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The biggest books on NYT Hardcover Fiction, ranked by Weeks at #1. 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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Biggest books
#	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	Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens	1,389.3	54	114	132	#1Jan 2019	Sep 2018 → Jul 2022
3	HawaiiJames A. Michener	1,112.3	49	85	94	#1Jan 1960	Nov 1959 → Sep 1961
4	The Caine MutinyHerman Wouk	1,342.3	48	110	123	#1Aug 1951	Apr 1951 → Sep 1953
5	The SourceJames Michener	886.1	41	71	71	#1Jul 1965	May 1965 → Oct 1966
6	Love StoryErich Segal	788.9	41	62	62	#1May 1970	Mar 1970 → May 1971
7	The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller	1,512.2	38	148	164	#1Jan 1993	Aug 1992 → Oct 1995
8	Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach	840.2	38	70	70	#1Jul 1972	Apr 1972 → Sep 1973
9	TrinityLeon Uris	917.5	36	76	77	#1Jun 1976	Mar 1976 → Sep 1977
10	The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré	665.7	34	56	56	#1Feb 1964	Jan 1964 → Feb 1965
11	The RobeLloyd C. Douglas	1,107.3	33	88	111	#1Dec 1942	Nov 1942 → Mar 1954
12	Anthony AdverseHervey Allen	996.2	33	86	86	#1Jul 1933	Jul 1933 → Jan 1937
13	Gone with the WindMargaret Mitchell	819.2	33	67	78	#1Jul 1936	Jul 1936 → Jan 1992
14	DesireeAnnemarie Selinko	625.4	32	49	54	#1Mar 1953	Feb 1953 → Feb 1954
15	AirportArthur Hailey	761.1	30	64	64	#1Apr 1968	Mar 1968 → Jun 1969
16	Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious	806.8	29	62	76	#1Nov 1956	Sep 1956 → Mar 1958
17	Anatomy of a MurderRobert Traver	640.8	29	53	59	#1Mar 1958	Jan 1958 → Apr 1959
18	HerzogSaul Bellow	525.6	29	42	42	#1Oct 1964	Oct 1964 → Aug 1965
19	Advise and ConsentAllen Drury	1,181.1	28	93	102	#1Oct 1959	Aug 1959 → Jul 1961
20	Valley of the DollsJacqueline Susann	764.2	28	65	65	#1May 1966	Mar 1966 → Jun 1967
21	CentennialJames Michener	701.3	28	60	60	#1Oct 1974	Sep 1974 → Oct 1975
22	A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith	655.2	28	51	51	#1Sep 1943	Aug 1943 → Sep 1944
23	The Celestine ProphecyJames Redfield	1,406.0	27	141	165	#1Apr 1994	Mar 1994 → Jun 1997
24	The Agony and the EcstasyIrving Stone	892.5	27	77	83	#1Apr 1961	Apr 1961 → Oct 1962
25	Franny and ZooeyJ.D. Salinger	603.8	26	48	54	#1Oct 1961	Sep 1961 → Sep 1962
26	Ship of FoolsKatherine Anne Porter	505.8	26	43	44	#1Apr 1962	Apr 1962 → Feb 1963
27	The CitadelA. J. Cronin	718.7	25	60	60	#1Oct 1937	Sep 1937 → Dec 1938
28	The CovenantJames A. Michener	464.8	25	37	41	#1Nov 1980	Oct 1980 → Aug 1981
29	Not as a StrangerMorton Thompson	748.7	24	69	79	#1Feb 1954	Jan 1954 → Oct 1955
30	Doctor ZhivagoBoris Pasternak	642.0	24	53	57	#1Nov 1958	Sep 1958 → Nov 1959
31	The CardinalHenry Morton Robinson	631.9	24	51	56	#1Apr 1950	Apr 1950 → Apr 1951
32	By Love PossessedJames Gould Cozzens	481.1	24	36	41	#1Sep 1957	Sep 1957 → Jun 1958
