Boyle's CD debut tops the charts
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December 1, 2009, Tuesday
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The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for TV show "Britain's Got Talent," has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year.
Entering the album chart in the top spot on Sunday, Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" sold more than 410,000 copies - the biggest first week sales for a debut album in UK chart history, the Official Charts Company said.
Last month, it became the largest global CD pre-order in Amazon.com's 14-year history.
The dowdy 48-year-old church volunteer, whose audition has been viewed more than 300 million times online since it was broadcast in April, has become a big hit worldwide, appearing on several top chat shows in the United States including Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey.
"Susan Boyle's achievement is quite phenomenal," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.
"After all the excitement surrounding her appearance on Britain's Got Talent, everyone expected her to make a big impact when she released her first music - but to arrive with such a bang is exceptional."
The album has also topped the Australian and Irish charts and is also set to be No. 1 in the US, Canada and New Zealand, Sony Corp's Sony Music said.
Boyle, who was signed up by music impresario Simon Cowell, also makes an appearance in the UK singles chart with a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses," which debuted at No. 9.
Peter Kay's Animated All Stars took the top spot with their single "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" which climbed from last week's number 18.
The only other new entry in the top 10 was Rihanna's "Roulette" at No. 6.
Entering the album chart in the top spot on Sunday, Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" sold more than 410,000 copies - the biggest first week sales for a debut album in UK chart history, the Official Charts Company said.
Last month, it became the largest global CD pre-order in Amazon.com's 14-year history.
The dowdy 48-year-old church volunteer, whose audition has been viewed more than 300 million times online since it was broadcast in April, has become a big hit worldwide, appearing on several top chat shows in the United States including Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey.
"Susan Boyle's achievement is quite phenomenal," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.
"After all the excitement surrounding her appearance on Britain's Got Talent, everyone expected her to make a big impact when she released her first music - but to arrive with such a bang is exceptional."
The album has also topped the Australian and Irish charts and is also set to be No. 1 in the US, Canada and New Zealand, Sony Corp's Sony Music said.
Boyle, who was signed up by music impresario Simon Cowell, also makes an appearance in the UK singles chart with a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses," which debuted at No. 9.
Peter Kay's Animated All Stars took the top spot with their single "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" which climbed from last week's number 18.
The only other new entry in the top 10 was Rihanna's "Roulette" at No. 6.
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