It’s official: Fox TV’s breakout hit series Empire crashes in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as its soundtrack debuts atop the list after a battle was brewing between it and ...

Ennis says music is a huge part of "Empire's" success. "Fox is genius because Fox did this with 'Glee' and we even had shows like 'Smash' that did it but not that well," Ennis says.

Not only has the sales and streams of the freshman show beaten a musical icon for the top spot but the last time any TV soundtrack reached No. 1 on the charts was back in 2010, when three Glee ...

Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2 will be released on April 29, Fox and Columbia announced Friday. The soundtrack will feature songs from the remaining episodes in the show’s second ...

Every 1,500 album streams and 10 downloads of individual tracks equal one unit. The Empire soundtrack’s total of traditional album sales made up 84% of its first week units (110,000 copies).

On the cusp of the Fox hit show’s two-hour season finale, Empire’s soundtrack is opening at No. 1 for the week ending March 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart, according to Billboard.com.