Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Vladimir Nabokov
Charting Aug 31, 1958 → Oct 5, 1969 · 77 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 11.96%
- week of Mar 1, 1959
- Career Power
- 674
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 7
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 503
- August 1958 – September 1959
- Peak Five Years
- 515
- July 1957 – July 1962
- Top-five weeks
- 50
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 77
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Sep 28, 1958
- Comebacks
- 1
- June 1969
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Oct 25, 1959 | Jun 29, 1969 | 501 | 352 | 11.96% | 4.59% |
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
3 books · 674 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lolita | #1 | 54 | 507.9 | ||
| Ada, or Ardor: a Family Chronicle | #4 | 20 | 159.7 | ||
| Pale Fire | #14 | 3 | 6.9 |