 "Heart Break" peaked at numbers twelve and three on the US "Billboard" 200 and R&B Albums Chart respectively, selling 500,000 copies by August 19, 1988.On September 28, 1988, it was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following sales in excess of 1 million copies in the United States.After sales of 2 million, it earned double platinum certification from the RIAA in July 1994.