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Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

Entered May 4, 1952 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 3, 1952

Book Power
43.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#8
1 week there · Jun 22, 1952
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
13
May 1952 – August 1952

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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
Ralph Ellisonprimary100%43.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 22, 1952 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk
  2. #2My Cousin RachelDaphne Du Maurier
  3. #3The Gown of GloryAgnes Sligh Turnbull
  4. #4The Houses in BetweenHoward Spring
  5. #5The Saracen BladeFrank Yerby
  6. #6The Cruel SeaNicholas Monsarrat
  7. #7The Golden HandEdith Simon
  8. #8Invisible ManRalph Ellison
  9. #9Windom's WayJames Ramsey Ullman
  10. #10The Hidden FlowerPearl S. Buck

The #1 bestsellers of 1952

1952 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1952.