 To prevent it from leaking onto the Internet , Ocean released the album digitally one week earlier than its publicly announced date . He promoted it with five singles , including his highest charting single " Thinkin Bout You " — number 32 on the Hot 100 — and a supporting tour in July 2012 . Channel Orange debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and sold 131 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . It received widespread acclaim from critics and was named the best album of 2012 by numerous publications . As of September 2014 , the album has sold 621 @,@ 000 copies , according to Nielsen SoundScan . 
