▁its ▁third ▁week ▁from ▁number ▁ 4 9 ▁to ▁number ▁ 1 0 . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁summer ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Ross ▁ch alk ed ▁up ▁her ▁fifth ▁number ▁one ▁single . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁spent ▁ 1 7 ▁weeks ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Bill boards ▁R & B / D ance ▁chart . ▁Re aching ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart ▁and ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Soul ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁for ▁ 8 ▁consecutive ▁weeks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁yield ing ▁two ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁including ▁the ▁number - one ▁single ▁" U ps ide ▁Down ", ▁the ▁album ▁would ▁sell ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁be ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America . ▁In ▁the ▁UK ▁it ▁went ▁Gold ▁and ▁sp un ▁off ▁three ▁successful ▁singles ; ▁" U ps ide ▁Down " ▁( No . ▁ 2 ), ▁" My ▁Old ▁P iano " ▁( No . ▁ 5 ) ▁and ▁" I ' m ▁Com ing ▁Out " ▁( No . ▁ 1 3 ). ▁A ▁fourth ▁single , ▁" T end ern ess ", ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁in ▁certain ▁territ ories , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁included ▁on ▁several ▁greatest ▁hits ▁comp il ations . ▁Despite ▁its ▁massive ▁dance ▁and ▁dance ▁radio ▁success , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁singles