Sheesh, American’s gone gaga over Susan Boyle. She’s breaking all kinds of sales records. With 701,000 copies, she had the best sales week for any album this year. It’s the best sales week since AC/DC‘s Black Ice moved 784,000 in 2008. Since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, it’s the second biggest week for a debut album (Snoop‘s 1993 debut Doggystyle sold 803,000 in its first week).

She has a nice big voice, and I guess it’s a pretty good story, but wow. Who are the people who are buying this? You people freak me out. Here’s the rest of the Billboard 200’s top ten:

1. Susan Boyle – “I Dreamed a Dream” – 701,000 (debut)

2. Andrea Bocelli – “My Christmas” – 218,000 (up 18%)

3. Adam Lambert – “For Your Entertainment” – 198,000 (debut)

4. Rihanna – “Rated R” – 181,000 (debut)

5. Lady Gaga – “The Fame Monster” EP – 174,000 (debut)

6. Lady Gaga – “The Fame” – 151,000 (up 429%)

7. Miley Cyrus – “The Time Of Our Lives” EP – 150,000 (up 385%)

8. Taylor Swift – “Fearless” – 125,000 (up 48%)

9. Carrie Underwood – “Play On” – 124,000 (up 44%)

10. Norah Jones – “The Fall” – 110,000 (down 39%)

More sales data after the jump…

Further down:

11. Michael Jackson – “This Is It”

12. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

13. John Mayer – “Battle Studies” – 92,000 (down 68%)

14. Justin Bieber – “My World” – 91,000 (down 34%)

15. Shakira – “She Wolf” – 89,000 (debut)

20. 50 Cent – “Before I Self-Destruct” – 66,000 (down 59%)

24. Casting Crowns – “Until The Whole World Hears”

31. Kris Allen – “Kris Allen” – 33,000 (down 60%)

43. Them Crooked Vultures – “Them Crooked Vultures” – 24,000 (down 65%)

45. Leona Lewis – “Echo” – 23,000 (down 66%)

Top Idols (total album sales):

1. Carrie Underwood – 10,539,000

2. Kelly Clarkson – 10,428,000

3. Daughtry – 5,356,000

4. Clay Aiken – 4,910,000

5. Ruben Studdard – 2,532,000

Additional sales data via Yahoo and MTV.

FTC Disclosure: Glorious Noise didn’t receive a damn thing from any artist, label, or publicist for writing this.