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An American Dream

Norman Mailer

Entered Apr 11, 1965 · 6 weeks on the list, last seen May 16, 1965

Book Power
27.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#8
1 week there · Apr 25, 1965
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
6
April 1965 – May 1965

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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
Norman Mailerprimary100%27.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 25, 1965 on the timeline →
  1. #1HerzogSaul Bellow
  2. #2Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman
  3. #3HotelArthur Hailey
  4. #4Hurry SundownK.B. Gilden
  5. #5Funeral in BerlinLen Deighton
  6. #6Don't Stop the CarnivalHerman Wouk
  7. #7The ManIrving Wallace
  8. #8An American DreamNorman Mailer
  9. #9The Legend of the Seventh VirginVictoria Holt
  10. #10The OrdwaysWilliam Humphrey

The #1 bestsellers of 1965

1965 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1965.