Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
J.R.R. Tolkien
Charting Sep 25, 1977 → Oct 7, 2018 · 85 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 13.72%
- week of Mar 5, 1978
- Career Power
- 740
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 24
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 543
- September 1977 – December 1978
- Peak Five Years
- 699
- January 1976 – April 1981
- Top-five weeks
- 46
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 85
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 16.77%
- week of Dec 18, 1977
- Comebacks
- 1
- January 1981
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Mar 18, 1979 | Jan 25, 1981 | 97 | 88 | 13.72% | 4.90% |
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
5 books · 740 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 Silmarillion | #1 | 59 | 594.9 | ||
| Unfinished Tales | #3 | 20 | 100.2 | ||
| The Fall of Gondolin | #1 | 4 | 30.0 | ||
| Beren and LÚThien | #6 | 2 | 10.9 | ||
| The Hobbit | #12 | 2 | 3.7 |