The debut album from Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who became a global star through Britain’s Got Talent in the UK, has a fast start in the United States, with 710,000 copies sold in one week, the best start this year, according to figures published today.

The singer has even beaten the flamboyant Adam Lambert, pop star Rihanna and the eccentric Lady Gaga, who have released their new albums at the same time.

Her album “I Dreamed a Dream” has recorded the best first week of sales since the “Black Ice”, the cult rock band AC / DC, with 784,000 copies in one week in October 2008, says a report by the firm Nielsen SoundScan.

Susan Boyle was also registered last week a flying start in Britain with 410,000 copies of “I Dreamed a Dream”, the highest total sales history for a first week in this country.

Although Boyle ultimately failed to win Britain’s Got Talent, her April audition for the show became an international YouTube phenomenon with over 300 million hits on YouTube alone.

Top 10 of Billboard Hot 200:

1. “I Dreamed a Dream” – Susan Boyle
2. “My Christmas” – Andrea Bocelli
3. “For Your Entertainment” – Adam Lambert
4. “Rated R” – Rihanna
5. “The Fame Monster” – Lady GaGa
6. “The Fame” – Lady GaGa
7. “The Time of Our Lives [Walmart EP]” – Miley Cyrus
8. “Fearless” – Taylor Swift
9. “Play On” – Carrie Underwood
10. “The Fall” – Norah Jones

Susan Boyel Does Have Talent, Tops US Charts