Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Harry Kemelman
Charting Aug 21, 1966 → Dec 31, 1978 · 36 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.42%
- week of May 18, 1969
- Career Power
- 168
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 51
- June 1968 – June 1969
- Peak Five Years
- 88
- June 1964 – June 1969
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 36
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 7.26%
- week of Mar 30, 1969
- Comebacks
- 3
- April 1969, April 1972, April 1974
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jan 15, 1967 | Apr 6, 1969 | 116 | 115 | 2.58% | 1.40% |
| After absence | Aug 24, 1969 | Apr 23, 1972 | 139 | 137 | 3.42% | 1.28% |
| After decline | Jul 9, 1972 | Apr 7, 1974 | 91 | 89 | 3.42% | 1.21% |
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 · 168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home | #6 | 9 | 51.2 | ||
| Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry | #8 | 8 | 37.2 | ||
| Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red | #6 | 6 | 31.4 | ||
| Monday the Rabbi Took Off | #7 | 5 | 24.3 | ||
| Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out | #12 | 6 | 15.3 | ||
| Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet | #9 | 2 | 9.0 |