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The Green Berets

Robin Moore

Entered Jul 4, 1965 · 28 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 23, 1966

Book Power
230.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
1 week there · Sep 26, 1965
Top-ten weeks
28
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
28
July 1965 – January 1966

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
Robin Mooreprimary100%230.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 26, 1965 on the timeline →
  1. #1The SourceJames Michener
  2. #2The Green BeretsRobin Moore
  3. #3Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman
  4. #4HotelArthur Hailey
  5. #5The Looking Glass WarJohn le Carré
  6. #6The Man with the Golden GunIan Fleming
  7. #7Airs Above the GroundMary Stewart
  8. #8The RabbiNoah Gordon
  9. #9Night of Camp DavidFletcher Knebel
  10. #10Don't Stop the CarnivalHerman Wouk