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Lieutenant Hornblower

C. S. Forester

Entered Apr 20, 1952 · peaked at #5 on May 11, 1952 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 13, 1952

Book Power
53.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
13
April 1952 – July 1952

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
C. S. Foresterprimary100%53.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 11, 1952 on the timeline →
  1. #1My Cousin RachelDaphne Du Maurier
  2. #2The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk
  3. #3The Gown of GloryAgnes Sligh Turnbull
  4. #4The Cruel SeaNicholas Monsarrat
  5. #5Lieutenant HornblowerC. S. Forester
  6. #6The Saracen BladeFrank Yerby
  7. #7The Swimming PoolMary Roberts Rinehart
  8. #8S P Q RPaul Hyde Bonner
  9. #9The Son of Adam WyngateMary O'Hara
  10. #10Invisible ManRalph Ellison