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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Stephen King

Entered Apr 25, 1999 · 18 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 22, 1999

Book Power
129.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
1 week there · May 2, 1999
Top-ten weeks
16
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
18
April 1999 – August 1999

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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%131.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 2, 1999 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonStephen King
  2. #2A New SongJan Karon
  3. #3BittersweetDanielle Steel
  4. #4The TestamentJohn Grisham
  5. #5Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling
  6. #6Soul of the FireTerry Goodkind
  7. #7Vittorio, the VampireAnne Rice
  8. #8The HoursMichael Cunningham
  9. #9Tara RoadMaeve Binchy
  10. #10What's Heaven?Maria Shriver

The #1 bestsellers of 1999

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