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 2019
Jan 6, 2019 → Dec 29, 2019 · 50 chart weeks · ranked by Era Power — Sum of weekly Power Share over the range (share-weeks).
- 1Delia Owens662
- 2James Patterson233
- 3David Baldacci214
- 4John Grisham199
- 5Alex Michaelides145
- 6Danielle Steel138
- 7Stephen King125
- 8George R. R. Martin118
- 9Elin Hilderbrand91
- 10Elizabeth Gilbert78
| # | Author | Era Power | Average share | Peak share | Peak smoothed | Weeks at #1 | Top-five weeks | Weeks charting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delia Owens | 662 | 13.24% | 14.63% | 13.99% | 32 | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 233 | 4.66% | 11.01% | 7.31% | 0 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | David Baldacci | 214 | 4.29% | 14.62% | 6.79% | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | John Grisham | 199 | 3.98% | 14.72% | 9.48% | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 5 | Alex Michaelides | 145 | 2.90% | 14.53% | 5.26% | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Danielle Steel | 138 | 2.77% | 11.01% | 4.00% | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Stephen King | 125 | 2.50% | 14.53% | 6.30% | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | George R. R. Martin | 118 | 2.36% | 12.82% | 6.80% | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | Elin Hilderbrand | 91 | 1.81% | 14.53% | 5.44% | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Gilbert | 78 | 1.55% | 12.72% | 4.94% | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Colson Whitehead | 76 | 1.53% | 11.01% | 4.82% | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | Margaret Atwood | 75 | 1.50% | 14.53% | 4.23% | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Lee Child | 72 | 1.43% | 14.53% | 4.44% | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | Ann Patchett | 64 | 1.27% | 9.58% | 4.20% | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nora Roberts | 61 | 1.23% | 14.53% | 2.99% | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Ta-Nehisi Coates | 55 | 1.11% | 14.53% | 3.69% | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | C. J. Box | 54 | 1.08% | 12.64% | 2.79% | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | Janet Evanovich | 54 | 1.07% | 14.53% | 3.53% | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Harlan Coben | 53 | 1.07% | 12.64% | 3.96% | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | John Sandford | 52 | 1.03% | 12.64% | 3.19% | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | J. D. Robb | 51 | 1.01% | 12.64% | 2.92% | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 50 | 1.00% | 11.01% | 3.23% | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | Maxine Paetro | 49 | 0.97% | 7.26% | 2.69% | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | Daniel Silva | 48 | 0.95% | 14.53% | 3.81% | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | Martha Hall Kelly | 47 | 0.95% | 11.06% | 3.54% | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | Nicholas Sparks | 47 | 0.94% | 11.16% | 7.45% | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Michael Connelly | 46 | 0.92% | 14.53% | 3.27% | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | Greer Hendricks | 45 | 0.89% | 7.26% | 2.93% | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 29 | Sarah Pekkanen | 45 | 0.89% | 7.26% | 2.93% | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | Candice Fox | 45 | 0.89% | 6.32% | 2.16% | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | David Lagercrantz | 43 | 0.87% | 11.01% | 3.45% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Jennifer Weiner | 43 | 0.86% | 11.06% | 3.15% | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | Sally Rooney | 43 | 0.85% | 11.08% | 2.85% | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 34 | Greg Iles | 42 | 0.85% | 12.64% | 3.51% | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Madeline Miller | 39 | 0.79% | 7.26% | 2.19% | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 36 | Clive Cussler | 39 | 0.77% | 5.50% | 1.73% | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 37 | Brad Thor | 39 | 0.77% | 12.64% | 3.15% | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | Marlon James | 38 | 0.76% | 12.64% | 2.99% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 39 | Sarah Blake | 38 | 0.76% | 9.58% | 3.11% | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 40 | Louise Penny | 36 | 0.73% | 14.53% | 2.79% | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 41 | Ruth Ware | 35 | 0.70% | 11.01% | 2.94% | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | Liane Moriarty | 35 | 0.70% | 6.32% | 3.69% | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 43 | Jonathan Cahn | 35 | 0.70% | 9.58% | 2.70% | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | Linda Holmes | 33 | 0.67% | 11.01% | 2.27% | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 45 | Mary Kay Andrews | 32 | 0.63% | 8.34% | 2.69% | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 46 | Lisa Scottoline | 31 | 0.61% | 12.71% | 2.71% | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 47 | Jojo Moyes | 30 | 0.59% | 7.26% | 2.14% | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 48 | Dorothea Benton Frank | 29 | 0.59% | 12.64% | 2.58% | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 | Elizabeth Strout | 28 | 0.57% | 6.32% | 2.24% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 50 | Ocean Vuong | 28 | 0.56% | 7.30% | 2.23% | 0 | 1 | 6 |