1995 in books
Who ruled 1995? James Redfield was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1995, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Redfield | 506 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | James Finn Garner | 427 | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Robert James Waller | 400 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Mary Higgins Clark | 269 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | John Grisham | 268 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Danielle Steel | 204 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Pat Conroy | 179 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Michael Crichton | 173 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Nicholas Evans | 139 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Stephen King | 137 | 0 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1995 | Politically Correct Bedtime Stories | James Finn Garner | 3 |
| Jan 22, 1995 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield | 14 |
| Apr 30, 1995 | The Rainmaker | John Grisham | 9 |
| Jun 25, 1995 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller | 2 |
| Jul 16, 1995 | Beach Music | Pat Conroy | 3 |
| Jul 30, 1995 | Memnoch the Devil | Anne Rice | 3 |
| Aug 27, 1995 | From Potter's Field | Patricia Cornwell | 3 |
| Sep 17, 1995 | "L" Is for Lawless | Sue Grafton | 2 |
| Oct 1, 1995 | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1995 | The Lost World | Michael Crichton | 8 |
| Dec 3, 1995 | Five Days in Paris | Danielle Steel | 2 |
| Dec 17, 1995 | The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans | 3 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans | #1 | 37 | 326.8 |
| 2 | The Rainmaker | John Grisham | #1 | 26 | 249.7 |
| 3 | The Lost World | Michael Crichton | #1 | 24 | 230.2 |
| 4 | The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans | #1 | 29 | 226.0 |
| 5 | Five Days in Paris | Danielle Steel | #1 | 20 | 187.0 |
| 6 | Beach Music | Pat Conroy | #1 | 22 | 178.5 |
| 7 | Border Music | Robert James Waller | #2 | 18 | 146.4 |
| 8 | Silent Night | Mary Higgins Clark | #2 | 14 | 131.4 |
| 9 | Morning, Noon, and Night | Sidney Sheldon | #2 | 17 | 125.0 |
| 10 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Mary Higgins Clark | #2 | 15 | 120.1 |
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