Frank Ocean
Channel Orange







Release Year: 2012

Rankings:
All-Time #66 / 2010s #3 / 2012 #1

Genres: Alternative R&B
Parent Genres: Contemporary R&B, R&B

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Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A-
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 92
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Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 7
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