Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Janet Dailey
Charting Aug 19, 1984 → Oct 25, 1992 · 56 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.83%
- week of Feb 26, 1989
- Career Power
- 278
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 72
- April 1988 – April 1989
- Peak Five Years
- 232
- June 1986 – May 1991
- Top-five weeks
- 12
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 56
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.01%
- week of Feb 5, 1989
- Comebacks
- 3
- May 1987, January 1989, October 1992
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Dec 23, 1984 | May 31, 1987 | 127 | 125 | 1.85% | 1.15% |
| After decline | Nov 8, 1987 | Jan 29, 1989 | 64 | 63 | 3.64% | 1.45% |
| After decline | Jul 28, 1991 | Oct 11, 1992 | 63 | 59 | 4.83% | 1.81% |
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 · 278 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivals | #3 | 11 | 72.4 | ||
| Heiress | #4 | 16 | 66.2 | ||
| Masquerade | #4 | 10 | 55.1 | ||
| Aspen Gold | #4 | 6 | 38.8 | ||
| Silver Wings, Santiago Blue | #9 | 7 | 24.1 | ||
| Tangled Vines | #8 | 6 | 21.7 |