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A Woman of Substance

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Entered Aug 19, 1979 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 7, 1979

Book Power
19.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#10
1 week there · Sep 16, 1979
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
7
August 1979 – October 1979

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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
Barbara Taylor Bradfordprimary100%19.5

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 16, 1979 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Last EnchantmentMary Stewart
  2. #2Sophie's ChoiceWilliam Styron
  3. #3The Matarese CircleRobert Ludlum
  4. #4ShibumiTrevanian
  5. #5The Dead ZoneStephen King
  6. #6TinselWilliam Goldman
  7. #7Class ReunionRona Jaffe
  8. #8THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985General Sir John Hackett
  9. #9War and RemembranceHerman Wouk
  10. #10A Woman of SubstanceBarbara Taylor Bradford

The #1 bestsellers of 1979

1979 in books →

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