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Eagle in the Sky

F. Van Wyck Mason

Entered Feb 15, 1948 · 23 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 1, 1948

Book Power
211.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
5 weeks there · first Mar 7, 1948
Top-ten weeks
22
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
23
February 1948 – August 1948

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
F. Van Wyck Masonprimary100%211.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 7, 1948 on the timeline →
  1. #1Eagle in the SkyF. Van Wyck Mason
  2. #2East Side, West SideMarcia Davenport
  3. #3Raintree CountyRoss Lockridge
  4. #4House DividedBen Ames Williams
  5. #5Came a CavalierFrances Parkinson Keyes
  6. #6A Light in the WindowMary Roberts Rinehart
  7. #7That WinterMerle Miller
  8. #8Red PlushGuy McCrone
  9. #9The Bishop's MantleAgnes Sligh Turnbull
  10. #10The City and the PillarGore Vidal

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