Chart Success
A large number of songs from Melodifestivalen were able to chart in the Swedish singles chart – Sverigetopplistan – with two songs managing to peak at #1.
The first song to reach #1 in Sweden was Shirley Clamp's "Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus". The song, which was knocked out of the first semi-final, was released shortly afterwards, entering the charts on 20 February at #25. The song rose in the charts, and reached #1 on 6 March, the day before the Second Chance round.
The second song to reach #1 from Melodifestvalen was E.M.D.'s "Baby Goodbye". The song, released after the fourth semi-final per Melodifestivalen rules, entered at #3, before rising to #1 on 13 March, the day before the final, entering the final as #1. The song stayed at #1 for two weeks.
Four further songs peaked at #2 of the Sverigetopplistan, Alcazar's "Stay the Night", Caroline af Ugglas' "Snälla snälla", Måns Zelmerlöw's "Hope & Glory", and winner Malena Ernman with "La voix". H.E.A.T and Sarah Dawn Finer peaked at #3 with "1000 Miles" and "Moving On" respectively, while Agnes peaked at #4 with "Love Love Love" and Star Pilots and Lili & Susie peaked at #6 with "Higher" and "Show Me Heaven".
Follow-up albums by many of the artists also did well in the Swedish albums chart: Måns Zelmerlöw's MZW, Sarah Dawn Finer's Moving On, Caroline af Ugglas' Så gör jag det igen, and Malena Ernman's La Voix Du Nord all peaked at #1.
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