Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Chris Van Allsburg
Charting Dec 22, 1985 → Jan 12, 1992 · 34 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 5.01%
- week of Jan 15, 1989
- Career Power
- 248
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 64
- January 1988 – January 1989
- Peak Five Years
- 214
- January 1987 – January 1992
- Top-five weeks
- 15
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 34
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.15%
- week of Dec 30, 1990
- Comebacks
- 1
- December 1987
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Apr 6, 1986 | Dec 20, 1987 | 89 | 47 | 2.10% | 1.11% |
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
1 book · 248 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 Polar Express | #3 | 34 | 247.8 |