Susan Boyle Destroys U.S. Chart Records

You've had a good week,
Susan Boyle. The
'Britain's Got Talent' star sold an astounding 701,000 copies of her debut album,
'I Dreamed a Dream,' in the U.S., giving her the best first week sales of 2009 and the best-selling debut album by any woman since SoundScan began tracking in 1991.
It's also the biggest debut album by any artist since Snoop Dogg's 'Doggystyle' in 1993.
Her record label, Columbia, said Wednesday that 'Dream' has moved a whopping 3 million copies around the world in its opening week.
Also amazing is the way people purchased the album. Although digital sales have grown for years -- with iTunes being the main beneficiary -- consumers headed back to the record store for Boyle's debut.
Columbia chairman Steve Barnett told the
New York Times that only about 39,000 of Ms. Boyle's total in the United States were sold through iTunes. Consumers could also purchase the album on shopping network QVC.
"The reason that this record really did what it did," Mr. Barnett told the Times, "was that people wanted to get it and own it, to feel like they're a part of it."
Before Boyle, the biggest seller of the year was Eminem's 'Relapse.'
It was not, however, a record-breaking week for a decidedly different reality star: Adam Lambert. The 'American Idol' runner-up opened at No. 3 with 198,000 copies sold.
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MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 28: Susan Boyle performs at the 'Menschen 2009' show on November 28, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 28: Susan Boyle performs at the 'Menschen 2009' show on November 28, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle leaves her Midtown Manhattan hotel on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle leaves her Midtown Manhattan hotel on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Singer Susan Boyle performs at the "Today" show at the NBC Studios on November 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Boyle
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I look at it as good (Susan) over evil (sharon). Everyone has a place on this earth, I am just not sure where sharon belongs. (Lower case on that name was intentional to show I don't consider her anything of value.)
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I got tears in my eyes and goose bumps all over the first time I heard her sing and it still happens. I was hoping she would get a record deal but in this world, I wasn't sure pure talent would be enough. Thrilled that it was and I can have the CD.
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Ms. Susan Boyle does not need Sharon Obourne's apology. She has a gift that she's sharing with the world and the world has responded. What is Sharon's gift btw, her big mouth?
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Sorry, but no amount of propaganda can convince me that Susan Boyle is a woman...that is a MAN!!
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and no amount of propaganda will convince anyone in here that if your parents knew you were this stupid they would have traded you in for a pet monkey
Hey, real Americans buy anything they want.
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I am so glad to hear that Susan's CD is doing so well. I actually ordered several copies from Amazon as well
Whats this about Sharon Osnborne saying something nasty about Susan. Sharon is a Class act and I find that hard to believe.
Anycase, I love the cd and wish Susan all the best in the world!
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I used to like Sharon Osbourne before she trashed Susan Boyle with her mean insults. Apparently Sharon has forgotten what she, herself, looked like before all her corrective surgeries. You go, Susan - more power to you. I hope Sharon's daughter learns to have more class than her Mom does.
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Gon yersel lassie :-) Scotland is Proud of YOU!!! and I bet yer wee Mammy is smiling down on ye X
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The beauty of Susan Boyle's voice eminates from the obvious beauty of her soul! Good for Susan and
good for the spiritual refreshment of all, except the Islamic terrorists and other bad boys who plague this planet with their evil! How could God create such evil?
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Susan Boyle had a good debut with her album "I dreamed a dream", and I applaud her. She is a beautiful singer, and I wish her all the best in the future. Notice that the last song in that album is "Silent Night", so anyone who wants to can now celebrate Christmas all year round.
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It is a tough thing to have all that money, all that fame, people treating you like royalty, and at the same time keep yourself humble. I am sorry that his family is going through this and my prayer is for restoration. I will not be like so many who seem to rejoice in another person's sin. May the Lord reveal Himself to to Tiger and his family in this time. I wish them the best.
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Wrong post Doc, unless Tiger can sing.
What??? Are you lost? Call your doctor!
I knew that it would happen. Susan Boyle shocked the world by simply being given a chance to sing for a contest. Although she wasn't the winner, and the winners were very talented on Britains Got Talent, as one person wrote on a youtube post I saw, while they will be forgotten, Susan Boyle will ultimately win in the end, and I believe she is. WTG Susan Boyle :)
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I thought the same on April 11, 2009 before she sang a note on BGT. It's talent? cross dressing? yet whatever SUSAN has rocked the world!
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I wonder what Sharon Osborne looked like before her extensive cosmetic surgery? Susan Boyle has been blessed with a beautiful voice and glowing beauty and these are things a person like Sharon Osborn could never begin to appreciate.
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I hope she made a lot of money on all those CD's.She certainly deserves it. And if she is rich now I hope she spends it on herself. It appears that she has always lived a very modest life. Now's the time to do everything you've always wanted to do, Susan!
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How Tard Thou Art !!
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Just curiousity seekers...The woman is a good singer, not polished. People just think "hope" when they see a story like hers....She certainly is not relevant. If I want old fashioned singing, I'll listen to old fashioned singers.
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