Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
William J. Lederer
Charting Oct 26, 1958 → Apr 17, 1960 · 76 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 5.43%
- week of Sep 6, 1959
- Career Power
- 305
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 258
- December 1958 – December 1959
- Peak Five Years
- 305
- April 1955 – April 1960
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 76
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 6.32%
- week of Jul 5, 1959
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
1 book · 305 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 Ugly Americanwith Eugene Burdick | #2 | 76 | 304.9 |