Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.

[2] Her second album, Carnival Ride, was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts.

It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200.

The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts, and set several records upon release, including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years.

[5] Underwood released her sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, on September 14, 2018.

[11] She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years.

[15][16] Underwood has the longest streak of top 10 promoted singles from a career's start on the Hot Country Songs chart at 27.