Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

The Human Comedy

William Saroyan

Entered Mar 8, 1943 · peaked at #2 on Mar 29, 1943 · 15 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 21, 1943

Book Power
159.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
15
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
15
March 1943 – June 1943

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
William Saroyanprimary100%159.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 29, 1943 on the timeline →
  1. #1The RobeLloyd C. Douglas
  2. #2The Human ComedyWilliam Saroyan
  3. #3The Valley of DecisionMarcia Davenport
  4. #4Mrs. ParkingtonLouis Bromfield
  5. #5Black-Out in GretleyJ. B. Priestley