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The Finishing School

Gail Godwin

Entered Feb 17, 1985 · 11 weeks on the list, last seen May 12, 1985

Book Power
54.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#5
2 weeks there · first Mar 10, 1985
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
11
February 1985 – May 1985

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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
Gail Godwinprimary100%54.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 10, 1985 on the timeline →
  1. #1If Tomorrow ComesSidney Sheldon
  2. #2Family AlbumDanielle Steel
  3. #3GlitzElmore Leonard
  4. #4The SicilianMario Puzo
  5. #5The Finishing SchoolGail Godwin
  6. #6The TalismanStephen King & Peter Straub
  7. #7So Long, and Thanks for All the FishDouglas Adams
  8. #8The Life and Hard Times of Heidi AbromowitzJoan Rivers
  9. #9Moscow RulesRobert Moss
  10. #10ThinnerRichard Bachman

The #1 bestsellers of 1985

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1985.