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American Fiction Bestsellers 1980-1989

Stephen King, Anne Rice, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Ken Follett, Dr Seuss, Carl Sagan, Salman Rushdie & more! This list uses a table in "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
Click on the link to see the bestsellers from 1990-2000. You can also try a companion challenge for the 1980's at "https://www.listchallenges.com/the-chronology-of-american-literature-1980-89".
For reference, each block of 10 books shows the bestsellers for a particular year in descending rank order, as below:.
1980: 01-10
1981: 11-20
1982: 21-30
1983: 31-40
1984: 41-50
1985: 51-60
1986: 61-70
1987: 71-80
1988: 81-90
1989: 91-100
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The Covenant
The Covenant
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The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
2
Robert Ludlum
Rage of Angels (Sidney Sheldon)
Rage of Angels
3
Sidney Sheldon
Princess Daisy (Judith Krantz)
Princess Daisy
4
Judith Krantz
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
5
Stephen King
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
6
Random Winds (Belva Plain)
Random Winds
7
Belva Plain
The Devil's Alternative
The Devil's Alternative
8
The Fifth Horseman (Larry Collins)
The Fifth Horseman
9
Larry Collins
The Spike (Arnaud De Borchgrave)
The Spike
10
Arnaud De Borchgrave
Noble House (James Clavell)
Noble House
11
James Clavell
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
12
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
13
Stephen King
An Indecent Obsession (Colleen McCullough)
An Indecent Obsession
14
Colleen McCullough
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
15
Martin Cruz Smith
Masquerade (Kit Williams)
Masquerade
16
Kit Williams
Goodbye, Janette (Harold Robbins)
Goodbye, Janette
17
Harold Robbins
The Third Deadly Sin (Lawrence Sanders)
The Third Deadly Sin
18
Lawrence Sanders
The Glitter Dome (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Glitter Dome
19
Joseph Wambaugh
No Time for Tears (Cynthia Freeman)
No Time for Tears
20
Cynthia Freeman
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Storybook (William Kotzwinkle)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Storybook
21
William Kotzwinkle
Space
Space
22
The Parsifal Mosaic (Robert Ludlum)
The Parsifal Mosaic
23
Robert Ludlum
Master of the Game
Master of the Game
24
Mistral's Daughter (Judith Krantz)
Mistral's Daughter
25
Judith Krantz
The Valley of Horses (Jean M. Auel)
The Valley of Horses
26
Jean M. Auel
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
27
Stephen King
North and South (John Jakes)
North and South
28
John Jakes
2010: Odyssey Two
2010: Odyssey Two
29
The Man From St Petersburg (Ken Follett)
The Man From St Petersburg
30
Ken Follett
Return of the Jedi Storybook (Joan D. Vinge)
Return of the Jedi Storybook
31
Joan D. Vinge
Poland
Poland
32
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
33
Stephen King
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
34
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
35
Stephen King
Changes (Danielle Steel)
Changes
36
Danielle Steel
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
37
Umberto Eco
White Gold Wielder (Stephen Donaldson)
White Gold Wielder
38
Stephen Donaldson
Hollywood Wives
Hollywood Wives
39
The Lonesome Gods (Louis L'amour)
The Lonesome Gods
40
Louis L'amour
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