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Century

Fred Mustard Stewart

Entered Feb 22, 1981 · 18 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 21, 1981

Book Power
112.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
4 weeks there · first Mar 29, 1981
Top-ten weeks
13
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
18
February 1981 – June 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
Fred Mustard Stewartprimary100%112.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 29, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1The CovenantJames A. Michener
  2. #2BrainRobin Cook
  3. #3CenturyFred Mustard Stewart
  4. #4MasqueradeKit Williams
  5. #5The Company of WomenMary Gordon
  6. #6Answer as a ManTaylor Caldwell
  7. #7The Key to RebeccaKen Follett
  8. #8Come Pour the WineCynthia Freeman
  9. #9The Delta DecisionWilbur Smith
  10. #10The AviatorErnest K. Gann

The #1 bestsellers of 1981

1981 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1981.