Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Thomas Mann
Charting Jun 18, 1934 → Nov 27, 1955 · 54 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 6.08%
- week of Oct 14, 1940
- Career Power
- 329
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 2
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 79
- October 1939 – October 1940
- Peak Five Years
- 184
- October 1935 – October 1940
- Top-five weeks
- 15
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 54
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Sep 9, 1940
- Comebacks
- 6
- June 1936, March 1938, September 1940, January 1949, October 1951, November 1955
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Oct 1, 1934 | Jun 22, 1936 | 90 | 89 | 2.55% | 1.30% |
| After decline | Oct 12, 1936 | Mar 14, 1938 | 74 | 73 | 3.35% | 2.31% |
| After absence | Jul 4, 1938 | Sep 9, 1940 | 114 | 113 | 5.37% | 2.52% |
| After absence | Jan 13, 1941 | Jan 16, 1949 | 418 | 410 | 6.08% | 2.21% |
| After absence | Mar 6, 1949 | Oct 21, 1951 | 137 | 134 | 6.08% | 2.13% |
| After absence | Jan 20, 1952 | Nov 6, 1955 | 197 | 193 | 6.08% | 2.17% |
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
7 books · 329 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 Beloved Returns | #1 | 7 | 79.1 | ||
| Joseph in Egypt | #2 | 6 | 64.8 | ||
| The Holy Sinner | #6 | 12 | 46.7 | ||
| Stories of Three Decades | #4 | 6 | 40.4 | ||
| Doctor Faustus | #9 | 12 | 36.9 | ||
| Confessions of Felix Krull | #8 | 8 | 34.3 | ||
| Joseph and His Brothers | #4 | 3 | 26.4 |