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The biggest books on NYT Hardcover Fiction, ranked by Book Power. Click a column to re-sort.
Book Power is the book's own figure: each week on the list is worth its position as a share of a full list — a #1 week is 14.5, a #6 week is 7.3, a #16 week is 1.8 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the author had charting. What a book earned each author is on the author pages.
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| # | Title | Book Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on list | Peak | On list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown | 1,946.4 | 59 | 161 | 165 | #1Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 → Jun 2006 |
| 2 | The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller | 1,512.2 | 38 | 148 | 164 | #1Jan 1993 | Aug 1992 → Oct 1995 |
| 3 | The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield | 1,406.0 | 27 | 141 | 165 | #1Apr 1994 | Mar 1994 → Jun 1997 |
| 4 | Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens | 1,389.3 | 54 | 114 | 132 | #1Jan 2019 | Sep 2018 → Jul 2022 |
| 5 | The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk | 1,342.3 | 48 | 110 | 123 | #1Aug 1951 | Apr 1951 → Sep 1953 |
| 6 | Advise and ConsentAllen Drury | 1,181.1 | 28 | 93 | 102 | #1Oct 1959 | Aug 1959 → Jul 1961 |
| 7 | HawaiiJames A. Michener | 1,112.3 | 49 | 85 | 94 | #1Jan 1960 | Nov 1959 → Sep 1961 |
| 8 | The RobeLloyd C. Douglas | 1,107.3 | 33 | 88 | 111 | #1Dec 1942 | Nov 1942 → Mar 1954 |
| 9 | Oh, the Places You'll Go!Dr. Seuss | 1,076.3 | 5 | 112 | 178 | #1Mar 1990 | Feb 1990 → Jul 2000 |
| 10 | Anthony AdverseHervey Allen | 996.2 | 33 | 86 | 86 | #1Jul 1933 | Jul 1933 → Jan 1937 |
| 11 | All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr | 989.9 | 4 | 107 | 132 | #1Jan 2015 | May 2014 → Jan 2017 |
| 12 | To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee | 929.2 | 0 | 90 | 98 | #2Apr 1961 | Aug 1960 → Jun 1962 |
| 13 | TrinityLeon Uris | 917.5 | 36 | 76 | 77 | #1Jun 1976 | Mar 1976 → Sep 1977 |
| 14 | Fourth WingRebecca Yarros | 915.7 | 22 | 84 | 99 | #1Jul 2023 | May 2023 → Jan 2026 |
| 15 | The Agony and the EcstasyIrving Stone | 892.5 | 27 | 77 | 83 | #1Apr 1961 | Apr 1961 → Oct 1962 |
| 16 | Auntie MamePatrick Dennis | 890.6 | 5 | 96 | 112 | #1Aug 1955 | Feb 1955 → May 1957 |
| 17 | The Five People You Meet in HeavenMitch Albom | 888.6 | 7 | 79 | 100 | #1Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 → Jan 2006 |
| 18 | The SourceJames Michener | 886.1 | 41 | 71 | 71 | #1Jul 1965 | May 1965 → Oct 1966 |
| 19 | The HelpKathryn Stockett | 841.6 | 6 | 82 | 108 | #1Jan 2010 | Mar 2009 → Sep 2011 |
| 20 | Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach | 840.2 | 38 | 70 | 70 | #1Jul 1972 | Apr 1972 → Sep 1973 |
