For the first season, the group's debut album, Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1, was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 2015, The soundtrack received positive critical reception and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, 110,000 copies in the first week.[1][2] On September 11, 2015, another soundtrack titled Empire: The Complete Season 1 was released containing every song heard on the show that weren't included on the official soundtrack.[3] As of December 2015, the album has sold 470,000 total copies in the United States.[4] In January 2016, the album was certified Gold in the United States.[5]
Soundtrack albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
A number of songs that were not specifically released as singles, but could still be individually downloaded from their albums/EPs, received enough individual downloads to appear on the singles charts.
List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year charted, album name, and episode name
^ abc"Top 50 Albums Chart". hitsdailydouble. HITS Digital Ventures. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.