2016, the album was given the Classic Album Award at the Alternative Press Music Awards. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 19 on their list of the 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums. Commercial performance The Young and the Hopeless debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 117,000 copies. By August 2003, the album had sold over two million copies, and by October 2004, three million. As of 2011, the album had sold over 3.5 million copies in the US and has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It reached number 18 and 104 on the Billboard 200 year-end charts in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Outside of the US, the album peaked at number six in New Zealand, number seven in Sweden, number nine in Australia, number 15 in the UK, number 20 in Austria, number 24 in Japan, number 37 in Germany, number 46 in Switzerland, number 52 in France, and number 57 in the Netherlands. It was certified gold in France by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), in Japan by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and in Sweden by Grammofonleverantörernas förening (GFL). It was also certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as and double platinum by Music Canada (MC). The album's singles lifted the band from modern rock to top 40 radio stations as "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", "Girls & Boys", and "The Anthem" crossed over. Each track found success due to being played on Total Request Live. Singles "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six on Mainstream Top 40, number 11 on Alternative Songs, and number 38 on Adult Top 40. Outside of the US, the song peaked at number eight in the UK, number 14 in Sweden, number 17 in Australia, and number 19 in Switzerland. It was certified gold by the ARIA and by the BPI. "The Anthem" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, number ten on Alternative Songs, and number 11 on Mainstream Top 40. It also entered at number ten in the UK, number 14 in Australia, number 27 in New Zealand, and number 28 in Sweden. It was certified gold by the RIAA and the ARIA. "The Anthem" was also certified silver