Susan Boyle Sets Record with Debut Album

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Lolita Carrico

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.

Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream, which was released last week, marked the best U.S. opening of a female artist’s debut album since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, according to Billboard magazine.

The middle-aged Scottish singer who became an international  sensation in April after appearing on TV show Britain’s Got Talent, also topped the British album charts earlier this week.