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The Plague Dogs

Richard Adams

Entered Apr 2, 1978 · 12 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 18, 1978

Book Power
56.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#7
2 weeks there · first Apr 9, 1978
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
12
April 1978 – June 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
Richard Adamsprimary100%56.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 9, 1978 on the timeline →
  1. #1BloodlineSidney Sheldon
  2. #2The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien
  3. #3The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough
  4. #4ScruplesJudith Krantz
  5. #5The Human FactorGraham Greene
  6. #6WhistleJames Jones
  7. #7The Plague DogsRichard Adams
  8. #8The Holcroft CovenantRobert Ludlum
  9. #9The Women's RoomMarilyn French
  10. #10The Honorable SchoolboyJohn le Carré

The #1 bestsellers of 1978

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