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The Drifters

James A. Michener

Entered Jun 20, 1971 · peaked at #4 on Jul 25, 1971 · 22 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 28, 1971

Book Power
157.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
22
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
22
June 1971 – November 1971

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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
James A. Michenerprimary100%157.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 25, 1971 on the timeline →
  1. #1The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty
  2. #2The Passions of the MindIrving Stone
  3. #3The OtherThomas Tryon
  4. #4The DriftersJames A. Michener
  5. #5QB VIILeon Uris
  6. #6The Bell JarSylvia Plath
  7. #7PenmarricSusan Howatch
  8. #8The New CenturionsJoseph Wambaugh
  9. #9The Shadow of the LynxVictoria Holt
  10. #10Love in the RuinsWalker Percy