Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
The Devil's Advocate
Entered May 18, 1952 · peaked at #7 on Jun 1, 1952 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 10, 1952
- Book Power
- 47.9
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 4
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 13
- May 1952 – August 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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Caldwell | primary | 100% | 47.9 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jun 1, 1952 on the timeline →- #1The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk
- #2My Cousin RachelDaphne Du Maurier
- #3The Gown of GloryAgnes Sligh Turnbull
- #4The Saracen BladeFrank Yerby
- #5The Cruel SeaNicholas Monsarrat
- #6The Houses in BetweenHoward Spring
- #7The Devil's AdvocateTaylor Caldwell
- #8The Swimming PoolMary Roberts Rinehart
- #9The Golden HandEdith Simon
- #10Invisible ManRalph Ellison