'' Channel Orange '' debuted at number two on the '' Billboard '' 200 and sold 131,000 copies in its first week . The majority of its first-week sales were digital copies from iTunes , while approximately 3,000 of the sales were physical copies . On January 30 , '' Channel Orange '' was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . By September 2014 , it had sold 621,000 copies , according to Nielsen SoundScan . Ocean promoted the album with his 2012 Summer Tour , which featured final appearances at the Coachella and Lollapalooza festivals . At the 2013 Brit Awards , Ocean won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist
2013 Brit Awards
2013 Brit Awards
Frank Ocean