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The Loving Couple

Virginia Rowans

Entered Sep 30, 1956 · peaked at #7 on Nov 11, 1956 · 17 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 20, 1957

Book Power
73.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
17
September 1956 – January 1957

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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
Virginia Rowansprimary100%73.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 11, 1956 on the timeline →
  1. #1Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
  2. #2Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
  3. #3The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor
  4. #4A Certain SmileFrancoise Sagan
  5. #5Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
  6. #6King of ParisGuy Endore
  7. #7The Loving CoupleVirginia Rowans
  8. #8The SuccessHelen Howe
  9. #9The MandarinsSimone de Beauvoir
  10. #10Jericho's DaughtersPaul Wellman
The Loving Couple — Virginia Rowans · ChartReign