| Artist: | Frank Ocean |
| Studio: | 2 |
| Video: | 1 |
| Option: | 1 |
| Option Name: | Mixtapes |
| Music Videos: | 8 |
| Singles: | 21 |
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 the Californian city of Los Angeles, where he sought to continue his musical career,[1] eventually landing himself a songwriting contract.[2] In 2009, Ocean signed to Def Jam Recordings as a solo artist.[2] 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,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| US [7] | US R&B/<br/>HH [8] | AUS [9] | CAN [10] | DEN [11] | IRL [12] | NLD [13] | NOR [14] | NZ [15] | UK [16] | |||||
| Channel Orange |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Blonde |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Nostalgia, Ultra |
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| Endless |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| US [31] | US R&B/HH [32] | US R&B [33] | AUS | BEL (FL) [34] | CAN [35] | DEN | NZ | UK [36] | UK R&B [37] | |||||
| "Novacane" | 2011 | 82 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nostalgia, Ultra | ||
| "Swim Good" | — | 70 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Thinkin Bout You" | 2012 | 32 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 30 | 94 | 16 |
| Channel Orange | |
| "Pyramids" | — | — | 21 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
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| "Sweet Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Lost" | — | 16 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 7 | ||||
| "Super Rich Kids" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt) | 2013 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
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| "Nikes" | 2016 | 79 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 77 | — | — | 93 | 13 |
| Blonde | |
| "Chanel" | 2017 | 72 | 30 | 13 | — | — | 65 | — | — | 80 | 16 |
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| "Biking" (featuring JAY-Z and Tyler, the Creator) | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Lens"[44] | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Biking (Solo)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Provider"[45] | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Moon River"[46] | 2018 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "DHL" | 2019 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | 67 | — | |||
| "In My Room" | 85 | 42 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | 72 | — |
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| "Dear April" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cayendo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B/HH | US Rap [47] | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | FRA [48] | ITA [49] | NZ | UK | ||||||
| "She"[50] (Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goblin | ||
| "No Church in the Wild" (JAY-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) | 2012 | 72 | 31 | 20 | — | 40 | 92 | 181 | 52 | — | 37 | Watch the Throne | |||
| "Slide" (Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos) | 2017 | 25 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 [55] | 34 | 8 | 10 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | |||
| "Raf" (A$AP Mob featuring A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert and Frank Ocean) | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — |
| Cozy Tapes Vol. 2 | |||
| "911 / Mr. Lonely" (Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy) | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flower Boy | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| US | US R&B<br/>/HH | US R&B | US Rap | BEL (FL) | CAN | NZ | UK [64] | UK R&B | ||||||
| "Oceans" (Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean) | 2013 | 83 | 30 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Magna Carta Holy Grail | ||
| "Forrest Gump" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Channel Orange | |||
| "Bad Religion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Crack Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Pilot Jones" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Pink Matter" (featuring André 3000) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Sierra Leone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Frank's Track" (Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Life of Pablo | |||
| "Wolves" (Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 25 |
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| "Ivy" | 80 | 28 | 10 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 16 |
| Blonde | |||
| "Pink + White" | 84 | 30 | 11 | — | 53 | 79 | — | — | 18 | |||||
| "Solo" | 96 | 38 | 13 | — | — | 97 | — | — | 31 |
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| "Skyline To" | — | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Self Control" | — | 42 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
