Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Cannery Row

John Steinbeck

Entered Jan 28, 1945 · peaked at #3 on Feb 4, 1945 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 1, 1945

Book Power
79.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
January 1945 – April 1945

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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
John Steinbeckprimary100%79.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 4, 1945 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Green YearsA. J. Cronin
  2. #2Forever AmberKathleen Winsor
  3. #3Cannery RowJohn Steinbeck
  4. #4Earth and High HeavenGwenthalyn Graham
  5. #5Captain from CastilleSamuel Shellaburger