[fashadonia]

Susan Boyle Tops Billboard 200 With Stellar First Week Sales
December 02, 2009
By Keith Caulfield, L.A.





YouTube sensation and former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year.

2009's previous high-water mark came when Eminem's "Relapse" sold 608,000 in its opening week. In fact, Boyle's sales frame is the best the chart has seen since AC/DC's "Black Ice" bowed with 784,000 upon its release in October 2008.

Boyle's SYCO/Columbia effort was released last Monday, Nov. 23, and the sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday, Nov. 29.

The arrival of "I Dreamed a Dream" also marks the best opening week for a female artist's debut album since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. Boyle beats out Ashanti for the title, as her self-titled debut began with 503,000 in 2002.

All told, in SoundScan's tracking history, only one other debut album has seen a bigger opening week. Snoop Dogg's album "Doggystyle" barked with 803,000 in its first week back in 1993.

Boyle wasn't the only artist to drop an album in the very busy Thanksgiving shopping week, as the reality TV star led a packed release schedule.

2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" starts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Last week, "Idol" champ Kris Allen saw his self-titled debut bow at No. 11 with 80,000.

Rihanna's fourth album "Rated R" climbs in at No. 4 with................


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Top 3


-- 1 BOYLE*SUSAN I DREAMED A DREAM 700,779 999 632 701,411
2 2 BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 217,569 18 184,791 687,068
-- 3 LAMBERT*ADAM FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT 198,466 999 437 198,903

[***Chu]

2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" starts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Last week, "Idol" champ Kris Allen saw his self-titled debut bow at No. 11 with 80,000.

Love this comparison.

[***Chu]

Lady Gaga's new eight-song quasi-EP "The Fame Monster" bows at No. 5 with 174,000 while her first album "The Fame" rises from No. 34 to No. 6 (151,000; up 429%). The latter "Fame's" total jumps this week because it combines sales of her debut set in addition to a two-disc deluxe "The Fame" package that contains both "The Fame" and the new "Monster" disc.

#5 & #6. It's ok.

[£100]

At least Rihanna saved herself from a slight embarassment by besting TFM EP. Even though TFMeluxe and TFM EP combined trumped Rated R.
I think that #4 is one of the best chart positions Rated R has gotten so far.

EDIT: Yes, this is the best chart position she has for a major market.

[Flashing Lights]

[ozlovezashlee]

Lol if gaga just released the ep she would be #2 or if she just re-released the fame.

[M.R.]

Originally posted by fashadonia

2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" starts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Last week, "Idol" champ Kris Allen saw his self-titled debut bow at No. 11 with 80,000.

Great for Adam!

[fashadonia]

Originally posted by ozlovezashlee

Lol if gaga just released the ep she would be #2 or if she just re-released the fame.

or remix album..

[Ustareth]

Who is Kris Allen?

[ashuduff]

Originally posted by Ustareth

Who is Kris Allen?

Seriously?
Seriously?

[Ustareth]

Originally posted by ashuduff

Seriously?
Seriously?

Actually, I just realized who he is. I never hear anything about him, so I forget that he won American Idol---same with David Cook.

[Ustareth]

And that's so strange: David sold over a million in the U.S., yet I always forget who he is...

[Celestial]

Its not much of a record anyway, having the best sales week for an album when sales are nearing an all time low...

[M.R.]

Originally posted by Ustareth

And that's so strange: David sold over a million in the U.S., yet I always forget who he is...

No need to remember him nor Kris.

[Rico Shameless v2]

Originally posted by Celestial

Its not much of a record anyway, having the best sales week for an album when sales are nearing an all time low...

I think that makes the record even better. Sales are so low but some people still exceed them greatly.

[fashadonia]

Originally posted by Celestial

Its not much of a record anyway, having the best sales week for an album when sales are nearing an all time low...

Susan's US & UK sales alone: already 1.1 million

[__freshGRAFFITI]

SHUT THE GAME DOWN SUSAN!!!

Boyle beats out Ashanti for the title, as her self-titled debut began with 503,000 in 2002.

Ashanti has come a loooooong way, poor chile

[Crazytowel]

Go SuBo lol

Massively over-rated though

[M.R.]

Originally posted by fashadonia

Susan's US & UK sales alone: already 1.1 million

We are going for that 1.5 WW now.

[Sahn]