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Tinsel

William Goldman

Entered Sep 2, 1979 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 21, 1979

Book Power
37.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#5
1 week there · Sep 9, 1979
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
September 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
William Goldmanprimary100%37.1

The top ten the week it peaked

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