Susan Boyle's debut album makes UK chart history

Singer Susan Boyle's album is number one after it became the best-selling debut in UK chart history.

Boyle, runner-up in ITV's Britain's Got Talent, has sold 410,000 copies of I Dreamed a Dream, beating the likes of Leona Lewis, Lady GaGa and Rihanna.

Pop mogul Simon Cowell said he was proud of his protege, adding: "She did it her way and made a dream come true."

The Official UK Singles Chart was topped by Peter Kay's charity single for the BBC's Children in Need appeal.

The Animated All Star Band, featuring a host of children's characters from Postman Pat to the Wombles, climbed to the top spot from last week's number 18.

The highest new entry was Rihanna's Russian Roulette at number six.

Boyle also made an appearance in the singles chart, entering at number nine with her Rolling Stones cover Wild Horses.

Boyle, 48, said the news was "fantastic". LINK