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Emperor of the Air

Ethan Canin

Entered Mar 20, 1988 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen May 8, 1988

Book Power
18.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#12
1 week there · May 1, 1988
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
7
March 1988 – May 1988

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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
Ethan Caninprimary100%18.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 1, 1988 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Icarus AgendaRobert Ludlum
  2. #2Rock StarJackie Collins
  3. #3The Bonfire of the VanitiesTom Wolfe
  4. #4Love in the Time of CholeraGabriel Garcia Marquez
  5. #5TreasureClive Cussler
  6. #6InheritanceJudith Michael
  7. #7The Last PrincessCynthia Freeman
  8. #8Hot MoneyDick Francis
  9. #9The Shell SeekersRosamunde Pilcher
  10. #10King of the MurgosDavid Eddings

The #1 bestsellers of 1988

1988 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1988.