Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

The Tribe That Lost Its Head

Nicholas Monsarrat

Entered Nov 11, 1956 · peaked at #3 on Dec 9, 1956 · 20 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 24, 1957

Book Power
156.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
15
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
20
November 1956 – March 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
Nicholas Monsarratprimary100%156.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 9, 1956 on the timeline →
  1. #1Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
  2. #2Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
  3. #3The Tribe That Lost Its HeadNicholas Monsarrat
  4. #4Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
  5. #5The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor
  6. #6CompulsionMeyer Levin
  7. #7King of ParisGuy Endore
  8. #8A Certain SmileFrancoise Sagan
  9. #9Jericho's DaughtersPaul Wellman
  10. #10The Loving CoupleVirginia Rowans