Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
William Safire
Charting Jul 17, 1977 → Nov 15, 1987 · 24 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.57%
- week of Sep 18, 1977
- Career Power
- 115
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 76
- October 1976 – October 1977
- Peak Five Years
- 76
- November 1972 – October 1977
- Top-five weeks
- 3
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 24
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 9.58%
- week of Sep 11, 1977
- Comebacks
- 1
- September 1987
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jan 8, 1978 | Sep 27, 1987 | 494 | 492 | 4.57% | 1.65% |
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 · 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Disclosure | #4 | 14 | 76.2 | ||
| Freedom | #6 | 10 | 38.9 |