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The Philadelphian

Richard Powell

Entered Jan 20, 1957 · 26 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 14, 1957

Book Power
179.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
2 weeks there · first Mar 3, 1957
Top-ten weeks
22
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
26
January 1957 – July 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
Richard Powellprimary100%179.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 3, 1957 on the timeline →
  1. #1Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
  2. #2CompulsionMeyer Levin
  3. #3The PhiladelphianRichard Powell
  4. #4Blue CamelliaFrances Parkinson Keyes
  5. #5The Fountain OverflowsRebecca West
  6. #6Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
  7. #7The Tribe That Lost Its HeadNicholas Monsarrat
  8. #8The Last Angry ManGerald Green
  9. #9Stopover: TokyoJohn P. Marquand
  10. #10Twilight for the GodsErnest Gann

The #1 bestsellers of 1957

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