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Shannon's Way
Entered Aug 8, 1948 · peaked at #1 on Sep 5, 1948 · 23 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 16, 1949
- Book Power
- 203.2
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 20
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 23
- August 1948 – January 1949
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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Cronin | primary | 100% | 203.2 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Sep 5, 1948 on the timeline →- #1Shannon's WayA. J. Cronin
- #2The Naked and the DeadNorman Mailer
- #3The Heart of the MatterGraham Greene
- #4The Loved OneEvelyn Waugh
- #5MelissaTaylor Caldwell
- #6Pilgrim's InnElizabeth Goudge
- #7Woman with a SwordHollister Noble
- #8Lace CurtainEllin Berlin
- #9The PlagueAlbert Camus
- #10The Golden HawkFrank Yerby