Analysts were surprised when the Empire soundtrack trumped Madonna's Rebel Heart on the Billboard 200, although it managed to take the **. 1 position on the actual albums chart. Even more surprising is how poorly the Album has done going forward in its second week. Rebel debuted by selling around 117,000 copies during its first week but immediately dropped to 22,800 copies during its second week, dropping more than 80 percent and 14 Places on the Albums chart. More dramatically, the record fell from **. 2 to **. 21 on the Billboard 200.