1994 in books
Who ruled 1994? Robert James Waller was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1994, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1994
16 crowns · 31 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 574
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert James Waller | 574 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | James Redfield | 530 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Danielle Steel | 363 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | John Grisham | 274 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Tom Clancy | 274 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | James Finn Garner | 234 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Michael Crichton | 207 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Mary Higgins Clark | 182 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Stephen King | 169 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Laura Esquivel | 151 | 0 | 13 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 1994 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller | 2 |
| Jan 16, 1994 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller | 1 |
| Jan 23, 1994 | Disclosure | Michael Crichton | 5 |
| Feb 27, 1994 | Accident | Danielle Steel | 5 |
| Apr 3, 1994 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield | 13 |
| May 22, 1994 | Remember Me | Mary Higgins Clark | 1 |
| Jun 12, 1994 | The Chamber | John Grisham | 8 |
| Aug 7, 1994 | The Gift | Danielle Steel | 4 |
| Sep 4, 1994 | Debt of Honor | Tom Clancy | 6 |
| Oct 16, 1994 | Taltos | Anne Rice | 1 |
| Oct 23, 1994 | Insomnia | Stephen King | 3 |
| Dec 11, 1994 | Politically Correct Bedtime Stories | James Finn Garner | 3 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield | #1 | 165 | 1,406.0 |
| 2 | Politically Correct Bedtime Stories | James Finn Garner | #1 | 65 | 554.6 |
| 3 | Debt of Honor | Tom Clancy | #1 | 25 | 252.5 |
| 4 | The Chamber | John Grisham | #1 | 27 | 239.8 |
| 5 | Disclosure | Michael Crichton | #1 | 22 | 200.6 |
| 6 | The Gift | Danielle Steel | #1 | 26 | 178.7 |
| 7 | Insomnia | Stephen King | #1 | 16 | 160.3 |
| 8 | Accident | Danielle Steel | #1 | 16 | 152.3 |
| 9 | The Alienist | Caleb Carr | #4 | 24 | 140.8 |
| 10 | Remember Me | Mary Higgins Clark | #1 | 17 | 132.8 |
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