1976 in books
Who ruled 1976? Leon Uris was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1976, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Uris | 536 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 | Agatha Christie | 425 | 21 | 30 |
| 3 | Gore Vidal | 274 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Joseph Wambaugh | 240 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Jacqueline Susann | 225 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Peter Benchley | 211 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Harold Robbins | 205 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Mary Stewart | 176 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | E. L. Doctorow | 168 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Jack Higgins | 168 | 0 | 7 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1976 | Curtain | Agatha Christie | 14 |
| Apr 11, 1976 | 1876 | Gore Vidal | 9 |
| Jun 13, 1976 | Trinity | Leon Uris | 22 |
| Nov 7, 1976 | Sleeping Murder | Agatha Christie | 7 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity | Leon Uris | #1 | 77 | 917.5 |
| 2 | The Crash of '79 | Paul E. Erdman | #2 | 45 | 442.5 |
| 3 | Sleeping Murder | Agatha Christie | #1 | 26 | 300.3 |
| 4 | 1876 | Gore Vidal | #1 | 25 | 274.5 |
| 5 | Dolores | Jacqueline Susann | #2 | 25 | 229.8 |
| 6 | Storm Warning | Jack Higgins | #3 | 25 | 214.7 |
| 7 | The Deep | Peter Benchley | #2 | 24 | 211.2 |
| 8 | The Lonely Lady | Harold Robbins | #2 | 24 | 205.0 |
| 9 | Raise the Titanic! | Clive Cussler | #2 | 22 | 204.6 |
| 10 | Slapstick | Kurt Vonnegut | #4 | 24 | 191.0 |
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