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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

George V. Higgins

Entered Mar 12, 1972 · peaked at #5 on May 7, 1972 · 12 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 2, 1972

Book Power
64.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
12
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
12
March 1972 – July 1972

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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
George V. Higginsprimary100%64.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 7, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Winds of WarHerman Wouk
  2. #2The WordIrving Wallace
  3. #3The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty
  4. #4Captains and the KingsTaylor Caldwell
  5. #5The Friends of Eddie CoyleGeorge V. Higgins
  6. #6WheelsArthur Hailey
  7. #7Monday the Rabbi Took OffHarry Kemelman
  8. #8The Day of the JackalFrederick Forsyth
  9. #9The Blue KnightJoseph Wambaugh
  10. #10The AssassinsElia Kazan
The Friends of Eddie Coyle — George V. Higgins · ChartReign