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Tough Guys Don't Dance

Norman Mailer

Entered Aug 26, 1984 · peaked at #4 on Sep 30, 1984 · 11 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 11, 1984

Book Power
66.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
9
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
11
August 1984 – November 1984

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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
Norman Mailerprimary100%66.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 30, 1984 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Fourth ProtocolFrederick Forsyth
  2. #2First Among EqualsJeffrey Archer
  3. #3. . . and Ladies of the Club,Helen Hooven Santmyer
  4. #4Tough Guys Don't DanceNorman Mailer
  5. #5LincolnGore Vidal
  6. #6Crescent CityBelva Plain
  7. #7JOB: A Comedy of JusticeRobert A. Heinlein
  8. #8The MikoEric Van Lustbader
  9. #9The Butter Battle BookDr. Seuss
  10. #10Strong MedicineArthur Hailey