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| "Good Guy" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Nights" | 98 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
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| "Pretty Sweet" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Solo (Reprise)" (featuring André 3000) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Close to You" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "White Ferrari" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Seigfried" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Godspeed" (featuring Kim Burrell and Yung Lean) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Caught Their Eyes" (Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean) | 2017 | 63 | 29 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | |||
| "Carousel"[70] | 2018 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 29 | — | Astroworld | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | |
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| "SteamRoller"[73] | 2010 | Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats | Rolling Papers |
| "Get My Gun" | Bishop Lamont | The Shawshank Redemption: Angola 3 | |
| "Hell"[74] | MellowHype | BlackenedWhite | |
| "Rico" | |||
| "Gotta' Be" | Kent Money | Becoming | |
| "Thinking Bout Forever" | 2011 | Bridget Kelly | Every Girl |
| "Window" | Tyler, the Creator, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Mike G | Goblin | |
| "Made in America"[75] | JAY-Z, Kanye West | Watch the Throne | |
| "Lovely Day" | MANN | West LA Diaries Vol. 3: Birthday Philosophy | |
| "Analog 2"[76] | 2012 | Tyler, the Creator, Syd tha Kyd | The 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'"[77] | MANN, Kendrick Lamar | ||
| "Astro"[78] | MellowHype | Numbers | |
| "Slater"[79] | 2013 | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf |
| "48" | |||
| "PartyIsntOver / Campfire / Bimmer" | Tyler, the Creator, Lætitia Sadier | ||
| "Oceans"[80] | JAY-Z | Magna Carta Holy Grail | |
| "Sunday"[81] | Earl Sweatshirt | Doris | |
| "Wildfire (Reprise)"[82] | John Mayer | Paradise Valley | |
| "Superpower"[83] | Beyoncé Knowles | BEYONCÉ | |
| "New Slaves" | Kanye West | Yeezus | |
| "Hero" | 2014 | Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Diplo | Converse's Three Artists, One Song |
| "Caught Their Eyes"[84] | 2017 | JAY-Z | 4:44 |
| "Where This Flower Blooms"[85] | Tyler, the Creator | Flower Boy | |
| "Brotha Man"[86] | 2018 | ASAP Rocky, French Montana | Testing |
| "Purity" | ASAP Rocky, Lauryn Hill | ||
| "Carousel"[87] | Travis Scott | Astroworld |
| Year | Credit(s) | Artist(s) | Album | |
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| 8. "I Fell" | 2008 | Songwriter[88] | Noel Gourdin | After My Time |
| 5. "Quickly"[89] | Producer [90] | John Legend | Evolver | |
| 14. "1st & Love"[91] | Songwriter | Brandy | Human | |
| 17. "Locket (Locked in Love)" | ||||
| 4. "Bigger"[92] | 2009 | Songwriter | Justin Bieber | My World |
| 10. "Fish" | 2011 | Songwriter | Tyler, the Creator | Goblin |
| 3. "I Miss You"[93] | Songwriter | Beyoncé | 4 | |
| 3. "She DGAF" | Songwriter | The Internet | Purple Naked Ladies | |
| 10. "Pictures"[94] | 2012 | Songwriter | Conor Maynard | Contrast |
| 11. "Scared of Beautiful"[95] | Songwriter | Brandy | Two Eleven | |
| 12. "One Thing"[96] | Songwriter | Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | |
| 14. "Hoarse" | 2013 | Songwriter, additional vocals | Earl Sweatshirt | Doris |
| 9. "My Willing Heart"[97] | 2016 | Songwriter | James Blake | The Colour in Anything |
| 5. "Don't Do It!" | 2017 | Songwriter[98] | N.E.R.D | No One Ever Really Dies |
| 6. "Royalty" | 2019 | Songwriter[99] | Nas | The Lost Tapes 2 |
| 1. "Back to You (Remix)" | 2020 | Songwriter, studio personnel[100] | Dapo Torimiro | Off the Hard Drives, Vol. 1 |
| 1. "Virginia Beach" | 2023 | Songwriter | Drake | For All the Dogs |
| Title | Year | Director(s) | ||
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| "Acura Integurl" | 2011 | Dave Wilson | [101] | |
| "Novacane" | Nabil Elderkin | [102] | ||
| "Thinkin Bout You" | High5Collective | [103] | ||
| "Swim Good" | Nabil Elderkin | [104] | ||
| "Pyramids" | 2012 | [105] | ||
| "Lost" | 2013 | Francisco Soriano | [106] | |
| "Nikes" | 2016 | Tyrone Lebon | [107] | |
| "Biking" | 2017 | [108] [109] | ||
| "Provider" | Tom Sachs | [110] [111] | ||
| As featured artist | ||||
| Title | Year | Director(s) | ||
| "She" (Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean) | 2011 | Wolf Haley | ||
| "No Church in the Wild" (Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean) | 2012 | Romain Gavras | [112] | |
| "Superpower" (Beyoncé featuring Frank Ocean) | 2013 | Jonas Åkerlund | [113] | |