Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Frederic Wakeman
Charting Jun 16, 1946 → Jan 6, 1957 · 38 weeks with chart power
Honours
Author of the Week
NYT Hardcover Fiction
19 crowns
19461957Longest reign 19 weeks (Jul–Nov 1946) · First crown Jul 1946
- Peak Power
- 13.38%
- week of Nov 17, 1946
- Career Power
- 385
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 19
- weeks crowned Author of the Week
- Peak Year
- 369
- January 1946 – January 1947
- Peak Five Years
- 378
- December 1942 – November 1947
- Top-five weeks
- 26
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 38
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jul 14, 1946
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions. How it works →
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
3 books · 385 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 Hucksters | #1 | 32 | 368.8 | ||
| The Saxon Charm | #10 | 3 | 9.0 | ||
| Deluxe Tour | #12 | 3 | 7.1 |
At their peak
1946 in books →Frederic Wakeman's best twelve months on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list ran from January 1946 to January 1947. The most powerful authors over those weeks:
- 1Taylor Caldwell446
- 2Frederic Wakeman369
- 3Erich Maria Remarque283
- 4Daphne Du Maurier273
- 5Mary Jane Ward195
- 6Frank Yerby191
- 7Thomas B. Costain185
- 8Russell Janney167
- 9Margery Sharp152
- 10Evelyn Waugh152
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.