Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Allen Drury
Charting Aug 16, 1959 → Aug 3, 1975 · 258 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 13.94%
- week of Aug 14, 1960
- Career Power
- 2,658
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 42
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 708
- September 1959 – September 1960
- Peak Five Years
- 1,440
- March 1958 – April 1963
- Top-five weeks
- 198
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 258
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Oct 4, 1959
- Comebacks
- 5
- November 1962, November 1966, November 1968, April 1971, January 1974
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Aug 13, 1961 | Nov 4, 1962 | 64 | 60 | 13.93% | 5.27% |
| After absence | May 26, 1963 | Nov 13, 1966 | 178 | 172 | 13.93% | 4.96% |
| After decline | Aug 27, 1967 | Nov 3, 1968 | 62 | 57 | 13.93% | 5.21% |
| After decline | May 25, 1969 | Apr 11, 1971 | 98 | 93 | 13.93% | 5.07% |
| After absence | Aug 8, 1971 | Jan 20, 1974 | 128 | 120 | 13.93% | 5.41% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
7 books · 2,658 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advise and Consent | #1 | 102 | 1,181.1 | ||
| Capable of Honor | #2 | 41 | 405.5 | ||
| Preserve and Protect | #2 | 28 | 265.0 | ||
| A Shade of Difference | #1 | 25 | 258.5 | ||
| Come Nineveh, Come Tyre | #2 | 26 | 238.7 | ||
| The Promise of Joy | #3 | 19 | 163.2 | ||
| The Throne of Saturn | #2 | 17 | 145.6 |