| 21 | Gone with the WindMargaret Mitchell | 819.2 | 33 | 67 | 78 | #1Jul 1936 | Jul 1936 → Jan 1992 |
| 22 | Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus | 808.3 | 14 | 78 | 99 | #1Dec 2022 | Apr 2022 → Apr 2024 |
| 23 | Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious | 806.8 | 29 | 62 | 76 | #1Nov 1956 | Sep 1956 → Mar 1958 |
| 24 | ExodusLeon Uris | 800.6 | 20 | 71 | 78 | #1May 1959 | Oct 1958 → Apr 1960 |
| 25 | Love StoryErich Segal | 788.9 | 41 | 62 | 62 | #1May 1970 | Mar 1970 → May 1971 |
| 26 | The GodfatherMario Puzo | 779.3 | 21 | 67 | 67 | #1Sep 1969 | Mar 1969 → Jul 1970 |
| 27 | The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins | 775.3 | 19 | 69 | 77 | #1Feb 2015 | Feb 2015 → Jul 2016 |
| 28 | Valley of the DollsJacqueline Susann | 764.2 | 28 | 65 | 65 | #1May 1966 | Mar 1966 → Jun 1967 |
| 29 | AirportArthur Hailey | 761.1 | 30 | 64 | 64 | #1Apr 1968 | Mar 1968 → Jun 1969 |
| 30 | Not as a StrangerMorton Thompson | 748.7 | 24 | 69 | 79 | #1Feb 1954 | Jan 1954 → Oct 1955 |
| 31 | The Winds of WarHerman Wouk | 727.8 | 21 | 65 | 65 | #1Jan 1972 | Nov 1971 → Feb 1973 |
| 32 | Iron FlameRebecca Yarros | 718.9 | 5 | 76 | 82 | #1Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 → Nov 2025 |
| 33 | The CitadelA. J. Cronin | 718.7 | 25 | 60 | 60 | #1Oct 1937 | Sep 1937 → Dec 1938 |
| 34 | The WomenKristin Hannah | 713.6 | 22 | 61 | 66 | #1Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 → May 2025 |
| 35 | The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough | 712.7 | 16 | 58 | 59 | #1Jun 1977 | May 1977 → Jul 1978 |
| 36 | The Silver ChaliceThomas B. Costain | 702.7 | 15 | 56 | 68 | #1Sep 1952 | Aug 1952 → Jan 1954 |
| 37 | CentennialJames Michener | 701.3 | 28 | 60 | 60 | #1Oct 1974 | Sep 1974 → Oct 1975 |
| 38 | Gone GirlGillian Flynn | 686.8 | 11 | 70 | 80 | #1Jul 2012 | Jun 2012 → May 2014 |
| 39 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. Rowling | 678.5 | 12 | 57 | 57 | #1Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 → Jul 2000 |
| 40 | The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré | 665.7 | 34 | 56 | 56 | #1Feb 1964 | Jan 1964 → Feb 1965 |
| 41 | Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman | 658.3 | 8 | 61 | 61 | #1May 1965 | Mar 1965 → May 1966 |
| 42 | A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith | 655.2 | 28 | 51 | 51 | #1Sep 1943 | Aug 1943 → Sep 1944 |
| 43 | The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig | 648.5 | 2 | 75 | 106 | #1Feb 2022 | Oct 2020 → Mar 2023 |
| 44 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’S NestStieg Larsson | 648.1 | 9 | 65 | 79 | #1Jun 2010 | Jun 2010 → Mar 2012 |
| 45 | Doctor ZhivagoBoris Pasternak | 642.0 | 24 | 53 | 57 | #1Nov 1958 | Sep 1958 → Nov 1959 |
| 46 | Anatomy of a MurderRobert Traver | 640.8 | 29 | 53 | 59 | #1Mar 1958 | Jan 1958 → Apr 1959 |
