Commercial Performance
In Li's native Sweden, Youth Novels debuted and peaked at number three on the Swedish Albums Chart for the week of 7 February 2008, behind Johnny Logan & Friends' The Irish Connection and Van Morrison's Still on Top – The Greatest Hits. It spent twenty non-consecutive weeks altogether on the chart, including four re-entries in 2008 and one on 30 January 2009. Additionally, it became the ninetieth best-selling album of 2008 in Sweden. The album charted for a sole week in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, reaching numbers 112 and seventy-five, respectively. In continental Europe, Youth Novels reached number thirty-six in Norway, number fifty-six in Belgium, number seventy-five in the Netherlands and number 143 in France. It also peaked at number eighteen on Billboard's Top Heatseekers in the United States, and at number seven on Australia's similar Hitseekers Albums Chart. As of February 2011, the album has sold 65,000 copies in the US.
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