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Humboldt's Gift

Saul Bellow

Entered Sep 7, 1975 · 24 weeks on the list, last seen Feb 15, 1976

Book Power
163.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
1 week there · Nov 23, 1975
Top-ten weeks
24
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
24
September 1975 – February 1976

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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
Saul Bellowprimary100%163.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 23, 1975 on the timeline →
  1. #1Looking for Mr. GoodbarJudith Rossner
  2. #2Humboldt's GiftSaul Bellow
  3. #3The Greek TreasureIrving Stone
  4. #4CurtainAgatha Christie
  5. #5RagtimeE. L. Doctorow
  6. #6The Eagle Has LandedJack Higgins
  7. #7ShogunJames Clavell
  8. #8The Great Train RobberyMichael Crichton
  9. #9The MoneychangersArthur Hailey
  10. #10In the BeginningChaim Potok

The #1 bestsellers of 1975

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