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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters

J.D. Salinger

Entered Feb 17, 1963 · peaked at #1 on Mar 10, 1963 · 28 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 25, 1963

Book Power
291.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
10
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
28
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
28
February 1963 – August 1963

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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
J.D. Salingerprimary100%291.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 10, 1963 on the timeline →
  1. #1Raise High the Roof Beam, CarpentersJ.D. Salinger
  2. #2Seven Days in MayFletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II
  3. #3The Sand PebblesRichard McKenna
  4. #4Fail-SafeEugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler
  5. #5The MoonspinnersMary Stewart
  6. #6The Moonflower VineJetta Carleton
  7. #7A Shade of DifferenceAllen Drury
  8. #8The Cape Cod LighterJohn O'Hara
  9. #9TriumphPhilip Wylie
  10. #10The CentaurJohn Updike