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License Renewed

John Gardner

Entered May 24, 1981 · peaked at #9 on Jul 5, 1981 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 18, 1981

Book Power
45.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
4
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
13
May 1981 – October 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
John Gardnerprimary100%45.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 5, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1Noble HouseJames Clavell
  2. #2Gorky ParkMartin Cruz Smith
  3. #3Goodbye, JanetteHarold Robbins
  4. #4Free Fall in CrimsonJohn D. MacDonald
  5. #5God Emperor of DuneFrank Herbert
  6. #6MasqueradeKit Williams
  7. #7The CovenantJames A. Michener
  8. #8The Cardinal SinsAndrew M. Greeley
  9. #9License RenewedJohn Gardner
  10. #10The Glitter DomeJoseph Wambaugh
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