On the Charts: Susan Boyle Makes History With Top-Selling Debut
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 year. Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream far exceeded any [...]
USA Today Music — Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' sold 701,000 copies its first week, adding another chapter to the Scottish singer's rise to ...
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Scotsman.com — SCOTS singing sensation Susan Boyle's first album I Dreamed a Dream soared to No1 on US album charts yesterday on sales of 701,000 copies to become the best-selling US ... 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 Bo... more info
VH1 News — Susan Boyle songwriter, 25-year-old Audra Mae, is "stoked" about her success. "It's just a crazy twist of fate," she said of penning the only original song, "Who I Was Bo... 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
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One of the biggest and most surprising music stories of 2009 has become a failed contestant on "Britain's Got Talent," as Susan Boyle shot to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts... 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
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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — British reality TV and YouTube sensation Susan Boyle had a dreamy premiere on the Canadian album charts this week. more info
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
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Boyle soared to the top of the U.S. album charts with her debut album, setting a 2009 record of 701,000 copies sold, record sales tracking c... 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 a... 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... 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 histo... more info