The 49-year-old performer had to make do with second place with her second album The Gift after Swift sold 5,000 more copies of her album Speak Now this week.
Susan's debut album I Dreamed A Dream hit number one in the US and UK when it was released last year and it was the Christmas number one album in 2009.
Earlier this year the Scottish star became the first female performer to have a number one album in the US and the UK twice in one year.
Boyle shot to fame last year when she auditioned for Britain's Got Talent and despite coming second she has become one of the world's biggest stars.