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The Tenth Commandment

Lawrence Sanders

Entered Sep 21, 1980 · 16 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 18, 1981

Book Power
82.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#5
1 week there · Oct 19, 1980
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
16
September 1980 – January 1981

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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
Lawrence Sandersprimary100%82.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 19, 1980 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Key to RebeccaKen Follett
  2. #2FirestarterStephen King
  3. #3The Fifth HorsemanLarry Collins & Dominique Lapierre
  4. #4Rage of AngelsSidney Sheldon
  5. #5The Tenth CommandmentLawrence Sanders
  6. #6Loon LakeE. L. Doctorow
  7. #7FannyErica Jong
  8. #8The SpikeArnaud de Borchgrave & Robert Moss
  9. #9The OriginIrving Stone
  10. #10Random WindsBelva Plain

The #1 bestsellers of 1980

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