Thursday, December 31, 2009

Susan Boyle's "Dream" Closing In On Taylor Swift

British singing sensation Susan Boyle is closing in fast on pop-country starlet Taylor Swift. Billboard.com is reporting that Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," is number one on the Billboard 200 chart for a fifth straight week after selling 510-thousand copies. Boyle's debut effort is the second-best selling album of the year with two-million-982-thousand copies sold. The former "Britain's Got Talent" finalist trails only Taylor Swift, whose "Fearless" record has sold three-million-157-thousand albums. Fortunately for Boyle, she still has time to catch Swift. Thanks to a unique quirk in the calendar, 2009 has 53 tracking weeks, meaning that the final week of album sales will extend to January 3rd.