Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
The Parasites
Entered Jan 15, 1950 · peaked at #1 on Feb 19, 1950 · 21 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 11, 1950
- Book Power
- 200.7
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 5
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 17
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 21
- January 1950 – June 1950
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne Du Maurier | primary | 100% | 200.7 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Feb 19, 1950 on the timeline →- #1The ParasitesDaphne Du Maurier
- #2The EgyptianMika Waltari
- #3The King's CavalierSamuel Shellabarger
- #4Gentian HillElizabeth Goudge
- #5MarySholem Asch
- #6A Rage to LiveJohn O'Hara
- #7The Horse's MouthJoyce Cary
- #8One on the HouseMary Lasswell
- #9The Way WestA.B. Guthrie Jr
- #10The Woman of RomeAlberto Moravia