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 2014
Jan 5, 2014 → Dec 28, 2014 · 52 chart weeks · ranked by Era Power — Sum of weekly Power Share over the range (share-weeks).
- 1Donna Tartt417
- 2James Patterson218
- 3John Grisham216
- 4Sue Monk Kidd186
- 5Stephen King174
- 6Anthony Doerr168
- 7David Baldacci136
- 8Liane Moriarty123
- 9Ken Follett107
- 10Jan Karon94
| # | Author | Era Power | Average share | Peak share | Peak smoothed | Weeks at #1 | Top-five weeks | Weeks charting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Tartt | 417 | 8.03% | 14.63% | 10.89% | 5 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 218 | 4.19% | 14.53% | 5.47% | 2 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | John Grisham | 216 | 4.16% | 14.53% | 9.75% | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 4 | Sue Monk Kidd | 186 | 3.57% | 14.62% | 7.30% | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 174 | 3.35% | 14.53% | 7.49% | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Anthony Doerr | 168 | 3.23% | 12.64% | 6.36% | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | David Baldacci | 136 | 2.62% | 14.53% | 5.39% | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Liane Moriarty | 123 | 2.38% | 14.53% | 5.75% | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ken Follett | 107 | 2.06% | 14.53% | 6.16% | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Jan Karon | 94 | 1.80% | 12.64% | 5.74% | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | John Sandford | 87 | 1.68% | 14.53% | 3.92% | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | Janet Evanovich | 87 | 1.67% | 14.53% | 4.51% | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Lee Child | 84 | 1.62% | 14.53% | 5.69% | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | Mitch Albom | 77 | 1.48% | 12.64% | 6.96% | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 15 | Michael Connelly | 75 | 1.44% | 12.64% | 4.03% | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | Jodi Picoult | 72 | 1.39% | 14.53% | 4.70% | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | Robert Galbraith | 72 | 1.38% | 12.64% | 4.58% | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | Mark Greaney | 71 | 1.37% | 11.01% | 2.83% | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | Danielle Steel | 68 | 1.30% | 14.53% | 3.35% | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | Mary Higgins Clark | 61 | 1.17% | 14.53% | 4.26% | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 | Daniel Silva | 60 | 1.15% | 14.53% | 4.70% | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | Stuart Woods | 59 | 1.14% | 11.01% | 2.38% | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 23 | Haruki Murakami | 58 | 1.11% | 14.63% | 4.42% | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | Diana Gabaldon | 57 | 1.09% | 14.53% | 3.71% | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 25 | Deborah Harkness | 57 | 1.09% | 14.53% | 4.12% | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Harlan Coben | 56 | 1.08% | 14.53% | 4.13% | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | J. D. Robb | 53 | 1.02% | 14.53% | 2.82% | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 28 | Anna Quindlen | 52 | 0.99% | 11.01% | 3.77% | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | Anne Rice | 47 | 0.91% | 11.01% | 3.39% | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Gillian Flynn | 46 | 0.89% | 6.36% | 3.40% | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | Emily Giffin | 46 | 0.88% | 14.53% | 3.59% | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Nora Roberts | 42 | 0.80% | 14.53% | 3.58% | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Clive Cussler | 42 | 0.80% | 6.32% | 1.39% | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 34 | David Mitchell | 41 | 0.80% | 11.01% | 3.54% | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Brad Thor | 41 | 0.79% | 14.53% | 3.39% | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Greg Iles | 40 | 0.78% | 12.64% | 3.21% | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | Richard Paul Evans | 38 | 0.72% | 11.01% | 1.73% | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 38 | Brandon Sanderson | 37 | 0.71% | 14.53% | 2.84% | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | Marilynne Robinson | 36 | 0.70% | 9.58% | 2.66% | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 40 | Debbie Macomber | 36 | 0.68% | 12.74% | 1.86% | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 41 | Jim Butcher | 35 | 0.68% | 14.53% | 3.09% | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Jeffrey Archer | 35 | 0.68% | 11.01% | 2.68% | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 43 | B. J. Novak | 34 | 0.66% | 9.58% | 2.64% | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 44 | Ian McEwan | 33 | 0.63% | 9.58% | 2.78% | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 45 | Lisa Scottoline | 33 | 0.63% | 12.64% | 2.63% | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 46 | Patricia Cornwell | 31 | 0.60% | 11.01% | 2.58% | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 47 | Tana French | 31 | 0.59% | 9.58% | 2.39% | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 48 | Maxine Paetro | 30 | 0.58% | 7.26% | 2.26% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 49 | Maeve Binchy | 30 | 0.58% | 11.01% | 2.42% | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | David Ellis | 30 | 0.57% | 7.26% | 2.19% | 0 | 0 | 7 |