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Desperation

Stephen King

Entered Oct 13, 1996 · peaked at #1 on Oct 13, 1996 · 15 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 19, 1997

Book Power
138.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
14
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
15
October 1996 – January 1997

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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
Stephen Kingprimary100%138.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 13, 1996 on the timeline →
  1. #1DesperationStephen King
  2. #2The RegulatorsRichard Bachman
  3. #3Executive OrdersTom Clancy
  4. #4The Deep End of the OceanJacquelyn Mitchard
  5. #5Jack and JillJames Patterson
  6. #6To the HiltDick Francis
  7. #7The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield
  8. #8LegendJude Deveraux
  9. #9The Last DonMario Puzo
  10. #10The Runaway JuryJohn Grisham