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The Book of Merlyn

Terence H. White

Entered Oct 9, 1977 · peaked at #6 on Nov 27, 1977 · 24 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 19, 1978

Book Power
103.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
12
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
24
October 1977 – March 1978

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
Terence H. Whiteprimary100%103.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 27, 1977 on the timeline →
  1. #1The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien
  2. #2The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough
  3. #3The Honourable SchoolboyJohn le Carré
  4. #4Daniel MartinJohn Fowles
  5. #5IllusionsRichard Bach
  6. #6The Book of MerlynTerence H. White
  7. #7The ImmigrantsHoward Fast
  8. #8Dreams Die FirstHarold Robbins
  9. #9The Second Deadly SinLawrence Sanders
  10. #10Beggarman, ThiefIrwin Shaw