Boyle’s Album Is a Record Breaker

“I Dreamed a Dream” has biggest first-week sales for debut album in U.K. chart history,

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.

Read more at Reuters.

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