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The Cardinal

Henry Morton Robinson

Entered Apr 9, 1950 · 56 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 29, 1951

Book Power
631.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
24 weeks there · first Apr 30, 1950
Top-ten weeks
51
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
56
April 1950 – April 1951

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
Henry Morton Robinsonprimary100%632.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 30, 1950 on the timeline →
  1. #1The CardinalHenry Morton Robinson
  2. #2The WallJohn Hersey
  3. #3The EgyptianMika Waltari
  4. #4Jubilee TrailGwen Bristow
  5. #5The FeastMargaret Kennedy
  6. #6The Horse's MouthJoyce Cary
  7. #7The ParasitesDaphne Du Maurier
  8. #8The King's CavalierSamuel Shellabarger
  9. #9Wait for TomorrowRobert Wilder
  10. #10Star MoneyKathleen Winsor

The #1 bestsellers of 1950

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1950.