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Scalpel
Entered Jul 20, 1952 · peaked at #10 on Aug 31, 1952 · 9 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 14, 1952
- Book Power
- 26.8
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 1
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 9
- July 1952 – September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace McCoy | primary | 100% | 26.8 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Aug 31, 1952 on the timeline →- #1The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk
- #2The Silver ChaliceThomas B. Costain
- #3The Houses in BetweenHoward Spring
- #4MatadorBarnaby Conrad
- #5The Gown of GloryAgnes Sligh Turnbull
- #6My Cousin RachelDaphne Du Maurier
- #7The Hidden FlowerPearl S. Buck
- #8The Cruel SeaNicholas Monsarrat
- #9Catherine CarterPamela Hansford Johnson
- #10ScalpelHorace McCoy