Susan Boyle makes chart history with new album

Susan Boyle has made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album.

Susan Boyle has made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream.

Her album has sold more than 410,000 copies. Since records began, no other album has sold so many copies within the first week of release.

Her cover of the Rolling Stones classic Wild Horses entered the singles charts in ninth place.

Simon Cowell who masterminded her rise from obscurity, said: “I’m incredibly proud of Susan as well as being delighted for her.

“The success could not have happened to a lovelier person. She did it her way and made a dream come true.

“In Britain’s Got Talent she opened her mouth and the world fell in love with her, which is why her album has been the fastest selling of any woman making her debut. She’s amazing.”

Martin Talbot, of the Official Charts Company, said: “Susan Boyle’s achievement is quite phenomenal.

“After all of the excitement surrounding her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, everyone expected her to make a big impact when she released her first music – but to arrive with such a bang is exceptional.”