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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

John Godey

Entered Mar 18, 1973 · peaked at #4 on Apr 1, 1973 · 15 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 24, 1973

Book Power
115.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
15
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
15
March 1973 – June 1973

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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
John Godeyprimary100%115.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 1, 1973 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Odessa FileFrederick Forsyth
  2. #2Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach
  3. #3Green DarknessAnya Seton
  4. #4The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJohn Godey
  5. #5Semi-ToughDan Jenkins
  6. #6August 1914Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  7. #7The Sunlight DialoguesJohn Gardner
  8. #8The Persian BoyMary Renault
  9. #9The CameronsRobert Crichton
  10. #10SnowfirePhyllis A. Whitney