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American Fiction Bestsellers 1990-2000

This list should bring back fond memories for many of you. It 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).
Each block of 10 books shows the bestsellers for a particular year in descending rank order (see below). Slots 49 & 56 refer to the film version, to avoid duplication of the only 2 titles to survive as a bestseller for more than a year (and to enable me to score 1 point).
For reference:
1990: 01-10
1991: 11-20
1992: 21-30
1993: 31-40
1994: 41-50
1995: 51-60
1996: 61-70
1997: 71-80
1998: 81-90
1999: 91-100
2000: 101-110
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The Plains of Passage
The Plains of Passage
1
Four Past Midnight (Stephen King)
Four Past Midnight
2
Stephen King
The Burden of Proof (Scott Turow)
The Burden of Proof
3
Scott Turow
Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight
4
Message From Nam (Danielle Steel)
Message From Nam
5
Danielle Steel
Bourne Ultimatum
Bourne Ultimatum
6
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
7
Stephen King
Lady Boss
Lady Boss
8
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
9
Anne Rice
September (Rosamund Pilcher)
September
10
Rosamund Pilcher
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
11
Alexandra Ripley
The Sum of All Fears (Tom Clancy)
The Sum of All Fears
12
Tom Clancy
Needful Things (Stephen King)
Needful Things
13
Stephen King
No Greater Love (Danielle Steel)
No Greater Love
14
Danielle Steel
Heartbeat (Danielle Steel)
Heartbeat
15
Danielle Steel
The Doomsday Conspiracy
The Doomsday Conspiracy
16
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
17
John Grisham
Night Over Water (Ken Follett)
Night Over Water
18
Ken Follett
Remember (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
Remember
19
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Loves Music, Loves to Dance (Mary Higgins Clark)
Loves Music, Loves to Dance
20
Mary Higgins Clark
Dolores Claiborne (Stephen King)
Dolores Claiborne
21
Stephen King
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
22
John Grisham
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
23
Stephen King
Mixed Blessings (Danielle Steel)
Mixed Blessings
24
Danielle Steel
Jewels (Danielle Steel)
Jewels
25
Danielle Steel
The Stars Shine Down
The Stars Shine Down
26
Tale of the Body Thief
Tale of the Body Thief
27
Mexico (James A. Michener)
Mexico
28
James A. Michener
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
29
Terry McMillan
All Around the Town (Mary Higgins Clark)
All Around the Town
30
Mary Higgins Clark
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
31
Robert James Waller
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
32
John Grisham
Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend (Robert James Waller)
Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend
33
Robert James Waller
Without Remorse (Tom Clancy)
Without Remorse
34
Tom Clancy
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
35
Stephen King
Vanished (Danielle Steel)
Vanished
36
Danielle Steel
Lasher (Anne Rice)
Lasher
37
Anne Rice
Pleading Guilty (Scot Turow)
Pleading Guilty
38
Scot Turow
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
39
Laura Esquivel
The Scorpio Illusion (Robert Ludlum)
The Scorpio Illusion
40
Robert Ludlum
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