Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Judith Krantz
Charting Mar 12, 1978 → May 12, 1996 · 168 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 11.62%
- week of Jun 22, 1980
- Career Power
- 1,413
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 12
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 358
- October 1979 – October 1980
- Peak Five Years
- 823
- January 1978 – April 1983
- Top-five weeks
- 97
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 168
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jun 18, 1978
- Comebacks
- 6
- February 1980, December 1982, May 1986, September 1988, January 1991, July 1992
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Feb 18, 1979 | Feb 24, 1980 | 53 | 50 | 11.16% | 4.58% |
| After decline | Nov 23, 1980 | Dec 19, 1982 | 108 | 103 | 11.62% | 4.10% |
| After absence | Jun 19, 1983 | May 18, 1986 | 152 | 149 | 11.62% | 4.54% |
| After decline | Nov 16, 1986 | Sep 11, 1988 | 95 | 91 | 11.62% | 4.88% |
| After decline | Jan 29, 1989 | Jan 13, 1991 | 102 | 96 | 11.62% | 4.62% |
| After decline | Apr 7, 1991 | Jul 26, 1992 | 68 | 64 | 11.62% | 4.39% |
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 · 1,413 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Daisy | #1 | 36 | 358.4 | ||
| Scruples | #1 | 29 | 251.8 | ||
| Mistral's Daughter | #1 | 23 | 212.3 | ||
| I'll Take Manhattan | #1 | 24 | 196.4 | ||
| Till We Meet Again | #2 | 20 | 154.3 | ||
| Dazzle | #3 | 14 | 94.5 | ||
| Scruples Two | #2 | 9 | 77.4 | ||
| Lovers | #6 | 7 | 36.5 | ||
| Spring Collection | #4 | 6 | 31.1 |