Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
William Peter Blatty
Charting Jun 20, 1971 → Sep 4, 1983 · 56 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 12.17%
- week of Oct 24, 1971
- Career Power
- 584
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 12
- weeks as the top author
- 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 (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
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 |