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Sophie's Choice

William Styron

Entered Jun 24, 1979 · 47 weeks on the list, last seen May 11, 1980

Book Power
383.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
6 weeks there · first Jul 22, 1979
Top-ten weeks
43
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
47
June 1979 – May 1980

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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
William Styronprimary100%383.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 22, 1979 on the timeline →
  1. #1Sophie's ChoiceWilliam Styron
  2. #2The Matarese CircleRobert Ludlum
  3. #3ShibumiTrevanian
  4. #4THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985General Sir John Hackett
  5. #5Good as GoldJoseph Heller
  6. #6Class ReunionRona Jaffe
  7. #7The IslandPeter Benchley
  8. #8War and RemembranceHerman Wouk
  9. #9ChesapeakeJames A. Michener
  10. #10There's No Such Place as Far AwayRichard Bach

The #1 bestsellers of 1979

1979 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1979.