List of The New York Times number-one books of 1970

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1970.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]

Date	Book	Author
January 4	The Godfather	Mario Puzo
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8	The French Lieutenant's Woman	John Fowles
February 15	The Godfather	Mario Puzo
February 22	The French Lieutenant's Woman	John Fowles
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10	Love Story	Erich Segal
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29
December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]

Date	Book	Author
January 4	The Selling of the President 1968	Joe McGinniss
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	David Reuben
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
April 29
May 3	Up the Organization	Robert Townsend
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7
June 14	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	David Reuben
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12	Up the Organization	Robert Townsend
July 19	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	David Reuben
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20	The Sensuous Woman	"J" (Joan Garrity)
September 27
October 4	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	David Reuben
October 11
October 18
October 25	The Sensuous Woman	"J" (Joan Garrity)
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29
December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27	The Greening of America	Charles A. Reich

See also

• Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s

References

1. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1970
2. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1970