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World's Fair

E. L. Doctorow

Entered Nov 17, 1985 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Feb 23, 1986

Book Power
49.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#7
1 week there · Dec 8, 1985
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
13
November 1985 – February 1986

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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
E. L. Doctorowprimary100%49.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 8, 1985 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Mammoth HuntersJean M. Auel
  2. #2Lake Wobegon DaysGarrison Keillor
  3. #3TexasJames A. Michener
  4. #4SecretsDanielle Steel
  5. #5ContactCarl Sagan
  6. #6GalapagosKurt Vonnegut
  7. #7World's FairE. L. Doctorow
  8. #8The Cat Who Walks Through WallsRobert A. Heinlein
  9. #9The Accidental TouristAnne Tyler
  10. #10The Secrets of Harry BrightJoseph Wambaugh

The #1 bestsellers of 1985

1985 in books →

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