Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

J. K. Rowling

Charting Dec 27, 1998Jan 20, 2013 · 97 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
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

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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.

TitlePeakWeeksPower
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets#157647.4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban#143440.5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone#182426.7
The Casual Vacancy#115133.1