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Something Happened

Joseph Heller

Entered Oct 27, 1974 · 29 weeks on the list, last seen May 11, 1975

Book Power
298.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
1 week there · Feb 9, 1975
Top-ten weeks
29
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
29
October 1974 – May 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
Joseph Hellerprimary100%298.7

The top ten the week it peaked

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

The #1 bestsellers of 1975

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1975.