Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Entered Nov 30, 1969 · 53 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 29, 1970
- Book Power
- 582.6
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Peak
- #1
- 12 weeks there · first Feb 8, 1970
- Top-ten weeks
- 53
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 53
- November 1969 – November 1970
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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fowles | primary | 100% | 582.6 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Feb 8, 1970 on the timeline →- #1The French Lieutenant's WomanJohn Fowles
- #2The GodfatherMario Puzo
- #3The House on the StrandDaphne Du Maurier
- #4The InheritorsHarold Robbins
- #5Puppet on a ChainAlistair MacLean
- #6Fire from HeavenMary Renault
- #7The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightJimmy Breslin
- #8The Seven MinutesIrving Wallace
- #9Travels with My AuntGraham Greene
- #10In This House of BredeRumer Godden
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