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Susan Boyle sets US chart record | Susan Boyle sets US chart record |
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Susan Boyle has topped the US charts, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album. | Susan Boyle has topped the US charts, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album. |
Record sales tracker Neilsen SoundScan said I Dreamed A Dream shifted 701,000 copies in the US in its first week. | Record sales tracker Neilsen SoundScan said I Dreamed A Dream shifted 701,000 copies in the US in its first week. |
It is second only to Snoop Dogg's debut Doggystyle, which sold 803,000 in its first week in 1993. | It is second only to Snoop Dogg's debut Doggystyle, which sold 803,000 in its first week in 1993. |
The Britain's Got Talent finalist beat competition from American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, whose debut charted at number three. | The Britain's Got Talent finalist beat competition from American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, whose debut charted at number three. |
Boyle, 48, also topped the UK chart on Sunday. | Boyle, 48, also topped the UK chart on Sunday. |
Her album became the best-selling debut in UK chart history, selling 410,000 copies in its first week. | Her album became the best-selling debut in UK chart history, selling 410,000 copies in its first week. |
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