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The Virginia Exiles
Entered May 29, 1955 · 6 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 10, 1955
- Book Power
- 14.6
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Peak
- #13
- 3 weeks there · first May 29, 1955
- Top-ten weeks
- 0
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 6
- May 1955 – July 1955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gray Vining | primary | 100% | 14.6 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See May 29, 1955 on the timeline →- #1Bonjour TristesseFrancoise Sagan
- #2Something of ValueRobert Ruark
- #3Sincerely, Willis WaydeJohn Phillips Marquand
- #4No Time for SergeantsMac Hyman
- #5The Good ShepherdC. S. Forester
- #6Run Silent, Run DeepEdward L. Beach
- #7The View from Pompey's HeadHamilton Basso
- #8Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
- #9The Breaking WaveNevil Shute
- #10The ScotswomanInglis Clark Fletcher
The #1 bestsellers of 1955
1955 in books →Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1955.
- The View from Pompey's Head · Hamilton Basso
- Sincerely, Willis Wayde · John Phillips Marquand
- Bonjour Tristesse · Francoise Sagan
- Something of Value · Robert Ruark
- Auntie Mame · Patrick Dennis
- Marjorie Morningstar · Herman Wouk