Susan Boyle Has UK’s Best-Selling Debut Album Ever

Susan Boyle makes history ont the British charts! The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle — who shot to fame after her audition for TV show Britain’s Got Talent — has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year and the best-selling debut album in the UK ever.

The talent star moved 410,000 copies of I Dreamed A Dream — featuring covers of “Wild Horses” and “I Dreamed A Dream” from the musical Les Miserables – according to the Official Charts Company.

“She did it her way and made a dream come true,” Susan’s mentor Simon Cowell told BBC News Monday. “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.”

Songbird Leona Lewis previously held the record for Britain’s best-selling debut album; her first effort Spirit earned over 375,000 sales in 2007.

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2, 2009:

Singles:

1. “Fireflies,” Owl City

2. “Jump Then Fall,” Taylor Swift

3. “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga

4. “Party In the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus

5. “Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys),” Jay Z

6. “Tik Tok,” Ke$ha

7. “Untouchable,” Taylor Swift

8. “3,” Britney Spears

9. “Whatcha Say,” Jason DeRulo

10. “Replay,” Iyaz

Albums:

1. “Full Circle,” Creed

2. “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” Michael Jackson

3. “Fearless,” Taylor Swift

4. “Ocean Eyes,” Owl City

5. “En Concert,” Jack Johnson

6. “The Blueprint 3,” Jay-Z

7. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists

8. “Save Me, San Francisco” Train

9. “Strict Joy,” The Swell Season

10. “Battle Studies,” John Mayer

Owl City ‘Fireflies’ Lands On Top Of Billboard Hot 100

Electro-pop singer Owl City has scored his first No. 1 hit with ‘Fireflies’ which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 196,000 digital downloads.

We were first introduced to Owl City thanks to CrazedHits.com. ‘Fireflies’ is from Owl City’s full length album Ocean Eyes.

Born Adam Young, Owl City is currently touring across Asia, North America, and Australia with fellow electro-pop superstar LIGHTS and Deas Vail this winter. Many of the dates are already sold out. The full tour itinerary can be found on his Myspace page.

Listen to ‘Fireflies’ –

New Music: Leona Lewis ‘I Got You’

Leona Lewis’s new album Echo isn’t due out until November 17th, but we’ve got one of the reported tracks off the album, ‘I Got You’, for you to check out.

Listen to ‘I Got You’ –

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So what do you think of Leona’s new song? Are you excited for her new album?

I still can’t believe she got punched in the head…

Leona Lewis ‘Echo’ Tracklist Revealed

Leona Lewis sophomore set, “Echo,” hits stores this November 17th. “I titled my album ‘ECHO’, since an echo describes a big, organic sound. I’m in the midst of the recording process, working with incredible songwriters and producers, and my music has really evolved. It’s so exciting to create something new,” Leona said. The debut single, “Happy” was written by Ryan Tedder of the group One Republic. Tedder also produced her monster hit, “Bleeding Love”. “It’s a contradiction of song because, yes, it’s named ‘Happy,’ but the song’s kind of dark, a bit sad, somber,” she said.

The album includes production and songwriting from Justin Timberlake, Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Max Martin, and Ne-Yo. “In my songs I want people to go on a journey, and (to get to) happiness, you go through a lot of pain and sadness to get there sometimes and that’s what we wanted to convey on the song,” she added.

Track Listing:

1. Happy
2. I Got You
3. Can’t Breathe
4. Brave
5. Outta My Head
6. My Hands
7. Love Letter
8. Broken
9. Naked
10. Stop Crying Your Heart Out
11. Don’t Let Me Down
12. Alive
13. Lost Then Found (featuring One Republic)

Streisand Tops The Billboard 200 Beating Mariah Carey And Paramore

With all of the attention on Mariah Carey and Paramore’s new albums battling it out for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, no one suspected that Barbra Streisand would come out of seemingly no where to beat them out of the top spot.

Barbra Streisand’s album Love Is The Anwer tops the Billboard 200 chart this week opening with 180,000 copies sold according to Nielsen Soundscan. This is Streisand’s ninth No. 1 on the chart.

Paramore came in second with their new album Brand New Eyes selling 175,000 copies. This is the highest charting album for Paramore as well as the band’s best sales week.

And coming in third place on the chart is Mariah Carey’s new album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel. Carey sold 168,000 copies. Although the numbers are relatively close, Mariah’s definitely not what she used to be. What happened to the days when Mariah actually sang and had some power in her voice?

THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Sept. 21, 2009:
Singles:

1. “Party In the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus

2. “Whatcha Say,” Jason DeRulo

3. “Fireflies,” Owl City

4. “Down,” Jay Sean

5. “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas

6. “Paparazzi,” Lady GaGa

7. “Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West),” Jay-Z

8. “Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys),” Jay-Z

9. “Somebody to Love (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast

10. “Replay,” Iyaz

Albums:

1. “Brand New Eyes,” Paramore

2. “Dear Agony,” Breaking Benjamin

3. “Black Gives Way to Blue,” Alice in Chains

4. “The Blueprint 3,” Jay-Z

5. “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” Mariah Carey

6. “Backspacer,” Pearl Jam

7. “Revolution,” Miranda Lambert

8. “I and Love and You,” The Avett Brothers

9. “Crash Love,” AFI

10. “Ocean Eyes,” Owl City

The Beatles and Michael Jackson Help The Music Biz

Renewed interest in the Beatles and Michael Jackson slowed the decline of U.S. album sales in the third quarter, although the industry is still on track to fall for the eighth time in nine years.

Sales were off 11.1% compared with the same period in 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan. After the second quarter, sales were down 14.7% compared with the first half of 2008.

So far album sales are down 13.9% this year. Total album sales fell 14 percent in 2008.

Music retailers are hoping that the continued performance of Jackson and Beatles albums and a strong fourth-quarter release schedule will continue to make up lost ground.

During the quarter, Jackson’s June 25 death fueled sales of about 5 million units, and the September 9 re-release of the Beatles catalog has sold 1.3 million units so far.

So far this year 11 albums have topped the 1 million-unit mark, the same number as in 2008. In 2008, the top seller was Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III,” at 2.5 million units; this year’s top seller is Jackson’s “Number Ones,” at 1.8 million units.

Adam Lambert Album Pre-Order Sales Soar

American Idol Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert won’t release his debut album until Nov. 24, nonetheless, the LP managed to land to the No. 2 spot on the Amazon.com sales list Monday, ahead of The Beatles, Susan Boyle, and Madonna’s Greatest Hits, The New York Post reports.

Lambert’s pre-order sales figures are even more impressive because his label made no announcement that the disc could be pre-ordered. However it probably helped that Adam Lambert dropped several hints on Twitter last week.

Madonna Celebrates #1 Album In UK

Madonna’s third greatest hits album, Celebration, has topped the UK album chart in its first week of release.

Collecting together hits like Hung Up and Like A Virgin, the retrospective marks the end of the star’s 27-year relationship with record label Warners.

The singer signed a $120m (£75m) deal with Live Nation in 2007. Celebration is her 11th number one in the UK.

That’s all Madonna needs is more money!

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