Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
William Peter Blatty
Charting Jun 20, 1971 → Sep 4, 1983 · 56 weeks with chart power
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Honours
Author of the Week
NYT Hardcover Fiction
12 crowns
19711983Longest reign 12 weeks (Jul–Oct 1971) · First crown Jul 1971
- Peak Power
- 12.17%
- week of Oct 24, 1971
- Career Power
- 584
- share-weeks
- Crowns
- 12
- weeks crowned Author of the Week
- Peak Year
- 568
- June 1971 – June 1972
- Peak Five Years
- 582
- July 1967 – July 1972
- Top-five weeks
- 47
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 56
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jul 25, 1971
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions. How it works →
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
2 books · 584 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 Exorcist | #1 | 55 | 582.1 | ||
| Legion | #15 | 1 | 2.1 |
At their peak
1971 in books →William Peter Blatty's best twelve months on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list ran from June 1971 to June 1972. The most powerful authors over those weeks:
- 1William Peter Blatty568
- 2Frederick Forsyth409
- 3Arthur Hailey392
- 4Herman Wouk392
- 5Helen MacInnes219
- 6Thomas Tryon218
- 7Irving Stone176
- 8Joseph Wambaugh161
- 9Victoria Holt156
- 10Irving Wallace155
Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.