Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Dashiell Hammett

Charting Jan 15, 1934Mar 5, 1934 · 8 weeks with chart power

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Peak Power
5.86%
week of Mar 5, 1934
Career Power
84
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
3
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
84
March 1933 – March 1934
Peak Five Years
84
October 1931 – November 1936
Top-five weeks
5
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
8
weeks with chart power
Dominance
14.53%
week of Jan 15, 1934
Comebacks
0
none detected

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 · 84 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 Thin Man#1884.5