"Seven the Hard Way" peaked at number 26 in the US, earning an RIAA Gold certification (import CD). In Canada, it was her seventh consecutive Platinum certified album even though it only peaked at number 36 on the albums sales chart. It also reached number 19 in Australia and was a big success in New Zealand reaching number 2, but did not reach the Top 50 in West Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland or the UK, and for the first time, an album of Benatar's failed to chart in France. In Benatar's autobiography, "Between a Heart and a Rock Place", she said, "Out of all the albums, "Seven the Hard Way" cost the most to make and sold the least." The album sold approximately 600,000 US copies.