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O Shepherd, Speak!

Upton Sinclair

Entered Aug 21, 1949 · peaked at #8 on Aug 21, 1949 · 5 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 25, 1949

Book Power
19.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
2
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
5
August 1949 – September 1949

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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
Upton Sinclairprimary100%19.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 21, 1949 on the timeline →
  1. #1Point of No ReturnJohn P. Marquand
  2. #2Father of the BrideEdward Streeter
  3. #3Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell
  4. #4Pride's CastleFrank Yerby
  5. #5The Big FishermanLloyd C. Douglas
  6. #6Let Love Come LastTaylor Caldwell
  7. #7Twilight on the FloodsMarguerite Steen
  8. #8O Shepherd, Speak!Upton Sinclair
  9. #9The Brave BullsTom Lea
  10. #10Elephant WalkRobert Standish
O Shepherd, Speak! — Upton Sinclair · ChartReign