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Nickel Mountain

John Gardner

Entered Jan 20, 1974 · 10 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 14, 1974

Book Power
53.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#6
1 week there · Mar 24, 1974
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
10
January 1974 – April 1974

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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 Gardnerprimary100%53.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 24, 1974 on the timeline →
  1. #1BurrGore Vidal
  2. #2Come Nineveh, Come TyreAllen Drury
  3. #3JawsPeter Benchley
  4. #4The Snare of the HunterHelen MacInnes
  5. #5The Honorary ConsulGraham Greene
  6. #6Nickel MountainJohn Gardner
  7. #7The PartnersLouis Auchincloss
  8. #8Theophilus NorthThornton Wilder
  9. #9Tuesday the Rabbi Saw RedHarry Kemelman
  10. #10The Eye of the StormPatrick White

The #1 bestsellers of 1974

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