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The Rainmaker

John Grisham

Entered Apr 30, 1995 · 26 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 7, 1996

Book Power
249.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
9 weeks there · first Apr 30, 1995
Top-ten weeks
21
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
26
April 1995 – January 1996

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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
John Grishamprimary100%253.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 30, 1995 on the timeline →
  1. #1The RainmakerJohn Grisham
  2. #2The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield
  3. #3Politically Correct Bedtime StoriesJames Finn Garner
  4. #4Border MusicRobert James Waller
  5. #5Ladder of YearsAnne Tyler
  6. #6Children of the JediBarbara Hambly
  7. #7A Dog's LifePeter Mayle
  8. #8MooJane Smiley
  9. #9Our GameJohn le Carré
  10. #10The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller

The #1 bestsellers of 1995

1995 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1995.