Susan Boyle: I Dreamed A Dream Continues To Break Sales Records In The U.S!!

LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment UK) - Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed A Dream" continues to hold the No 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with another milestone, becoming the fastest selling debut album over a two-week period after release. The album earned the highest second week sales of 2009 with 527,000 copies sold this week. Over 2 million copies of the album have been shipped to retailers. "I Dreamed A Dream" was No 1 again on the charts this week in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada and Japan.

"I Dreamed A Dream" made its historical introduction to the charts last week achieving the highest first week sales of 2009 as well as the largest ever debut for a female artist on the Billboard 200 in the Soundscan era with 701,000 copies sold in the U.S and over 5 million copies worldwide.

Additionally, Susan Boyle will star in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network. The worldwide premiere of 'I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story' airs on Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on ITV1 in the UK, followed by the exclusive North American premiere on TV Guide Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The show will celebrate this extraordinary woman's journey from a small village in rural Scotland to international fame and fan-fare.

After an audition for "Britain's Got Talent" in which Susan immediately impressed the judges, the audience and then anyone with access to YouTube"s expectations by dazzling her way through a version of "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables. A tornado of rumination and amazement grew around Susan Boyle feverishly, with over 300 Million YouTube hits and nearly two million Facebook friends to prove it.