recordings as a solo artist. Ocean also formed a friendship with rapper Tyler, the Creator, leader of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future (OFWGKTA) and subsequently became a member of Odd Future, as well as making three guest appearances on the album Goblin, including the single "She". In February 2011, he released his first major project, his first mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, which produced two singles: "Novacane" and "Swim Good". "Novacane" became his first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 82. Ocean also made two guest appearances on the Kanye West and Jay Z collaborative album Watch the Throne, including the single "No Church in the Wild", which peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ocean has also written songs for several artists, such as Brandy Norwood ("1st & Love" and "Scared of Beautiful"), John Legend ("Quickly"), Beyoncé ("I Miss You"), Bridget Kelly ("Thinking About Forever"), and Justin Bieber ("Bigger").
Ocean started writing songs for his debut studio album in February 2011 with songwriter and producer James "Malay" Ho, his friend and creative partner since their start in the music industry as songwriters. The album, Channel Orange, was released on July 10, 2012. Upon release, the album received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised the album for its bold lyrical content. The album peaked at number two on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, while it hit number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It also became the first album in chart history to chart within the UK Albums Chart top 20 solely based on digital sales. Five singles were released from the album: "Thinkin Bout You", "Pyramids", "Sweet Life", "Lost" and "Super Rich Kids". "Thinkin Bout You" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ocean's first top 40 entry on the chart. "Lost" became a top five single in New Zealand and also achieved chart success in Australia and Denmark.
After a four-year hiatus, Ocean returned by releasing Endless, a visual album, that also marked the end of contract with Def Jam. Endless was released on August 19, 2016, shortly followed by the release of the "Nikes" music video, which would be the first single off of Blonde, his second studio album, released a day later on August 20, 2016. Endless was a 45-minute-long album that intertwined the music with a video of Ocean eventually building a spiral staircase.
, Ocean has not had any releases on a music platform since 2020, making it his longest career hiatus thus far.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH AUS CAN DEN IRL NLD NOR NZNew Zealand peak positions: All except noted: "Carousel": UK Channel Orange Released: July 10, 2012 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, digital download 2 1 9 3 2 14 13 1 14 2 US: 686,000 UK: 210,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 7× Platinum Blonde Released: August 20, 2016 Label: Boys Don't Cry Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 US: 348,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes Title Album details Nostalgia, Ultra Released: February 16, 2011 Formats: Digital download
Visual albums + List of visual albums Title Album details Endless Released: August 19, 2016 Label: Def Jam; Fresh Produce Formats: CD/DVD, LP, VHS, streaming
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USHot 100 peak positions: All except noted: "Carousel": USR&B/HHHot R&B/Hip-Hop Song peak positions: All except noted: "Carousel": USR&B AUS BEL(FL) CANCanadian Hot 100 peak positions: All except noted: "Carousel": DEN NZ UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All, except where listed below: "Pyramids": "Super Rich Kids": "Carousel": UKR&BPeak chart positions for singles on the UK R&B Chart in the United Kingdom: "Thinkin Bout You": "Pyramids": "Lost": "Super Rich Kids": "Nikes", "Ivy", "Pink + White", "Solo", "Self Control" and "Nights": "Chanel": "Wolves": "Novacane" 2011 82 17 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum Nostalgia, Ultra "Swim Good" — 70 — — 89 — — — — — ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "Thinkin Bout You" 2012 32 7 4 — — — 33 30 94 16 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum Channel Orange "Pyramids" — — 21 — 74 — — — — 21 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Sweet Life" — — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Lost" — 16 6 16 63 22 14 5 44 7 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 10× Platinum "Super Rich Kids"(featuring Earl Sweatshirt) 2013 — — 23 — — — — — — 20 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Nikes" 2016 79 27 9 — — 77 — — 93 13 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Blonde "Chanel"2017 72 30 13 — — 65 — — 80 16 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum rowspan="10" "Biking"(featuring Jay-Z and Tyler, the Creator) — — 18 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "Lens" — — 18 — — — — — — — "Biking (Solo)" — — — — — — — — — — "Provider" — — 