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Hawaii

James A. Michener

Entered Nov 22, 1959 · peaked at #1 on Jan 17, 1960 · 94 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 10, 1961

Book Power
1,112.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
49
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
85
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
94
November 1959 – September 1961

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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
James A. Michenerprimary100%1,112.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 17, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1HawaiiJames A. Michener
  2. #2Advise and ConsentAllen Drury
  3. #3Dear and Glorious PhysicianTaylor Caldwell
  4. #4Poor No MoreRobert Ruark
  5. #5The War LoverJohn Hersey
  6. #6ExodusLeon Uris
  7. #7The Darkness and the DawnThomas B. Costain
  8. #8The Devil's AdvocateMorris L. West
  9. #9The Ugly AmericanWilliam J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick
  10. #10The MansionWilliam Faulkner
Hawaii — James A. Michener · ChartReign