Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
John D. MacDonald
Charting Mar 23, 1975 → Aug 17, 1986 · 139 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 7.33%
- week of Jul 6, 1975
- Career Power
- 832
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 170
- October 1976 – October 1977
- Peak Five Years
- 469
- November 1974 – January 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 42
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 139
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 11.01%
- week of Jun 8, 1975
- Comebacks
- 3
- May 1977, May 1981, May 1984
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Nov 9, 1975 | May 22, 1977 | 80 | 76 | 7.33% | 2.70% |
| After decline | Mar 16, 1980 | May 17, 1981 | 61 | 58 | 7.33% | 3.04% |
| After decline | Nov 28, 1982 | May 13, 1984 | 76 | 70 | 7.33% | 2.67% |
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
9 books · 832 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condominium | #3 | 27 | 170.4 | ||
| The Dreadful Lemon Sky | #3 | 23 | 169.3 | ||
| Free Fall in Crimson | #3 | 20 | 141.5 | ||
| Cinnamon Skin | #3 | 13 | 85.9 | ||
| The Green Ripper | #4 | 14 | 75.1 | ||
| The Lonely Silver Rain | #3 | 13 | 72.7 | ||
| The Empty Copper Sea | #6 | 11 | 53.7 | ||
| One More Sunday | #6 | 9 | 38.1 | ||
| Barrier Island | #11 | 9 | 25.0 |