Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Andrew M. Greeley
Charting Jun 28, 1981 → Mar 15, 1987 · 93 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 5.92%
- week of Nov 22, 1981
- Career Power
- 439
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 226
- June 1981 – June 1982
- Peak Five Years
- 421
- April 1981 – March 1986
- Top-five weeks
- 4
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 93
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.01%
- week of Oct 18, 1981
- Comebacks
- 1
- March 1986
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jul 29, 1984 | Mar 9, 1986 | 84 | 43 | 5.92% | 2.12% |
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 · 439 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cardinal Sins | #3 | 32 | 160.0 | ||
| Thy Brother's Wife | #4 | 19 | 95.1 | ||
| Lord of the Dance | #6 | 12 | 64.8 | ||
| Ascent Into Hell | #7 | 14 | 63.3 | ||
| Angels of September | #7 | 6 | 29.2 | ||
| Patience of a Saint | #11 | 6 | 18.0 | ||
| Virgin and Martyr | #13 | 4 | 9.0 |