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American Fiction Bestsellers 1980-1989 - Page 2

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 Talisman (Stephen King & Peter Straub)
The Talisman
41
Stephen King & Peter Straub
The Aquitaine Progression
The Aquitaine Progression
42
The Sicilian (Mario Puzo)
The Sicilian
43
Mario Puzo
Love and War
Love and War
44
The Butter Battle Book (Dr. Seuss)
The Butter Battle Book
45
Dr. Seuss
....And Ladies of the Club (Helen Hooven Santmeyer)
....And Ladies of the Club
46
Helen Hooven Santmeyer
The Fourth Protocol (Forsyth)
The Fourth Protocol
47
Forsyth
Full Circle (Danielle Steel)
Full Circle
48
Danielle Steel
The Life and Times of Heidi Abromowitz (Joan Rivers)
The Life and Times of Heidi Abromowitz
49
Joan Rivers
Lincoln (Gore Vidal)
Lincoln
50
Gore Vidal
The Mammoth Hunters (Jean M. Auel)
The Mammoth Hunters
51
Jean M. Auel
Texas (James Michener)
Texas
52
James Michener
Lake Wobegon Days
Lake Wobegon Days
53
If Tomorrow Comes (Sidney Sheldon)
If Tomorrow Comes
54
Sidney Sheldon
Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Skeleton Crew
55
Stephen King
Secrets (Danielle Steel)
Secrets
56
Danielle Steel
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
57
Carl Sagan
Lucky
Lucky
58
Family Album (Danielle Steel)
Family Album
59
Danielle Steel
Jubal Sackett (Louis Lamour)
Jubal Sackett
60
Louis Lamour
It (Stephen King)
It
61
Stephen King
Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy)
Red Storm Rising
62
Tom Clancy
Whirlwind
Whirlwind
63
The Bourne Supremacy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Supremacy
64
Robert Ludlum
Hollywood Husbands
Hollywood Husbands
65
Wanderlust (Danielle Steel)
Wanderlust
66
Danielle Steel
I'll Take Manhattan (Judith Krantz)
I'll Take Manhattan
67
Judith Krantz
The Last of the Breed (Louis L'amour)
The Last of the Breed
68
Louis L'amour
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
69
Pat Conroy
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carre)
A Perfect Spy
70
John Le Carre
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
71
Stephen King
Patriot Games (Clancy)
Patriot Games
72
Clancy
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
73
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
74
Stephen King
Leaving Home (Garrison Keillor)
Leaving Home
75
Garrison Keillor
Windmills of the Gods (Sidney Sheldon)
Windmills of the Gods
76
Sidney Sheldon
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
77
Scott Turow
Fine Things (Danielle Steel)
Fine Things
78
Danielle Steel
Heaven and Hell (John Jakes)
Heaven and Hell
79
John Jakes
The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King)
The Eyes of the Dragon
80
Stephen King
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