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SUSAN BOYLE's debut album is racking up such huge first-week sales she is deflecting attention from two other divas who are having complete shockers.

SuBo's I Dreamed A Dream is on course for a massive No1 next Sunday after selling 200,000 copies by close of play on Tuesday.

But RIHANNA and MARIAH CAREY's new collections, also out last Monday, are flopping badly despite mega- bucks publicity hype.

Rihanna's Rated R had notched just 15,000 sales by Tuesday night and was on course to chart at a dismal No13.

But fair play to her for working it. Last week she was in the UK and now she's Stateside, where my shots show her playing a great set in New York's Times Square for TV show Good Morning America.

She seemed to have forgotten her trousers, wearing just a sexy white tuxedo jacket. Her new barnet for the album was on form, too, whipped up mid-show into a Mohican shape.

Mariah's 12th album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, had sold just over 14,000 copies on Tuesday, despite her gig on X Factor last Sunday.

Her old tactic of leaking stories about her diva demands is obviously no longer working on the music-buying public.