33	The Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck	458.1	24	35	35	#1May 1939	Apr 1939 → Dec 1939
34	The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien	594.6	23	51	59	#1Oct 1977	Sep 1977 → Feb 1979
35	The ArrangementElia Kazan	520.9	23	42	42	#1Mar 1967	Feb 1967 → Dec 1967
36	Fourth WingRebecca Yarros	915.7	22	84	99	#1Jul 2023	May 2023 → Jan 2026
37	The WomenKristin Hannah	713.6	22	61	66	#1Feb 2024	Feb 2024 → May 2025
38	Strange FruitLillian Smith	429.4	22	32	32	#1Apr 1944	Mar 1944 → Oct 1944
39	SpaceJames A. Michener	409.2	22	31	39	#1Oct 1982	Oct 1982 → Jul 1983
40	Point of No ReturnJohn P. Marquand	400.5	22	32	34	#1Apr 1949	Mar 1949 → Nov 1949
41	The GodfatherMario Puzo	779.3	21	67	67	#1Sep 1969	Mar 1969 → Jul 1970
42	The Winds of WarHerman Wouk	727.8	21	65	65	#1Jan 1972	Nov 1971 → Feb 1973
43	The Confessions of Nat TurnerWilliam Styron	452.9	21	44	44	#1Nov 1967	Oct 1967 → Sep 1968
44	BurrGore Vidal	452.7	21	39	39	#1Dec 1973	Nov 1973 → Aug 1974
45	ExodusLeon Uris	800.6	20	71	78	#1May 1959	Oct 1958 → Apr 1960
46	From Here to EternityJames Jones	599.4	20	53	66	#1Mar 1951	Mar 1951 → Nov 1953
47	The Last HurrahEdwin O'Connor	581.1	20	49	53	#1Mar 1956	Feb 1956 → Feb 1957
48	The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins	775.3	19	69	77	#1Feb 2015	Feb 2015 → Jul 2016
49	The Naked and the DeadNorman Mailer	603.6	19	53	62	#1Jun 1948	May 1948 → Jul 1949
50	The GroupMary McCarthy	568.4	19	51	51	#1Oct 1963	Sep 1963 → Aug 1964
51	CurtainAgatha Christie	400.0	19	33	33	#1Nov 1975	Oct 1975 → May 1976
52	The HuckstersFrederic Wakeman	368.8	19	28	32	#1Jul 1946	Jun 1946 → Jan 1947
53	Cold MountainCharles Frazier	582.2	18	49	61	#1Aug 1997	Jul 1997 → Sep 1998
54	The Secret of Santa VittoriaRobert Crichton	541.1	18	47	47	#1Nov 1966	Sep 1966 → Aug 1967
55	The Salzburg ConnectionHelen MacInnes	503.0	18	42	42	#1Nov 1968	Sep 1968 → Jul 1969
56	The Keys of the KingdomA. J. Cronin	410.3	18	31	31	#1Aug 1941	Jul 1941 → Mar 1942
57	The Green YearsA. J. Cronin	375.4	18	28	28	#1Dec 1944	Dec 1944 → Jun 1945
58	The Black RoseThomas B. Costain	449.5	17	38	39	#1Oct 1945	Sep 1945 → Jun 1946
59	So Red the RoseStark Young	335.7	17	27	27	#1Aug 1934	Jul 1934 → Mar 1935
60	The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough	712.7	16	58	59	#1Jun 1977	May 1977 → Jul 1978
61	The Big FishermanLloyd C. Douglas	590.1	16	54	62	#1Dec 1948	Nov 1948 → Feb 1950
62	The EgyptianMika Waltari	575.7	16	50	59	#1Oct 1949	Sep 1949 → Oct 1954
63	All This and Heaven TooRachel Field	483.8	16	38	38	#1Nov 1938	Oct 1938 → Aug 1939
64	The Parsifal MosaicRobert Ludlum	404.8	16	31	44	#1Mar 1982	Mar 1982 → Feb 1983
65	The Bourne IdentityRobert Ludlum	367.3	16	30	33	#1Mar 1980	Mar 1980 → Oct 1980
66	ScarlettAlexandra Ripley	348.0	16	29	34	#1Oct 1991	Oct 1991 → May 1992
67	The Silver ChaliceThomas B. Costain	702.7	15	56	68	#1Sep 1952	Aug 1952 → Jan 1954