| 47 | The CardinalHenry Morton Robinson | 631.9 | 24 | 51 | 56 | #1Apr 1950 | Apr 1950 → Apr 1951 |
| 48 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling | 630.8 | 2 | 72 | 82 | #1Aug 1999 | Dec 1998 → Jul 2000 |
| 49 | DesireeAnnemarie Selinko | 625.4 | 32 | 49 | 54 | #1Mar 1953 | Feb 1953 → Feb 1954 |
| 50 | Northwest PassageKenneth Roberts | 613.0 | 15 | 53 | 53 | #1Jul 1937 | Jul 1937 → Jul 1938 |
| 51 | The Ugly AmericanWilliam J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick | 609.8 | 0 | 66 | 76 | #2Jul 1959 | Oct 1958 → Apr 1960 |
| 52 | Franny and ZooeyJ.D. Salinger | 603.8 | 26 | 48 | 54 | #1Oct 1961 | Sep 1961 → Sep 1962 |
| 53 | The Naked and the DeadNorman Mailer | 603.6 | 19 | 53 | 62 | #1Jun 1948 | May 1948 → Jul 1949 |
| 54 | From Here to EternityJames Jones | 599.4 | 20 | 53 | 66 | #1Mar 1951 | Mar 1951 → Nov 1953 |
| 55 | The Lovely BonesAlice Sebold | 597.4 | 10 | 60 | 65 | #1Aug 2002 | Jul 2002 → Oct 2003 |
| 56 | The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien | 594.6 | 23 | 51 | 59 | #1Oct 1977 | Sep 1977 → Feb 1979 |
| 57 | The Big FishermanLloyd C. Douglas | 590.1 | 16 | 54 | 62 | #1Dec 1948 | Nov 1948 → Feb 1950 |
| 58 | The French Lieutenant's WomanJohn Fowles | 582.6 | 12 | 53 | 53 | #1Feb 1970 | Nov 1969 → Nov 1970 |
| 59 | Cold MountainCharles Frazier | 582.2 | 18 | 49 | 61 | #1Aug 1997 | Jul 1997 → Sep 1998 |
| 60 | The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty | 582.1 | 12 | 55 | 55 | #1Jul 1971 | Jun 1971 → Jul 1972 |
| 61 | The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor | 581.1 | 20 | 49 | 53 | #1Mar 1956 | Feb 1956 → Feb 1957 |
| 62 | The Cruel SeaNicholas Monsarrat | 578.9 | 0 | 55 | 61 | #2Sep 1951 | Aug 1951 → Oct 1952 |
| 63 | The EgyptianMika Waltari | 575.7 | 16 | 50 | 59 | #1Oct 1949 | Sep 1949 → Oct 1954 |
| 64 | The GroupMary McCarthy | 568.4 | 19 | 51 | 51 | #1Oct 1963 | Sep 1963 → Aug 1964 |
| 65 | The Valley of DecisionMarcia Davenport | 561.5 | 6 | 49 | 49 | #1Nov 1942 | Nov 1942 → Oct 1943 |
| 66 | Politically Correct Bedtime StoriesJames Finn Garner | 554.6 | 6 | 56 | 65 | #1Dec 1994 | Jun 1994 → Sep 1995 |
| 67 | Seven Days in MayFletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II | 553.8 | 14 | 47 | 48 | #1Nov 1962 | Sep 1962 → Aug 1963 |
| 68 | The Secret of Santa VittoriaRobert Crichton | 541.1 | 18 | 47 | 47 | #1Nov 1966 | Sep 1966 → Aug 1967 |
| 69 | The Bonfire of the VanitiesTom Wolfe | 537.3 | 8 | 51 | 56 | #1Jan 1988 | Nov 1987 → Nov 1988 |
| 70 | AndersonvilleMacKinlay Kantor | 528.4 | 12 | 48 | 52 | #1Jan 1956 | Nov 1955 → Oct 1956 |
| 71 | The Pelican BriefJohn Grisham | 527.0 | 12 | 49 | 49 | #1Mar 1992 | Mar 1992 → Feb 1993 |
| 72 | HerzogSaul Bellow | 525.6 | 29 | 42 | 42 | #1Oct 1964 | Oct 1964 → Aug 1965 |
| 73 | The ArrangementElia Kazan | 520.9 | 23 | 42 | 42 | #1Mar 1967 | Feb 1967 → Dec 1967 |
