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Tower in the West

Frank Norris

Entered Jan 27, 1957 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 17, 1957

Book Power
25.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#9
2 weeks there · first Jan 27, 1957
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
January 1957 – March 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
Frank Norrisprimary100%25.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 27, 1957 on the timeline →
  1. #1Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious
  2. #2The Fountain OverflowsRebecca West
  3. #3Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley
  4. #4The Tribe That Lost Its HeadNicholas Monsarrat
  5. #5CompulsionMeyer Levin
  6. #6Auntie MamePatrick Dennis
  7. #7The PhiladelphianRichard Powell
  8. #8The EtruscanMika Waltari
  9. #9Tower in the WestFrank Norris
  10. #10King of ParisGuy Endore

The #1 bestsellers of 1957

1957 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1957.