Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Erica Jong
Charting Apr 3, 1977 → Mar 18, 1990 · 28 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.67%
- week of Jun 12, 1977
- Career Power
- 164
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 91
- September 1976 – September 1977
- Peak Five Years
- 161
- September 1975 – November 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 8
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 28
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.01%
- week of Sep 14, 1980
- Comebacks
- 1
- September 1980
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Oct 9, 1977 | Sep 21, 1980 | 141 | 139 | 4.67% | 2.10% |
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
3 books · 164 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to Save Your Own Life | #5 | 15 | 91.3 | ||
| Fanny | #3 | 12 | 70.1 | ||
| Any Woman's Blues | #14 | 1 | 2.4 |