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Airs Above the Ground

Mary Stewart

Entered Sep 26, 1965 · 23 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 13, 1966

Book Power
190.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
3 weeks there · first Oct 31, 1965
Top-ten weeks
23
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
23
September 1965 – March 1966

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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
Mary Stewartprimary100%190.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 31, 1965 on the timeline →
  1. #1The SourceJames Michener
  2. #2Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman
  3. #3Airs Above the GroundMary Stewart
  4. #4The Green BeretsRobin Moore
  5. #5HotelArthur Hailey
  6. #6The Man with the Golden GunIan Fleming
  7. #7Those Who LoveIrving Stone
  8. #8The Honey BadgerRobert Ruark
  9. #9The RabbiNoah Gordon
  10. #10ThomasShelley Mydans

The #1 bestsellers of 1965

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