Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Thomas Tryon
Charting Jun 20, 1971 → Oct 10, 1976 · 80 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 9.38%
- week of Oct 17, 1971
- Career Power
- 628
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 225
- December 1970 – November 1971
- Peak Five Years
- 535
- May 1970 – May 1975
- Top-five weeks
- 39
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 80
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 12.64%
- week of Aug 15, 1971
- Comebacks
- 3
- August 1973, February 1975, August 1976
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Feb 13, 1972 | Aug 12, 1973 | 78 | 74 | 9.38% | 3.77% |
| After decline | Jan 6, 1974 | Feb 2, 1975 | 56 | 48 | 9.38% | 3.69% |
| After decline | Jul 27, 1975 | Aug 15, 1976 | 55 | 50 | 9.38% | 3.83% |
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
4 books · 628 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 Other | #2 | 24 | 224.9 | ||
| Lady | #3 | 24 | 174.9 | ||
| Harvest Home | #4 | 18 | 135.2 | ||
| Crowned Heads | #5 | 14 | 93.3 |