Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' Top Album Of 2009

It’s difficult to remember a time when Susan Boyle wasn’t a worldwide hit and renowned singer. And yet it was only April when the Scottish virgin burst onto our TV screens via Britain’s Got Talent. And now her I Dreamed A Dream debut album has topped the bestsellers of 2009.

Whether you love or hate her, think that she is one of the finest singers of all time or completely overrated, you cannot deny Susan Boyle has had a revelation of a 2009.

According to The Official Charts Company, Boyle has the bestselling album of the year with I Dreamed A Dream, beating the likes of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas in the process. And all despite the album only having been released a month ago.

Top 5 Bestselling Albums Of 2009 (Weeks on sale in brackets)

1. Susan Boyle – ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ (4)
2. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’ (49)
3. Kings Of Leon – ‘Only By The Night’ (65)
4. Michael Bublé – ‘Crazy Love’ (9)
5. The Black Eyed Peas – ‘The END’ (28)

Martin Talbot, managing director of The Official Charts Company, said:

“In just four weeks, Susan Boyle has become the biggest album artist in the UK by some margin – an extraordinary achievement for an artist who was totally unknown until last April.”

Bless Susan Boyle. And all who sail in her. Which, granted, is zero up to now, but fame and wealth can do wondrous things for a person’s love life.

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