Boyle's Album Is a Record Breaker

Boyle's Album Is a Record Breaker

Published: November 30, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
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By 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 U.K. 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.

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