Claim: A singer from the United States created the album Diana.

`` Upside Down '' is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards . It was recorded by American singer Diana Ross . The song was issued as a single through the Motown label in 1980 , as the lead single from her self-titled tenth studio album , diana . `` Upside Down '' hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 6 , 1980 . It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco and Soul charts . The single was released a full four weeks after the album was released . It held down the number one spot for four weeks .   `` Upside Down '' was also a big hit internationally , topping the singles charts in Sweden , Italy , Norway , and Switzerland , while reaching number five in Canada . It also rose to number two on the UK Singles Chart , marking the highest peak performance from Ross as a solo artist since `` I 'm Still Waiting '' in 1971 . It also earned her a British Phonographic Industry silver disc award for sales in excess of 250,000 copies .   `` Upside Down '' is listed at number 62 on Billboard 's `` Greatest Songs of All Time . ''