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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Nicholas Meyer

Entered Sep 15, 1974 · peaked at #2 on Jan 19, 1975 · 40 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 22, 1975

Book Power
368.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
40
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
40
September 1974 – June 1975

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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
Nicholas Meyerprimary100%368.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 19, 1975 on the timeline →
  1. #1CentennialJames Michener
  2. #2The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionNicholas Meyer
  3. #3Something HappenedJoseph Heller
  4. #4The PirateHarold Robbins
  5. #5The Ebony TowerJohn Fowles
  6. #6Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyJohn le Carré
  7. #7LadyThomas Tryon
  8. #8HarlequinMorris West
  9. #9The Dogs of WarFrederick Forsyth
  10. #10JawsPeter Benchley