in the united states, "red pill blues" debuted at number two on the "billboard" 200, with 122,000 album-equivalent units, of which 94,000 were pure album sales, becoming the band's sixth top ten album in the country. the album was kept off the top spot by sam smith's "the thrill of it all". by the end of the year, "red pill blues" had accumulated 596,000 album-equivalent units in the country, with 185,000 being pure sales. on may 17, 2018, "red pill blues" was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 1,000,000 units in the united states.