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Return of the Jedi

Joan D. Vinge

Entered Jun 19, 1983 · 31 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 15, 1984

Book Power
250.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
7 weeks there · first Jun 19, 1983
Top-ten weeks
24
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
31
June 1983 – January 1984

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.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Joan D. Vingeprimary100%250.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 19, 1983 on the timeline →
  1. #1Return of the JediJoan D. Vinge
  2. #2The Little Drummer GirlJohn le Carré
  3. #3ChristineStephen King
  4. #4HeartburnNora Ephron
  5. #5White Gold WielderStephen R. Donaldson
  6. #6The Summer of KatyaTrevanian
  7. #7Ancient EveningsNorman Mailer
  8. #8Ascent Into HellAndrew M. Greeley
  9. #9Voice of the HeartBarbara Taylor Bradford
  10. #10The Lonesome GodsLouis L'Amour

The #1 bestsellers of 1983

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