Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter
Entered Dec 2, 1956 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 13, 1957
- Book Power
- 30.2
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Peak
- #7
- 1 week there · Jan 6, 1957
- Top-ten weeks
- 4
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 7
- December 1956 – January 1957
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Streeter | primary | 100% | 30.2 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jan 6, 1957 on the timeline →- #1Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
- #2Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
- #3The Tribe That Lost Its HeadNicholas Monsarrat
- #4The Fountain OverflowsRebecca West
- #5Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
- #6CompulsionMeyer Levin
- #7Merry Christmas, Mr. BaxterEdward Streeter
- #8King of ParisGuy Endore
- #9The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor
- #10Jericho's DaughtersPaul Wellman
The #1 bestsellers of 1957
1957 in books →Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1957.
- Peyton Place · Grace Metalious
- The Scapegoat · Daphne Du Maurier
- By Love Possessed · James Gould Cozzens