Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

Entered Jun 20, 1999 · peaked at #1 on Jun 20, 1999 · 57 weeks on the list, last seen Jul 16, 2000

Book Power
678.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
12
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
57
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
57
June 1999 – July 2000

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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
J. K. Rowlingprimary100%647.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jun 20, 1999 on the timeline →
  1. #1Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. Rowling
  2. #2White OleanderJanet Fitch
  3. #3STAR WARS: Episode I -- The Phantom MenaceTerry Brooks
  4. #4Oh, the Places You'll Go!Dr. Seuss
  5. #5Certain PreyJohn Sandford
  6. #6We'll Meet AgainMary Higgins Clark
  7. #7Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling
  8. #8The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonStephen King
  9. #9The TestamentJohn Grisham
  10. #10East of the MountainsDavid Guterson