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The Clowns of God

Morris West

Entered Jul 19, 1981 · 14 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 8, 1981

Book Power
59.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#5
1 week there · Aug 2, 1981
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
14
July 1981 – November 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
Morris Westprimary100%59.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 2, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1Noble HouseJames Clavell
  2. #2Gorky ParkMartin Cruz Smith
  3. #3The Glitter DomeJoseph Wambaugh
  4. #4Goodbye, JanetteHarold Robbins
  5. #5The Clowns of GodMorris West
  6. #6The Third Deadly SinLawrence Sanders
  7. #7God Emperor of DuneFrank Herbert
  8. #8Free Fall in CrimsonJohn D. MacDonald
  9. #9The White HotelD.M. Thomas
  10. #10Trade WindM.M. Kaye

The #1 bestsellers of 1981

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