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If you have good fixings into masonry or timber, there is no problem: but if the substrate is weak or unsound (e.g. plasterboard or old plaster) then it is good practice to spread the load by either (A) adding extra uprights; or (B) increasing the height of the uprights so that there are at least two fixings above the highest shelf.
