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On Instructions of My Government

Pierre Salinger

Entered Jul 11, 1971 · peaked at #5 on Aug 1, 1971 · 9 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 26, 1971

Book Power
56.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
9
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
9
July 1971 – September 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
Pierre Salingerprimary100%56.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 1, 1971 on the timeline →
  1. #1The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty
  2. #2The Passions of the MindIrving Stone
  3. #3The OtherThomas Tryon
  4. #4The Shadow of the LynxVictoria Holt
  5. #5On Instructions of My GovernmentPierre Salinger
  6. #6The DriftersJames A. Michener
  7. #7QB VIILeon Uris
  8. #8PenmarricSusan Howatch
  9. #9The Bell JarSylvia Plath
  10. #10The New CenturionsJoseph Wambaugh
On Instructions of My Government — Pierre Salinger · ChartReign