Rolling Stone — The 2009 year-end Nielsen SoundScan numbers reveal that Taylor Swift edged Susan Boyle in terms of album sales, and that the Beatles and Michael Jackson can still move major units. But how did the music biz do overall last year? Slightly better than ... more info

Rolling Stone — The race for the best-selling album of 2009 was tight, and had Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream been released one week earlier, the headline on this story would be reversed. But according to Nielsen SoundScan’s final figures, Taylor Swift managed ... more info

Singer Susan Boyle misses out on becoming the best seller of 2009 but spends a sixth week at the top of US album chart. more info

BBC News - UK — Singer Susan Boyle misses out on becoming the best seller of 2009 but spends a sixth week at the top of US album chart. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Singing Scot Susan Boyle missed out on landing America's best-selling album of 2009 by just over 100,000 copies. more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » New Knife album clips, if you're interested. (Amazon) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-In-A-Year/dp/B0032KIDF4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1262813291&sr=8-3ife) » Marina 'And The Diamonds' And The Diamonds has come se... more info

Topix — Susan Boyle put up a strong challenge, but Taylor Swift ended 2009 with the year's best-selling album. more info

Undercover, Australia — Taylor Swift `Fearless` was 103,000 units ahead of Susan Boyle `I Dreamed A Dream` in the round-up of album sales in the USA for 2009. more info

411 Mania — No stopping Boyle... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Susan Boyle racked up a sixth consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart on Wednesday, but the Scottish singer faces a challenge for next week's title from pop newcomer Ke$ha. more info