"Cry Pretty" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200, setting several records upon arrival. Underwood is the first woman to hit the top of the Billboard 200 chart with four country albums. "Cry Pretty's" debut frame of 266,000 units is the biggest week for any album by a woman and a country album in 2018. This was Underwood's seventh consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Cry Pretty"s debut week also marked the most first week streams by any female in country music at that time. The album finished 2018 as the best-selling solo female album and the seventh best-selling album overall, with over 401,000 copies sold. In February 2020, the album was certified Platinum.