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Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter

Edward Streeter

Entered Dec 2, 1956 · peaked at #7 on Jan 6, 1957 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 13, 1957

Book Power
30.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
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.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Edward Streeterprimary100%30.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 6, 1957 on the timeline →
  1. #1Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
  2. #2Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
  3. #3The Tribe That Lost Its HeadNicholas Monsarrat
  4. #4The Fountain OverflowsRebecca West
  5. #5Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
  6. #6CompulsionMeyer Levin
  7. #7Merry Christmas, Mr. BaxterEdward Streeter
  8. #8King of ParisGuy Endore
  9. #9The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor
  10. #10Jericho's DaughtersPaul Wellman