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Plum Island

Nelson DeMille

Entered Jun 8, 1997 · 20 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 19, 1997

Book Power
190.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
5 weeks there · first Jun 15, 1997
Top-ten weeks
17
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
20
June 1997 – October 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
Nelson DeMilleprimary100%190.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 15, 1997 on the timeline →
  1. #1Plum IslandNelson DeMille
  2. #2The PartnerJohn Grisham
  3. #3Oh, the Places You'll Go!Dr. Seuss
  4. #4Pretend You Don't See HerMary Higgins Clark
  5. #5The President's DaughterJack Higgins
  6. #6Mason & DixonThomas Pynchon
  7. #7The NotebookNicholas Sparks
  8. #8The RanchDanielle Steel
  9. #9Snow in AugustPete Hamill
  10. #10The Tenth JusticeBrad Meltzer

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