The British talent contestant-turned-singing sensation sold just over 700,000 copies of her debut album, "I Dreamed a Dream," debuting at No. 1. more info

411 Mania — Susan Boyle smashes new releases by Adam Lambert, Rihanna and Lady GaGa... more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: In a week that featured new releases by Rihanna, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga and Shakira, it was a 48-year-old British woman plucked out of absolute obscurity a year ago who topped the Billboard Top 200 on its most competitive week of the y... more info

E! Online — Sex sells. As do controversy and scandal. But apparently not as much as a high-note-hitting underdog from Scotland. Fresh off her chart domination of the U.K., Susan Boyle has gone all... more info

ET Online — Susan Boyle is the new queen of pop! The 47-year-old overnight singing sensation has beat out the likes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift in first week sales of her new album, making her record the best-selling album debut by a woman. Boyle -- who ... more info

MTV.com News — I Dreamed a Dream has the biggest debut of 2009, beating Eminem's Relapse. By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream Photo: Sony Music Entertainment Susan Boyle is officially a worldwide phenomenon. After breaking the record for the ... more info

VH1 News — Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream had the biggest debut week of 2009 in the U.S. and gave the Scottish singer the biggest debut ever for a female solo artist in chart history. more info

Guardian Music — If Cliff Richard doesn't score a chart topper in the next few weeks, his record of having a No 1 in every decade since 1730 will be wiped out. Here's what he can do ...Do you realise one of music's most enduring legacies is about to end? You see, in ... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's just a crazy twist of fate,' says Mae, who wrote only original song on Boyle's album.By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle Photo: NBC Most of the world has never heard of 25-year-old Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Audra Mae. But thanks to a li... more info

MSN Music — Susan Boyle sells 700K of debut disc, best female debut in SoundScan era, top debut of 2009 more info