Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Budd Schulberg

Charting Jul 14, 1941Jul 1, 1951 · 47 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
Peak Power
11.75%
week of Mar 25, 1951
Career Power
420
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
8
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
357
July 1950 – July 1951
Peak Five Years
385
July 1946 – July 1951
Top-five weeks
30
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
47
weeks with chart power
Dominance
14.53%
week of Dec 3, 1950
Comebacks
2
September 1947, November 1950
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceNov 10, 1941Sep 21, 19473063033.09%1.33%
After absenceDec 21, 1947Nov 19, 19501521503.09%1.56%

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Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction

3 books · 420 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.

TitlePeakWeeksPower
The Disenchanted#135357.2
What Makes Sammy Run?#4434.6
The Harder They Fall#9827.9