1990 in books
Who ruled 1990? Stephen King was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1990, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen King | 487 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Dr. Seuss | 355 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Scott Turow | 291 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Danielle Steel | 283 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Rosamunde Pilcher | 228 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Robert Ludlum | 209 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Sidney Sheldon | 191 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Tom Clancy | 188 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Jean M. Auel | 161 | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | P.D. James | 140 | 3 | 10 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1990 | The Dark Half | Stephen King | 2 |
| Jan 21, 1990 | Daddy | Danielle Steel | 2 |
| Feb 4, 1990 | The Bad Place | Dean R. Koontz | 2 |
| Feb 18, 1990 | Devices and Desires | P.D. James | 3 |
| Mar 4, 1990 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Dr. Seuss | 1 |
| Mar 18, 1990 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum | 5 |
| Apr 22, 1990 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher | 4 |
| May 13, 1990 | The Stand | Stephen King | 4 |
| Jun 17, 1990 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow | 11 |
| Sep 2, 1990 | Memories of Midnight | Sidney Sheldon | 2 |
| Sep 16, 1990 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King | 5 |
| Oct 21, 1990 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel | 11 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Dr. Seuss | #1 | 178 | 1,076.3 |
| 2 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow | #1 | 35 | 313.4 |
| 3 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel | #1 | 29 | 312.8 |
| 4 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King | #1 | 22 | 248.5 |
| 5 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher | #1 | 26 | 227.4 |
| 6 | Memories of Midnight | Sidney Sheldon | #1 | 23 | 214.9 |
| 7 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum | #1 | 26 | 209.1 |
| 8 | Message from Nam | Danielle Steel | #2 | 18 | 171.7 |
| 9 | The Witching Hour | Anne Rice | #2 | 22 | 159.9 |
| 10 | Devices and Desires | P.D. James | #1 | 16 | 140.4 |
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