1955 in books
Who ruled 1955? Francoise Sagan was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1955, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1955
12 crowns · 30 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 411
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francoise Sagan | 411 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Patrick Dennis | 391 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Mac Hyman | 383 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Robert Ruark | 340 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Hamilton Basso | 313 | 14 | 19 |
| 6 | John Phillips Marquand | 256 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Irving Stone | 211 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Herman Wouk | 209 | 13 | 14 |
| 9 | Sloan Wilson | 203 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Anya Seton | 145 | 0 | 12 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 1955 | The View from Pompey's Head | Hamilton Basso | 14 |
| Apr 10, 1955 | Sincerely, Willis Wayde | John Phillips Marquand | 6 |
| May 22, 1955 | Bonjour Tristesse | Francoise Sagan | 12 |
| Jul 3, 1955 | Something of Value | Robert Ruark | 2 |
| Aug 28, 1955 | Auntie Mame | Patrick Dennis | 5 |
| Oct 2, 1955 | Marjorie Morningstar | Herman Wouk | 13 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auntie Mame | Patrick Dennis | #1 | 112 | 890.6 |
| 2 | Andersonville | MacKinlay Kantor | #1 | 52 | 528.4 |
| 3 | Bonjour Tristesse | Francoise Sagan | #1 | 38 | 411.2 |
| 4 | Marjorie Morningstar | Herman Wouk | #1 | 37 | 405.1 |
| 5 | Something of Value | Robert Ruark | #1 | 42 | 363.0 |
| 6 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Sloan Wilson | #3 | 48 | 310.9 |
| 7 | Ten North Frederick | John O'Hara | #2 | 32 | 286.5 |
| 8 | Sincerely, Willis Wayde | John Phillips Marquand | #1 | 25 | 255.7 |
| 9 | CASH McCALL | Cameron Hawley | #3 | 29 | 195.5 |
| 10 | The Tontine | Thomas B. Costain | #3 | 23 | 154.0 |
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