List of The New York Times number-one books of 1941

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1941. 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 Keys of the Kingdom, by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and This Above All by Eric Knight, which was on top of the list for 15 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 6 Oliver Wiswell Kenneth Roberts
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3
February 10
February 17 Random Harvest James Hilton
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28 This Above All Eric Knight
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4 The Keys of the Kingdom A. J. Cronin
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17 Saratoga Trunk Edna Ferber
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15 Windswept Mary Ellen Chase
December 22
December 29

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 1941 Retrieved March 14, 2018