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The Haunted Mesa

Louis L'Amour

Entered May 17, 1987 · 20 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 27, 1987

Book Power
186.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
1 week there · May 31, 1987
Top-ten weeks
18
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
20
May 1987 – September 1987

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

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
Louis L'Amourprimary100%188.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 31, 1987 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Haunted MesaLouis L'Amour
  2. #2Fine ThingsDanielle Steel
  3. #3Windmills of the GodsSidney Sheldon
  4. #4The Ladies of MissalonghiColleen McCullough
  5. #5TexasvilleLarry McMurtry
  6. #6The Eyes of the DragonStephen King
  7. #7DestinySally Beauman
  8. #8HeiressJanet Dailey
  9. #9Red Storm RisingTom Clancy
  10. #10No Deals, Mr. BondJohn Gardner

The #1 bestsellers of 1987

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1987.