| 74 | The Odessa FileFrederick Forsyth | 518.9 | 6 | 48 | 48 | #1Mar 1973 | Nov 1972 → Sep 1973 |
| 75 | Drums Along the MohawkWalter D. Edmonds | 513.6 | 4 | 46 | 46 | #1Feb 1937 | Aug 1936 → Sep 1937 |
| 76 | War and RemembranceHerman Wouk | 511.1 | 9 | 45 | 61 | #1Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 → Jan 1980 |
| 77 | Lake Wobegon DaysGarrison Keillor | 510.9 | 6 | 45 | 48 | #1Sep 1985 | Sep 1985 → Jul 1986 |
| 78 | Dear and Glorious PhysicianTaylor Caldwell | 509.9 | 0 | 59 | 64 | #3Nov 1959 | Apr 1959 → Jul 1960 |
| 79 | TopazLeon Uris | 508.1 | 1 | 52 | 52 | #1Oct 1967 | Oct 1967 → Sep 1968 |
| 80 | LolitaVladimir Nabokov | 507.9 | 7 | 48 | 54 | #1Sep 1958 | Aug 1958 → Sep 1959 |
| 81 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ. K. Rowling | 507.2 | 10 | 43 | 43 | #1Sep 1999 | Sep 1999 → Jul 2000 |
| 82 | IllusionsRichard Bach | 507.0 | 0 | 61 | 80 | #2Sep 1977 | Jun 1977 → May 1979 |
| 83 | Ship of FoolsKatherine Anne Porter | 505.8 | 26 | 43 | 44 | #1Apr 1962 | Apr 1962 → Feb 1963 |
| 84 | The Salzburg ConnectionHelen MacInnes | 503.0 | 18 | 42 | 42 | #1Nov 1968 | Sep 1968 → Jul 1969 |
| 85 | The GoldfinchDonna Tartt | 502.3 | 3 | 47 | 60 | #1Jan 2014 | Nov 2013 → Feb 2015 |
| 86 | The YearlingMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings | 499.8 | 12 | 42 | 42 | #1May 1938 | Apr 1938 → May 1939 |
| 87 | Noble HouseJames Clavell | 497.2 | 15 | 43 | 47 | #1May 1981 | May 1981 → Mar 1982 |
| 88 | Red Storm RisingTom Clancy | 496.5 | 6 | 45 | 50 | #1Aug 1986 | Aug 1986 → Jul 1987 |
| 89 | A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini | 495.7 | 15 | 46 | 49 | #1Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 → May 2008 |
| 90 | The Shoes of the FishermanMorris L. West | 494.7 | 14 | 43 | 43 | #1Jun 1963 | Jun 1963 → Apr 1964 |
| 91 | All This and Heaven TooRachel Field | 483.8 | 16 | 38 | 38 | #1Nov 1938 | Oct 1938 → Aug 1939 |
| 92 | By Love PossessedJames Gould Cozzens | 481.1 | 24 | 36 | 41 | #1Sep 1957 | Sep 1957 → Jun 1958 |
| 93 | Forever AmberKathleen Winsor | 480.7 | 9 | 43 | 58 | #1Nov 1944 | Nov 1944 → May 1946 |
| 94 | No Time for SergeantsMac Hyman | 480.5 | 0 | 47 | 66 | #2Feb 1955 | Oct 1954 → Mar 1956 |
| 95 | The Song of BernadetteFranz Werfel | 477.1 | 14 | 39 | 39 | #1Jul 1942 | May 1942 → Feb 1943 |
| 96 | The Miracle of the BellsRussell Janney | 471.6 | 0 | 52 | 54 | #2Nov 1946 | Oct 1946 → Oct 1947 |
| 97 | ChesapeakeJames A. Michener | 470.5 | 13 | 44 | 47 | #1Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 → Sep 1979 |
| 98 | The HostStephenie Meyer | 467.7 | 2 | 49 | 59 | #1May 2008 | May 2008 → Aug 2009 |
| 99 | CompulsionMeyer Levin | 466.1 | 0 | 47 | 54 | #2Feb 1957 | Nov 1956 → Dec 1957 |
| 100 | The CovenantJames A. Michener | 464.8 | 25 | 37 | 41 | #1Nov 1980 | Oct 1980 → Aug 1981 |