Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
J. B. Priestley
Charting Aug 8, 1932 → Aug 5, 1951 · 28 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.45%
- week of Jul 8, 1951
- Career Power
- 198
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 86
- August 1950 – August 1951
- Peak Five Years
- 86
- August 1946 – August 1951
- Top-five weeks
- 10
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 28
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Aug 15, 1932
- Comebacks
- 3
- September 1936, March 1943, May 1951
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Dec 5, 1932 | Sep 21, 1936 | 198 | 195 | 3.97% | 1.73% |
| After absence | Oct 26, 1936 | Mar 1, 1943 | 331 | 330 | 3.97% | 1.98% |
| After absence | Jun 14, 1943 | May 6, 1951 | 412 | 410 | 3.97% | 1.99% |
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
4 books · 198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | #5 | 16 | 85.5 | ||
| Faraway | #1 | 4 | 49.2 | ||
| Black-Out in Gretley | #4 | 5 | 44.2 | ||
| They Walk in the City | #6 | 3 | 19.1 |