Did Susan Boyle makes UK chart history with debut album (Reuters)?”
LONDON (Reuters) – The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame on TV talent show “Britain’s Got Talent,” has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year. Entering the music charts in the top spot on Sunday, Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” sold more than 410,000 copies — the biggest first week sales for a debut album in UK chart history, the Official Charts Company said. This month, the Sony Music record became the largest global CD pre-order in the 14-year history of Amazon.com. The dowdy 48-year-old church volunteer, whose audition has been viewed more than 300 million times online since it was broadcast in April, has become a sensation worldwide, appearing on top U.S. chat shows such as Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey. “Susan Boyle’s achievement is quite phenomenal,” said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company. “After all of the excitement surrounding her appearance on ‘Britain’s Got Talent
The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for TV show “Britain’s Got Talent”, has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year. Entering the album chart in the top spot on Sunday, Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” sold more than 410,000 copies — the biggest first week sales for a debut album in UK chart history, the Official Charts Company said. This month, the Sony Music record became the largest global CD pre-order in the 14-year history of Amazon.com. The dowdy 48-year-old church volunteer, whose audition has been viewed more than 300 million times online since it was broadcast in April, has become a big hit worldwide, appearing on several top U.S. chat shows such as Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey. “Susan Boyle’s achievement is quite phenomenal,” said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company. “After all of the excitement surrounding her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent,
