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Sphere
Entered Jun 21, 1987 · peaked at #6 on Aug 9, 1987 · 13 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 13, 1987
- Book Power
- 48.8
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 5
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 13
- June 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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crichton | primary | 100% | 48.9 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Aug 9, 1987 on the timeline →- #1Patriot GamesTom Clancy
- #2Presumed InnocentScott Turow
- #3MiseryStephen King
- #4Weep No More, My LadyMary Higgins Clark
- #5The Haunted MesaLouis L'Amour
- #6SphereMichael Crichton
- #7Windmills of the GodsSidney Sheldon
- #8Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyDouglas Adams
- #9Fine ThingsDanielle Steel
- #10EmpireGore Vidal