Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Frederic Wakeman
Charting Jun 16, 1946 → Jan 6, 1957 · 38 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 13.38%
- week of Nov 17, 1946
- Career Power
- 385
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 19
- weeks as the top author
- 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 (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 · 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 |