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The First Man in Rome

Colleen McCullough

Entered Oct 21, 1990 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Dec 9, 1990

Book Power
41.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#7
3 weeks there · first Oct 21, 1990
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
October 1990 – December 1990

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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
Colleen McCulloughprimary100%41.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 21, 1990 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Plains of PassageJean M. Auel
  2. #2Four Past MidnightStephen King
  3. #3Lady BossJackie Collins
  4. #4Memories of MidnightSidney Sheldon
  5. #5The Burden of ProofScott Turow
  6. #6The General in His LabyrinthGabriel Garcia Marquez
  7. #7The First Man in RomeColleen McCullough
  8. #8Surrender the PinkCarrie Fisher
  9. #9Rabbit at RestJohn Updike
  10. #10Hocus PocusKurt Vonnegut

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