Eras
Who was the most powerful author in a year, who dominated a decade, who held #1 the longest. Every figure is a defined metric summed or maximised over a date range of stored weekly rows — nothing is weighted by opinion.
Leader of every year
Column height = the leader's average Power Share over the period. Click a column to explore that range.
- Robert Ludlum5 periods
- John Grisham5 periods
- James Patterson5 periods
- Lloyd C. Douglas3 periods
- Leon Uris3 periods
- Stephen King3 periods
- Dan Brown3 periods
- Hervey Allen2 periods
- Margaret Mitchell2 periods
- Herman Wouk2 periods
- James A. Michener2 periods
- Robert James Waller2 periods
- James Redfield2 periods
- Danielle Steel2 periods
- J. K. Rowling2 periods
- Gillian Flynn2 periods
- Anthony Doerr2 periods
- Delia Owens2 periods
- Rebecca Yarros2 periods
- John Galsworthy1 period
- Charles Morgan1 period
- A. J. Cronin1 period
- John Steinbeck1 period
- Richard Llewellyn1 period
- James Hilton1 period
- Franz Werfel1 period
- Lillian Smith1 period
- Samuel Shellaburger1 period
- Taylor Caldwell1 period
- Laura Z. Hobson1 period
- Norman Mailer1 period
- Henry Morton Robinson1 period
- James Jones1 period
- Annemarie Selinko1 period
- Morton Thompson1 period
- Francoise Sagan1 period
- Edwin O'Connor1 period
- Grace Metalious1 period
- Robert Traver1 period
- Harper Lee1 period
- Katherine Anne Porter1 period
- Morris L. West1 period
- John le Carré1 period
- Bel Kaufman1 period
- Jacqueline Susann1 period
- Elia Kazan1 period
- Arthur Hailey1 period
- Mario Puzo1 period
- Erich Segal1 period
- Frederick Forsyth1 period
- Peter Benchley1 period
- James Michener1 period
- Paul E. Erdman1 period
- J.R.R. Tolkien1 period
- James Clavell1 period
- Tom Wolfe1 period
- Tom Clancy1 period
- Khaled Hosseini1 period
- Stephenie Meyer1 period
- Kathryn Stockett1 period
- Donna Tartt1 period
- Matt Haig1 period
- Bonnie Garmus1 period
- Virginia Evans1 period
Leaders in 2007
Jan 7, 2007 → Dec 30, 2007 · 52 chart weeks · ranked by Era Power — Sum of weekly Power Share over the range (share-weeks).
- 1Khaled Hosseini350
- 2James Patterson330
- 3Mitch Albom185
- 4Janet Evanovich173
- 5Nicholas Sparks129
- 6Danielle Steel124
- 7Jodi Picoult118
- 8David Baldacci116
- 9John Grisham115
- 10Michael Ledwidge105
| # | Author | Era Power | Average share | Peak share | Peak smoothed | Weeks at #1 | Top-five weeks | Weeks charting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khaled Hosseini | 350 | 6.72% | 14.60% | 12.12% | 16 | 25 | 30 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 330 | 6.34% | 14.53% | 9.84% | 3 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Mitch Albom | 185 | 3.56% | 14.53% | 11.45% | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Janet Evanovich | 173 | 3.33% | 14.53% | 7.39% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | Nicholas Sparks | 129 | 2.47% | 12.64% | 6.34% | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Danielle Steel | 124 | 2.39% | 12.87% | 5.06% | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Jodi Picoult | 118 | 2.27% | 14.53% | 7.04% | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | David Baldacci | 116 | 2.23% | 14.53% | 4.81% | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | John Grisham | 115 | 2.22% | 14.53% | 6.53% | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Michael Ledwidge | 105 | 2.01% | 7.41% | 3.79% | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Dean Koontz | 92 | 1.77% | 12.64% | 3.59% | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | J. R. R. Tolkien. Christopher Tolkien | 92 | 1.76% | 14.53% | 5.49% | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | Ken Follett | 86 | 1.65% | 14.53% | 5.58% | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | John Sandford | 70 | 1.34% | 11.01% | 3.13% | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Mary Higgins Clark | 67 | 1.30% | 14.53% | 5.02% | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | Clive Cussler | 64 | 1.24% | 11.01% | 2.90% | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | J. D. Robb | 60 | 1.16% | 14.72% | 3.66% | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | Sophie Kinsella | 59 | 1.14% | 14.53% | 4.75% | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Thomas Harris | 57 | 1.10% | 8.51% | 4.46% | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | Maeve Binchy | 55 | 1.06% | 12.64% | 3.99% | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Chris Bohjalian | 53 | 1.02% | 11.20% | 3.73% | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | Patricia Cornwell | 52 | 1.01% | 14.53% | 3.46% | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Nora Roberts | 52 | 1.00% | 12.73% | 4.23% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 | Laurell K. Hamilton | 51 | 0.99% | 12.64% | 2.59% | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | Stuart Woods | 50 | 0.97% | 11.01% | 2.24% | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Harlan Coben | 49 | 0.94% | 12.64% | 3.79% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | W. E. B. Griffin | 48 | 0.92% | 12.64% | 3.38% | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 28 | Michael Connelly | 48 | 0.91% | 12.64% | 3.88% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | Michael Crichton | 47 | 0.91% | 11.01% | 5.64% | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Michael Chabon | 46 | 0.89% | 12.64% | 3.62% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Steve Berry | 46 | 0.88% | 11.01% | 3.19% | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Daniel Silva | 45 | 0.87% | 12.64% | 3.59% | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | Catherine Coulter | 43 | 0.83% | 11.01% | 3.39% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Jan Karon | 42 | 0.81% | 11.01% | 3.15% | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Sandra Brown | 42 | 0.81% | 12.64% | 3.48% | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Eric Van Lustbader | 41 | 0.80% | 5.54% | 2.69% | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 37 | Vince Flynn | 41 | 0.79% | 14.53% | 2.92% | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 38 | Robert B. Parker | 41 | 0.79% | 9.77% | 2.49% | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 39 | Jonathan Kellerman | 41 | 0.79% | 12.64% | 3.42% | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 40 | Maxine Paetro | 39 | 0.75% | 7.26% | 2.26% | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 41 | James Lee Burke | 38 | 0.73% | 9.63% | 2.96% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 42 | Richard Bachman | 36 | 0.68% | 12.64% | 2.89% | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | Lincoln Child | 36 | 0.68% | 6.32% | 1.94% | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 44 | Alexander McCall Smith | 35 | 0.68% | 9.58% | 2.73% | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 45 | Howard Roughan | 34 | 0.66% | 7.33% | 2.43% | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 46 | Kathy Reichs | 34 | 0.65% | 11.01% | 3.04% | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | Alice Sebold | 32 | 0.61% | 12.64% | 2.37% | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 48 | Julie Garwood | 30 | 0.57% | 8.34% | 2.70% | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 49 | Sue Grafton | 29 | 0.56% | 14.53% | 3.00% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Richard Russo | 28 | 0.54% | 7.26% | 2.36% | 0 | 2 | 5 |