Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Kurt Vonnegut
Charting Apr 27, 1969 → Nov 9, 1997 · 153 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 12.12%
- week of Oct 21, 1973
- Career Power
- 1,201
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 15
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 328
- November 1972 – November 1973
- Peak Five Years
- 519
- March 1972 – March 1977
- Top-five weeks
- 67
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 153
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jul 1, 1973
- Comebacks
- 4
- June 1973, November 1976, October 1979, December 1985
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Nov 9, 1969 | Jun 3, 1973 | 186 | 183 | 5.69% | 2.44% |
| After absence | Feb 3, 1974 | Nov 14, 1976 | 145 | 138 | 12.12% | 4.75% |
| After absence | May 1, 1977 | Oct 14, 1979 | 115 | 112 | 12.12% | 4.31% |
| After absence | Jun 8, 1980 | Dec 8, 1985 | 287 | 139 | 12.12% | 4.32% |
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 · 1,201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast of Champions | #1 | 28 | 327.7 | ||
| Jailbird | #1 | 31 | 303.6 | ||
| Slapstick | #4 | 24 | 191.0 | ||
| Slaughterhouse Five | #4 | 16 | 112.0 | ||
| Galapagos | #5 | 17 | 107.9 | ||
| Deadeye Dick | #8 | 14 | 52.9 | ||
| Hocus Pocus | #4 | 7 | 43.2 | ||
| Bluebeard | #8 | 11 | 34.9 | ||
| Timequake | #7 | 5 | 27.6 |