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The Crash of '79

Paul E. Erdman

Entered Dec 12, 1976 · 45 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 23, 1977

Book Power
442.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
9 weeks there · first Mar 20, 1977
Top-ten weeks
45
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
45
December 1976 – October 1977

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

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
Paul E. Erdmanprimary100%442.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 20, 1977 on the timeline →
  1. #1TrinityLeon Uris
  2. #2The Crash of '79Paul E. Erdman
  3. #3Raise the Titanic!Clive Cussler
  4. #4Oliver's StoryErich Segal
  5. #5The UsersJoyce Haber
  6. #6VoyageSterling Hayden
  7. #7October LightJohn Gardner
  8. #8Sleeping MurderAgatha Christie
  9. #9Storm WarningJack Higgins
  10. #10The Valhalla ExchangeHarry Patterson

The #1 bestsellers of 1977

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1977.