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The Black Marble

Joseph Wambaugh

Entered Jan 1, 1978 · 18 weeks on the list, last seen May 7, 1978

Book Power
112.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
2 weeks there · first Feb 5, 1978
Top-ten weeks
12
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
18
January 1978 – May 1978

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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
Joseph Wambaughprimary100%112.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 5, 1978 on the timeline →
  1. #1The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien
  2. #2The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough
  3. #3The Black MarbleJoseph Wambaugh
  4. #4The Honorable SchoolboyJohn le Carré
  5. #5IllusionsRichard Bach
  6. #6Daniel MartinJohn Fowles
  7. #7Beggarman, ThiefIrwin Shaw
  8. #8The Women's RoomMarilyn French
  9. #9The ImmigrantsHoward Fast
  10. #10Dreams Die FirstHarold Robbins

The #1 bestsellers of 1978

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1978.