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Illusions

Richard Bach

Entered Jun 19, 1977 · 80 weeks on the list, last seen May 13, 1979

Book Power
507.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
3 weeks there · first Sep 11, 1977
Top-ten weeks
61
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
80
June 1977 – May 1979

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
Richard Bachprimary100%507.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 11, 1977 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough
  2. #2IllusionsRichard Bach
  3. #3The Crash of '79Paul E. Erdman
  4. #4Full DisclosureWilliam Safire
  5. #5Delta of VenusAnais Nin
  6. #6ComaRobin Cook
  7. #7DynastyRobert S. Elegant
  8. #8Oliver's StoryErich Segal
  9. #9CondominiumJohn D. MacDonald
  10. #10The Rich Are DifferentSusan Howatch

The #1 bestsellers of 1977

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