Twain's repertoire has sold over 34 million albums in the United States alone, placing her as the top-selling female artist in country music.

[1] Moreover, with 48 million copies shipped, she is ranked as the 26th best-selling artist overall in the US, tying with Kenny G for the spot.

However, the album attracted the interest of record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

The Woman in Me commenced with small sales[6] but eventually led Twain to commercial success.

[7] The album was certified 12 times platinum (diamond) by the RIAA[8] and sold over 7.6 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

[9] Furthermore, The Woman in Me led to success in the singer's native country, Canada, where it was certified double diamond by Music Canada[10] and was once the best-selling album by a female country singer; Twain later surpassed herself.

Three ("Love Gets Me Every Time", "You're Still the One" and "Honey, I'm Home") topped Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

The release became Twain's first number-one album in the US, topping the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks.