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Moon Gaffney

Harry Sylvester

Entered Jul 13, 1947 · 2 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 20, 1947

Book Power
3.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#16
2 weeks there · first Jul 13, 1947
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
2
July 1947 – July 1947

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

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
Harry Sylvesterprimary100%3.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 13, 1947 on the timeline →
  1. #1Kingsblood RoyalSinclair Lewis
  2. #2Gentleman's AgreementLaura Z. Hobson
  3. #3The VixensFrank Yerby
  4. #4There Was a TimeTaylor Caldwell
  5. #5Knock on Any DoorWillard Motley
  6. #6The Big SkyA.B. Guthrie Jr
  7. #7The Miracle of the BellsRussell Janney
  8. #8Presidential MissionUpton Sinclair
  9. #9Mrs. MikeBenedict Freedman & Nancy Freedman
  10. #10VermillionIdwal Jones

The #1 bestsellers of 1947

1947 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1947.