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50 Books for Each Year (1974-2023)

A list of 50 books, one book for each year since 1974. The list consists of books in the bestseller lists of each year.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1
Shel Silverstein
Salems Lot (Stephen King)
Salems Lot
2
Stephen King
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
3
Richard Dawkins
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
4
Stephen King
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
5
Stephen King
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
6
Stephen King
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
7
Stephen King
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
8
Shel Silverstein
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
9
Alice Walker
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
10
Stephen King
Influence (Robert Cialdini)
Influence
11
Robert Cialdini
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
12
Margaret Atwood
It (Stephen King)
It
13
Stephen King
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
14
Haruki Murakami
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
15
Stephen Covey
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
16
John Grisham
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
17
Patricia Cornwell
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
18
Jostein Gaarder
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
19
Donna Tartt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
20
Jeffrey Eugenides
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
21
Janet Evanovich
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
22
Dave Pelzer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
23
Jon Krakauer
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
24
J.K. Rowling
The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power
25
Robert Greene
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
26
Tracy Chevalier
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
27
Malcom Gladwell
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
28
Ian McEwan
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
29
Alice Sebold
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
30
Khalid Hosseini
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
31
Emily Giffin
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
32
Stieg Larsson
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
33
Markus Zusak
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
34
Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
35
Suzanne Collins
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
36
Kathryn Stockett
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
37
Emma Donoghue
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
38
Yuval Noah Harari
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
39
Gillian Flynn
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
40
Donna Tartt
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