1987 in books
Who ruled 1987? Stephen King was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1987, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen King | 644 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Tom Clancy | 466 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Danielle Steel | 409 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Sidney Sheldon | 319 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Scott Turow | 313 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Louis L'Amour | 196 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Pat Conroy | 155 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Garrison Keillor | 132 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Mary Higgins Clark | 122 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Edward Rutherfurd | 118 | 0 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1987 | It | Stephen King | 2 |
| Jan 18, 1987 | Red Storm Rising | Tom Clancy | 2 |
| Feb 1, 1987 | The Eyes of the Dragon | Stephen King | 1 |
| Feb 8, 1987 | Windmills of the Gods | Sidney Sheldon | 7 |
| Mar 29, 1987 | Fine Things | Danielle Steel | 9 |
| May 31, 1987 | The Haunted Mesa | Louis L'Amour | 1 |
| Jun 7, 1987 | Misery | Stephen King | 7 |
| Jul 26, 1987 | Presumed Innocent | Scott Turow | 8 |
| Aug 2, 1987 | Patriot Games | Tom Clancy | 5 |
| Oct 25, 1987 | Kaleidoscope | Danielle Steel | 5 |
| Nov 29, 1987 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King | 5 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe | #1 | 56 | 537.3 |
| 2 | Presumed Innocent | Scott Turow | #1 | 44 | 461.8 |
| 3 | Patriot Games | Tom Clancy | #1 | 38 | 332.5 |
| 4 | Windmills of the Gods | Sidney Sheldon | #1 | 32 | 313.8 |
| 5 | Kaleidoscope | Danielle Steel | #1 | 26 | 263.9 |
| 6 | Misery | Stephen King | #1 | 30 | 253.5 |
| 7 | Fine Things | Danielle Steel | #1 | 26 | 251.6 |
| 8 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King | #1 | 23 | 248.9 |
| 9 | The Eyes of the Dragon | Stephen King | #1 | 26 | 213.6 |
| 10 | The Haunted Mesa | Louis L'Amour | #1 | 20 | 186.9 |
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