6 days before he released the album, Frank posted a candid letter on Tumblr about his first love with a man, helping to reshape dialogues around masculinity and queerness in Black music.⁠ The album went on to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and pick up multiple Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Urban Contemporary Album. It’s since become one of the most influential R&B albums of its era, credited with helping to open the door for the alternative R&B movement that followed. Here’s the story of ‘channel ORANGE,’ told through the numbers. _ #pigeonsandplanes #frankocean #channelorange #rnb #earlsweatshirt