List of The New York Times number-one books of 1939

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1939. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.

The two most popular books that year were The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, which held on top of the list for 24 weeks, and All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field, which was on top of the list for 14 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 2 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field
January 9 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
January 16 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 10
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3 Wickford Point John P. Marquand
April 10 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field
April 17
April 24 Wickford Point John P. Marquand
May 1 The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9 Escape Ethel Vance
October 16 The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
October 23 Escape Ethel Vance
October 30
November 6
November 13
November 20 Kitty Foyle Christopher Morley
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18 The Nazarene Sholem Asch
December 25 Moment in Peking Lin Yutang

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.

See also

References

  1. ^ Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History. Vol. Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304. ISBN 0271020504.
  2. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1939 Retrieved March 14, 2018