List of The New York Times number-one books of 2007

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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

The most popular books of the year were A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini with 13 weeks at the top. The author James Patterson was at the top for five different books.

Date Book Author
January 7 For One More Day Mitch Albom
January 14
January 21
January 28 Plum Lovin' Janet Evanovich
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25 Step on a Crack James Patterson
March 4
March 11 Innocent in Death J. D. Robb
March 18 Shopaholic and Baby Sophie Kinsella
March 25 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22 I Heard That Song Before Mary Higgins Clark
April 29
May 6 The Children of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien
May 13 Simple Genius David Baldacci
May 20
May 27 The 6th Target James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
June 3
June 10 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8 Lean Mean Thirteen Janet Evanovich
July 15 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
July 22 The Quickie James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
July 29
August 5 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30 You've Been Warned James Patterson and Howard Roughan
October 7
October 14 Playing for Pizza John Grisham
October 21
October 28 World Without End Ken Follett
November 4 Playing for Pizza John Grisham
November 11 Book of the Dead Patricia Cornwell
November 18 Protect and Defended Vince Flynn
November 25 Stone Cold David Baldacci
December 2 Double Cross James Patterson
December 9
December 16
December 23 "T" Is for Trespass Sue Grafton
December 30

Nonfiction

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

Date Book Author
January 7 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4
March 11
March 18 In an Instant Lee and Bob Woodruff
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15 A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah
April 22
April 29 Einstein Walter Isaacson
May 6
May 13
May 20 At the Center of the Storm George Tenet
May 27 Einstein Walter Isaacson
June 3 God Is Not Great Christopher Hitchens
June 10 The Assault on Reason Al Gore
June 17
June 24 The Reagan Diaries Ronald Reagan
July 1
July 8 The Diana Chronicles Tina Brown
July 15
July 22 Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
July 29
August 5 Quiet Strength Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker
August 12 Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
August 19 It's All About Him Denise Jackson with Ellen Vaughn
August 26 You Can Run But You Can't Hide Duane Chapman with Laura Morton
September 2
September 9 Quiet Strength Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker
September 16 Wonderful Tonight Pattie Boyd with Penny Junor
September 23 Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Bill Clinton
September 30 Power to the People Laura Ingraham
October 7 The Age of Turbulence Alan Greenspan
October 14
October 21 My Grandfather's Son Clarence Thomas
October 28 I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9 An Inconvenient Book Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
December 16 I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert
December 23
December 30

See also

References

  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2007 Hawes Publications
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.