Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
J. K. Rowling
Charting Dec 27, 1998 → Jan 20, 2013 · 97 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 29.00%
- week of Feb 13, 2000
- Career Power
- 1,648
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 57
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 1,289
- July 1999 – July 2000
- Peak Five Years
- 1,515
- July 1995 – July 2000
- Top-five weeks
- 68
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 97
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 31.04%
- week of Oct 10, 1999
- 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
4 books · 1,648 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | #1 | 57 | 647.4 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | #1 | 43 | 440.5 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | #1 | 82 | 426.7 | ||
| The Casual Vacancy | #1 | 15 | 133.1 |