2005 in books
Who ruled 2005? Dan Brown was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2005, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Brown | 498 | 9 | 39 |
| 2 | Nicholas Sparks | 251 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | James Patterson | 249 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Mitch Albom | 200 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Sue Monk Kidd | 194 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Kostova | 191 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | John Grisham | 138 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Danielle Steel | 124 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Michael Connelly | 100 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Michael Crichton | 97 | 0 | 8 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mermaid Chair | Sue Monk Kidd | #1 | 24 | 193.5 |
| 2 | The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova | #1 | 19 | 191.1 |
| 3 | At First Sight | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 18 | 157.6 |
| 4 | True Believer | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 17 | 155.9 |
| 5 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson | #1 | 15 | 146.3 |
| 6 | The Broker | John Grisham | #1 | 14 | 137.9 |
| 7 | 4th of July | James Patterson & Maxine Paetro | #1 | 11 | 120.2 |
| 8 | Predator | Patricia Cornwell | #1 | 12 | 105.4 |
| 9 | Honeymoon | James Patterson & Howard Roughan | #1 | 9 | 103.5 |
| 10 | Lifeguard | James Patterson & Andrew Gross | #1 | 10 | 101.0 |
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