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Waiting to Exhale

Terry McMillan

Entered May 31, 1992 · peaked at #2 on Aug 2, 1992 · 38 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 4, 1993

Book Power
281.8
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
28
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
38
May 1992 – April 1993

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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
Terry McMillanprimary100%282.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 2, 1992 on the timeline →
  1. #1Gerald's GameStephen King
  2. #2Waiting to ExhaleTerry McMillan
  3. #3The Pelican BriefJohn Grisham
  4. #4Possessing the Secret of JoyAlice Walker
  5. #5Scruples TwoJudith Krantz
  6. #6ColonyAnne Rivers Siddons
  7. #7Dark Force RisingTimothy Zahn
  8. #8ImzadiPeter David
  9. #9JewelsDanielle Steel
  10. #10SaharaClive Cussler
Waiting to Exhale — Terry McMillan · ChartReign