Rap-Up.com || Susan Boyle Still No. 1, Mary J. Blige Has ‘Strong’ Debut

Susan Boyle will finish out 2009 at No. 1. The British singer’s debut album I Dreamed a Dream tops the Billboard 200 for a fifth consecutive week, selling another 510,000 copies, while Mary J. Blige and Young Money were the only two debuts within the top 40.

Mary J. Blige’s ninth studio album Stronger withEach Tear enters at No. 2 with 330,000 copies sold in its first week. This is Blige’s third studio album in a row to sell more than 300,000 in its opening week. Her last effort, 2007′s Growing Pains, debuted at No. 1 with 629,000, while The Breakthrough opened at No. 1 with 727,000 in 2005.

After an impressive start at No. 2 last week with 417,000 units, Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom drops two spots to No. 4 with 280,000.

In addition to Blige’s album, the Young Money compilation We Are Young Money was the only other debut in the top 40, entering at No. 9 with 142,000.

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19 Comments

100% Nikehead
December 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Damn susan boyle, shes killing the industry with sales right now.

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Kitty
December 30th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
who is susan boyle??? whoever she is she playing…lol

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Al
December 30th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Susan Boyle is a singer. I bought her CD.

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cedrick brown
December 30th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
GO MARY

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Neka
December 30th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I read in Irish News Website that Susan Boyle is on a $300 a month or either a week allowance .. She might not be making any money off all those albums sold !!
I hope it ain’t true

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Billy Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
@Neka,

I don’t know where you read that. $300/mo would make her absolutely destitute.

If you google “susan boyle earnings” you can find plenty of news articles that say analysts predict she could make well over $15 million in the next year or so. she’s doing quite fine!

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I dreamed a p Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
@Billy,

As far as I know, she still receives social security payment, which should not be much (otherwise everyone would refuse to work!). This came to light when she saw intruders in her modest home a few days ago, and her brother commented on the incident by saying that there was nothing to steal there, as she still received the payment, and had not received a penny from the enormous amount of money that she would get from the sale of her music. Yes, $15 million or more is probably what she would get in the next year or so, but she hasn’t received any of that yet.

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10 is ciaras
December 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
susan’s a beast. she is also showing that artist can still get good sales, they just gotta work for it, cus many people been blamin the market o floppin albums

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Cameo
December 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Is Susan is just horrible. She has no real talent. All her songs are covers of other songs.. She is the death of the music industry. Middle aged women who are over weight, and no lives any more because of a failed marriage are the only people who would enjoy her.

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Giselle Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
@Cameo, This is exactly why she’s selling 500k each week because people like you thought she would fail. Stay mad.

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Natasha Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
@Cameo, ur comment is disgusting. you’re just a coward hiding behind a computer.

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LadySheamus Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 9:06 am
@Cameo, So when does your album drop?

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lilly
December 30th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
^ @cameo
no bitch, stay pressed that your faves have been shitted on by susan boyle.

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Andre Le Dale
December 30th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
LMAO go SUSAN!!!!

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Burbliop
December 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Great for Mary !!!!!!!!!!

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news-plus.co.cc
December 30th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
They call Susan Boyle ‘SuBo’. I wonder if they would be so brave if her first name was Samantha.

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Catie
December 30th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Susan Boyle deserves all the success that she’s getting.

Wow, i’m surprised Mary only sold 330k. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a nice opening week but that’s weak for Mary.

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LadySheamus
January 9th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Great for Susan!

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CagedBird
March 18th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Alicia went Gold in 2 weeks! wow

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