Susan Boyle reaches Aussie album top spot

Susan Boyle has soared to the top of the Australian album chart with her debut I Dreamed A Dream.

Boyle has already topped the chart in Ireland and the UK and is on course for record first-week sales in the United States.

I Dreamed A Dream sold over 410,000 in its first week of release in the UK, making it the fastest-selling album of the year so far.

Elsewhere in the Australian album chart, Lady GaGa reaches number 5 with The Fame Monster and Rihanna's Rated R debuts at 15.

The top 10 albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):

1. (-) Susan Boyle: 'I Dreamed A Dream'
2. (2) Michael Bublé: 'Crazy Love'
3. (1) Powderfinger: 'Golden Rule'
4. (9) Soundtrack: 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
5. (-) Lady Gaga: 'The Fame Monster'
6. (7) Soundtrack: 'Glee: The Music'
7. (5) Foo Fighters: 'Greatest Hits'
8. (8) Black Eyed Peas: 'The E.N.D.'
9. (6) Robbie Williams: 'Reality Killed The Video Star'
10. (13) Taylor Swift: 'Fearless'