68	Northwest PassageKenneth Roberts	613.0	15	53	53	#1Jul 1937	Jul 1937 → Jul 1938
69	Noble HouseJames Clavell	497.2	15	43	47	#1May 1981	May 1981 → Mar 1982
70	A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini	495.7	15	46	49	#1Jun 2007	Jun 2007 → May 2008
71	House DividedBen Ames Williams	429.5	15	34	40	#1Nov 1947	Sep 1947 → Aug 1948
72	Don't Go Near the WaterWilliam Brinkley	429.4	15	35	39	#1Aug 1956	Jul 1956 → Apr 1957
73	Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus	808.3	14	78	99	#1Dec 2022	Apr 2022 → Apr 2024
74	Seven Days in MayFletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II	553.8	14	47	48	#1Nov 1962	Sep 1962 → Aug 1963
75	The Shoes of the FishermanMorris L. West	494.7	14	43	43	#1Jun 1963	Jun 1963 → Apr 1964
76	The Song of BernadetteFranz Werfel	477.1	14	39	39	#1Jul 1942	May 1942 → Feb 1943
77	Portnoy's ComplaintPhilip Roth	462.2	14	40	40	#1Mar 1969	Feb 1969 → Nov 1969
78	The MoneychangersArthur Hailey	403.5	14	37	37	#1May 1975	Mar 1975 → Jan 1976
79	The Matarese CircleRobert Ludlum	401.9	14	32	40	#1Apr 1979	Mar 1979 → Dec 1979
80	The View from Pompey's HeadHamilton Basso	395.0	14	33	40	#1Jan 1955	Nov 1954 → Aug 1955
81	Gentleman's AgreementLaura Z. Hobson	392.8	14	32	36	#1Apr 1947	Mar 1947 → Dec 1947
82	ItStephen King	369.4	14	30	35	#1Sep 1986	Sep 1986 → May 1987
83	An Indecent ObsessionColleen McCullough	359.5	14	28	33	#1Nov 1981	Oct 1981 → Jun 1982
84	The ScapegoatDaphne Du Maurier	345.8	14	29	31	#1Mar 1957	Mar 1957 → Oct 1957
85	This Above AllEric Knight	345.4	14	27	27	#1Apr 1941	Apr 1941 → Oct 1941
86	ChesapeakeJames A. Michener	470.5	13	44	47	#1Jul 1978	Jul 1978 → Sep 1979
87	RagtimeE. L. Doctorow	455.7	13	39	39	#1Aug 1975	Aug 1975 → Apr 1976
88	How Green Was My ValleyRichard Llewellyn	444.9	13	35	35	#1Mar 1940	Feb 1940 → Oct 1940
89	Marjorie MorningstarHerman Wouk	405.1	13	32	37	#1Oct 1955	Sep 1955 → May 1956
90	The Love MachineJacqueline Susann	384.3	13	32	32	#1Jun 1969	May 1969 → Jan 1970
91	Watership DownRichard Adams	357.8	13	33	33	#1May 1974	Apr 1974 → Jan 1975
92	The Aquitaine ProgressionRobert Ludlum	353.7	13	29	34	#1Mar 1984	Mar 1984 → Nov 1984
93	The Passions of the MindIrving Stone	351.4	13	31	31	#1Apr 1971	Mar 1971 → Oct 1971
94	Pet SemataryStephen King	349.2	13	28	32	#1Nov 1983	Nov 1983 → Jun 1984
95	BloodlineSidney Sheldon	335.8	13	26	26	#1Mar 1978	Feb 1978 → Aug 1978
96	The Plains of PassageJean M. Auel	312.8	13	27	29	#1Oct 1990	Oct 1990 → May 1991
97	Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. Rowling	678.5	12	57	57	#1Jun 1999	Jun 1999 → Jul 2000
98	The French Lieutenant's WomanJohn Fowles	582.6	12	53	53	#1Feb 1970	Nov 1969 → Nov 1970
99	The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty	582.1	12	55	55	#1Jul 1971	Jun 1971 → Jul 1972
100	AndersonvilleMacKinlay Kantor	528.4	12	48	52	#1Jan 1956	Nov 1955 → Oct 1956