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Stone 588

Gerald A. Browne

Entered Feb 9, 1986 · 10 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 13, 1986

Book Power
33.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#9
2 weeks there · first Feb 23, 1986
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
10
February 1986 – April 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
Gerald A. Browneprimary100%33.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 23, 1986 on the timeline →
  1. #1Lie Down with LionsKen Follett
  2. #2Lake Wobegon DaysGarrison Keillor
  3. #3The Mammoth HuntersJean M. Auel
  4. #4CyclopsClive Cussler
  5. #5TexasJames A. Michener
  6. #6ContactCarl Sagan
  7. #7The Lebaron SecretStephen Birmingham
  8. #8Angels of SeptemberAndrew M. Greeley
  9. #9Stone 588Gerald A. Browne
  10. #10The Accidental TouristAnne Tyler

The #1 bestsellers of 1986

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