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The West End Horror

Nicholas Meyer

Entered Jun 13, 1976 · 11 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 22, 1976

Book Power
54.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#7
1 week there · Jul 4, 1976
Top-ten weeks
11
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
11
June 1976 – August 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
Nicholas Meyerprimary100%54.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 4, 1976 on the timeline →
  1. #1TrinityLeon Uris
  2. #2The DeepPeter Benchley
  3. #3The Lonely LadyHarold Robbins
  4. #41876Gore Vidal
  5. #5Agent in PlaceHelen MacInnes
  6. #6A Stranger in the MirrorSidney Sheldon
  7. #7The West End HorrorNicholas Meyer
  8. #8The Gemini ContendersRobert Ludlum
  9. #9The R DocumentIrving Wallace
  10. #10The Canfield DecisionSpiro T. Agnew

The #1 bestsellers of 1976

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1976.