1999 in books
Who ruled 1999? J. K. Rowling was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1999, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. K. Rowling | 823 | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | Stephen King | 261 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | John Grisham | 254 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Danielle Steel | 237 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Patricia Cornwell | 199 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Thomas Harris | 175 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Janet Fitch | 165 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Maeve Binchy | 152 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Tom Wolfe | 126 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Barbara Kingsolver | 115 | 0 | 3 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1999 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe | 4 |
| Jan 31, 1999 | Southern Cross | Patricia Cornwell | 3 |
| Feb 21, 1999 | The Testament | John Grisham | 9 |
| Apr 25, 1999 | Bittersweet | Danielle Steel | 1 |
| May 2, 1999 | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Stephen King | 1 |
| May 9, 1999 | We'll Meet Again | Mary Higgins Clark | 2 |
| May 23, 1999 | STAR WARS: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace | Terry Brooks | 4 |
| Jun 20, 1999 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J. K. Rowling | 5 |
| Jun 27, 1999 | Hannibal | Thomas Harris | 7 |
| Aug 15, 1999 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J. K. Rowling | 2 |
| Aug 22, 1999 | Black Notice | Patricia Cornwell | 3 |
| Sep 19, 1999 | The Alibi | Sandra Brown | 1 |
| Sep 26, 1999 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J. K. Rowling | 10 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J. K. Rowling | #1 | 57 | 678.5 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J. K. Rowling | #1 | 43 | 507.2 |
| 3 | The Testament | John Grisham | #1 | 30 | 252.1 |
| 4 | Hannibal | Thomas Harris | #1 | 18 | 169.6 |
| 5 | White Oleander | Janet Fitch | #2 | 18 | 161.6 |
| 6 | Tara Road | Maeve Binchy | #3 | 23 | 144.2 |
| 7 | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Stephen King | #1 | 18 | 129.9 |
| 8 | A Walk to Remember | Nicholas Sparks | #4 | 22 | 118.4 |
| 9 | Timeline | Michael Crichton | #4 | 17 | 109.7 |
| 10 | STAR WARS: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace | Terry Brooks | #1 | 11 | 102.8 |
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