Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
- Book Power
- 109.1
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Peak
- #3
- 2 weeks there · first May 18, 1980
- Top-ten weeks
- 12
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 17
- April 1980 – August 1980
Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →
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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Van Slyke | primary | 100% | 109.1 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See May 18, 1980 on the timeline →- #1The Bourne IdentityRobert Ludlum
- #2Princess DaisyJudith Krantz
- #3No Love LostHelen Van Slyke
- #4The Devil's AlternativeFrederick Forsyth
- #5Random WindsBelva Plain
- #6Kane & AbelJeffrey Archer
- #7The Bleeding HeartMarilyn French
- #8PortraitsCynthia Freeman
- #9Smiley's PeopleJohn le Carré
- #10The NinjaEric Van Lustbader
The #1 bestsellers of 1980
1980 in books →Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1980.
- Jailbird · Kurt Vonnegut
- Smiley's People · John le Carré
- Princess Daisy · Judith Krantz
- The Bourne Identity · Robert Ludlum
- Rage of Angels · Sidney Sheldon
- Firestarter · Stephen King
- The Key to Rebecca · Ken Follett
- The Covenant · James A. Michener