December 2, 2009
Susan Boyle makes chart history with No 1 debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Beyonce. Step aside Taylor Swift. There’s a new queen of pop, and her name is Susan Boyle.
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. Her record label, Columbia Records, says that not only gives her the best first week sales of 2009, but also the best-selling album debut by a woman in the Billboard SoundScan era.
It’s been a whirlwind year for the 47-year-old Boyle, who became an instant star when she appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
