The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]
| Date
|
Book
|
Author
|
| January 2 |
Space |
James Michener
|
| January 9
|
| January 16
|
| January 23
|
| January 30
|
| February 6
|
| February 13
|
| February 20 |
Mistral's Daughter |
Judith Krantz
|
| February 27 |
Space |
James Michener
|
| March 6
|
| March 13
|
| March 20 |
The Little Drummer Girl |
John le Carré
|
| March 27
|
| April 3
|
| April 10
|
| April 17
|
| April 24
|
| May 1
|
| May 8
|
| May 15
|
| May 22
|
| May 29
|
| June 5
|
| June 12 |
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi:
The Storybook Based on the Movie |
Joan D. Vinge
|
| June 19
|
| June 26
|
| July 3
|
| July 10
|
| July 17
|
| July 24
|
| July 31
|
| August 7 |
The Name of the Rose |
Umberto Eco
|
| August 14
|
| August 21
|
| August 28
|
| September 4
|
| September 11 |
Poland |
James Michener
|
| September 18
|
| September 25
|
| October 2
|
| October 9
|
| October 16
|
| October 23
|
| October 30
|
| November 6
|
| November 13 |
Pet Sematary |
Stephen King
|
| November 20
|
| November 27
|
| December 4
|
| December 11
|
| December 18
|
| December 25 |
Poland |
James Michener
|
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
See also
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