Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Dan Brown

Charting Apr 6, 2003Feb 22, 2026 · 269 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
Peak Power
19.20%
week of Jul 4, 2004
Career Power
3,183
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
102
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
901
October 2003 – October 2004
Peak Five Years
2,134
June 2001 – June 2006
Top-five weeks
222
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
269
weeks with chart power
Dominance
21.49%
week of Jun 20, 2004
Comebacks
4
November 2009, July 2013, December 2017, November 2025
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceJul 16, 2006Nov 8, 200917216719.20%7.27%
After absenceMay 16, 2010Jul 7, 201316415919.20%7.06%
After absenceDec 1, 2013Dec 10, 201720819319.20%6.87%
After absenceApr 29, 2018Nov 16, 202539238519.20%6.97%

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

6 books · 3,183 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 Da Vinci Code#11651,962.3
The Lost Symbol#129317.7
Inferno#129266.2
Origin#124240.0
The Secret of Secrets#122224.6
Angels & Demons#440171.9