Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Tom Robbins
Charting Dec 16, 1984 → Jun 8, 2003 · 33 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.21%
- week of Jun 10, 1990
- Career Power
- 135
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 75
- August 1989 – July 1990
- Peak Five Years
- 83
- October 1989 – October 1994
- Top-five weeks
- 3
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 33
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 9.58%
- week of Apr 29, 1990
- Comebacks
- 1
- April 1990
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | May 26, 1985 | Apr 29, 1990 | 257 | 256 | 3.02% | 1.45% |
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
5 books · 135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinny Legs and All | #4 | 15 | 75.1 | ||
| Jitterbug Perfume | #7 | 11 | 43.5 | ||
| Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas | #11 | 3 | 7.8 | ||
| Villa Incognito | #13 | 2 | 4.6 | ||
| Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates | #14 | 2 | 4.4 |