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Black Betty

Walter Mosley

Entered Jul 17, 1994 · 2 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 31, 1994

Book Power
3.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#15
1 week there · Jul 31, 1994
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
2
July 1994 – July 1994

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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
Walter Mosleyprimary100%3.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 31, 1994 on the timeline →
  1. #1The ChamberJohn Grisham
  2. #2The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield
  3. #3The GiftDanielle Steel
  4. #4Everything to GainBarbara Taylor Bradford
  5. #5The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller
  6. #6Politically Correct Bedtime StoriesJames Finn Garner
  7. #7The AlienistCaleb Carr
  8. #8The CrossingCormac McCarthy
  9. #9Undue InfluenceSteve Martini
  10. #10The WaterworksE. L. Doctorow

The #1 bestsellers of 1994

1994 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1994.