Empire TV Soundtrack Tops Charts

The cast of Empire via Billboard

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By Jasmine Roziers

Empire is taking the world by storm one episode at a time. Now, the FOX hit show released a soundtrack that landed number one on the Billboard 200 top charts. During the first week of the album’s release, Billboard reports that 130,000 units were sold in the first week.

According to Rap-Up, The only other TV show that topped Billboard charts was Glee in 2010. The 18-track album features the stars of the show like Terrence Howard and Yazz. The soundtrack also features performing artists like Mary J. Blige, Juicy J and more.

The show’s two-hour season finale airs Wednesday (March 18) at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.