21 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "Moon River" 2018 — — 10 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum "DHL" 2019 98 — — — — 99 — — 67 — "In My Room" 85 42 — — — 70 — — 72 — BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Dear April" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Cayendo" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USRap AUS BEL(FL) CAN NZ UK "She"(Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean) 2011 — — — — — — — — RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum Goblin "No Church in the Wild"(Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream) 2012 72 31 20 — 40 92 — 37 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Watch the Throne "Slide"(Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos)2017 25 12 — 11 10 16 8 10 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 "Raf"(ASAP Mob featuring ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert and Frank Ocean) — — — — — 82 — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Cozy Tapes Vol. 2 "911 / Mr. Lonely"(Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy) — 47 — — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold Flower Boy "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted and certified songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USR&B USRap BEL(FL) CAN NZ UK UKR&B "Forrest Gump" 2012 — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Channel Orange "Bad Religion" — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Crack Rock" — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Pilot Jones" — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold "Pink Matter"(featuring André 3000) — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Sierra Leone" — — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Oceans"(Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean) 2013 83 30 — 22 — — — — — RIAA: Gold Magna Carta Holy Grail "Superpower" — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Beyoncé "Frank's Track"(Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) 2016 — — — — — — — — — The Life of Pablo "Wolves"(Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) — — — — — — — 88 25 BPI: Silver "Ivy" 80 28 10 — — 75 — — 16 BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum Blonde "Pink + White" 84 30 11 — 53 79 — — 18 BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 7× Platinum "Solo" 96 38 13 — — 97 — — 31 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "Skyline To" — 50 18 — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "Self Control" — 42 15 — — — — — 35 BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Good Guy" — — 20 — — — — — — "Nights" 98 40 14 — — — — — 36 BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Pretty Sweet" — — 24 — — — — — — "Solo (Reprise)"(featuring André 3000) — — — — — — — — — "Close to You" — — 25 — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "White Ferrari" — — 21 — — — — — — BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Seigfried" — — 23 — — — — — — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Godspeed"(featuring Kim Burrell and Yung Lean) — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Caught Their Eyes"(Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean) 2017 63 29 — 22 — — — — — 4:44 "Where This Flower Blooms" — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Flower Boy "Purity" 2018 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Testing "Carousel" 24 15 — — — 20 30 29 — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum Astroworld "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "SteamRoller" 2010 Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats Rolling Papers "Get My Gun" Bishop Lamont The Shawshank Redemption: Angola 3 "Hell"MellowHype BlackenedWhite "Rico" "Gotta' Be"Kent Money Becoming "Thinking Bout Forever" 2011Bridget Kelly Every Girl "Window" Tyler, the Creator, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Mike GGoblin "Made in America" Jay-Z, Kanye West Watch the Throne "Lovely Day" Mann West LA Diaries Vol. 3: Birthday Philosophy "Analog 2" 2012 Tyler, the Creator, Syd tha KydThe OF Tape Vol. 2 "Snow White" MellowHype "White" "Oldie" Taco, Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Jasper Dolphin, Earl Sweatshirt "Bend Ya'" Mann, Kendrick Lamar "Astro" MellowHype Numbers "Slater" 2013 Tyler, the Creator Wolf "48" "PartyIsntOver / Campfire / Bimmer" Tyler, the Creator, Lætitia Sadier "Oceans" Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail "Sunday" Earl SweatshirtDoris "Wildfire (Reprise)" John Mayer Paradise Valley "Superpower" Beyoncé Beyoncé "New Slaves" Kanye West Yeezus "Hero" 2014 Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Diplo Converse's Three Artists, One Song "Caught Their Eyes" 2017 Jay-Z 4:44 "Where This Flower Blooms" Tyler, the Creator Flower Boy "Brotha Man" 2018 ASAP Rocky, French Montana Testing "Purity" ASAP Rocky, Lauryn Hill "Carousel" Travis Scott Astroworld
Production discography