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A Perfect Spy

John le Carré

Entered Apr 27, 1986 · 24 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 18, 1987

Book Power
199.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
5 weeks there · first May 4, 1986
Top-ten weeks
17
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
24
April 1986 – January 1987

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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
John le Carréprimary100%199.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 4, 1986 on the timeline →
  1. #1A Perfect SpyJohn le Carré
  2. #2The Bourne SupremacyRobert Ludlum
  3. #3I'll Take ManhattanJudith Krantz
  4. #4Break InDick Francis
  5. #5The Mammoth HuntersJean M. Auel
  6. #6Lake Wobegon DaysGarrison Keillor
  7. #7Lie Down with LionsKen Follett
  8. #8Home FrontPatti Davis & Maureen Strange Foster
  9. #9Seasons of the HeartCynthia Freeman
  10. #10Joanna's Husband and David's WifeElizabeth Forsythe Hailey

The #1 bestsellers of 1986

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