1951 in books
Who ruled 1951? James Jones was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1951, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Jones | 513 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | Herman Wouk | 492 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Frances Parkinson Keyes | 317 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Budd Schulberg | 260 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Nicholas Monsarrat | 232 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | James A. Michener | 223 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | J.D. Salinger | 170 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | F. Van Wyck Mason | 164 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Frank Yerby | 155 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Paul I. Wellman | 127 | 0 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1951 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg | 3 |
| Jan 14, 1951 | Joy Street | Frances Parkinson Keyes | 8 |
| Mar 25, 1951 | From Here to Eternity | James Jones | 20 |
| Aug 12, 1951 | The Caine Mutiny | Herman Wouk | 21 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Caine Mutiny | Herman Wouk | #1 | 123 | 1,342.3 |
| 2 | From Here to Eternity | James Jones | #1 | 66 | 599.4 |
| 3 | The Cruel Sea | Nicholas Monsarrat | #2 | 61 | 578.9 |
| 4 | The President's Lady | Irving Stone | #3 | 33 | 231.7 |
| 5 | Return to Paradise | James A. Michener | #3 | 26 | 222.5 |
| 6 | Melville Goodwin, USA | John Marquand | #3 | 23 | 218.6 |
| 7 | The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger | #4 | 29 | 190.7 |
| 8 | The End of the Affair | Graham Greene | #4 | 26 | 187.1 |
| 9 | Moses | Sholem Asch | #4 | 26 | 165.0 |
| 10 | Proud New Flags | F. Van Wyck Mason | #3 | 22 | 164.2 |
Author of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the author with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Author of the Week. How it works