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American Fiction Bestsellers 1960-1969

Bestsellers by Harper Lee, Salinger, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Du Maurier, Mario Puzo, Michael Crichton & John le Carré. Adventure, lust & romance, crime and espionage and war dramas, Southern Gothic & fantasy. Even a translation of Winnie the Pooh into Latin!
This list uses a bestseller table in "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004). 4 books appeared twice in the bestseller list: (Franny and Zooey, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Herzog & Christy).I have simply duplicated their icon in the rankings, so easy points for those who have read any of these books!
Click on the link to see the fiction bestsellers from 1970-1979.
For reference, each block of 10 books shows the bestsellers for a particular year in descending rank order, as below:.
1960: 01-10
1961: 11-20
1962: 21-30
1963: 31-40
1964: 41-50
1965: 51-60
1966: 61-70
1967: 71-80
1968: 81-90
1969: 91-100
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Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
1
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
2
James. A. Michener
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
3
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
The Chapman Report (Irving Wallace)
The Chapman Report
4
Irving Wallace
Ourselves to Know (John O'Hara)
Ourselves to Know
5
John O'Hara
The Constant Image (Marcia Davenport)
The Constant Image
6
Marcia Davenport
The Lovely Ambition (Mary Ellen Chase)
The Lovely Ambition
7
Mary Ellen Chase
The Listener (Taylor Caldwell)
The Listener
8
Taylor Caldwell
Trustee From the Toolroom
Trustee From the Toolroom
9
Sermons and Soda Water (John O'Hara)
Sermons and Soda Water
10
John O'Hara
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
11
Irving Stone
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
12
J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
13
Harper Lee
Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
Mila 18
14
Leon Uris
The Carpetbaggers (Harold Robbins)
The Carpetbaggers
15
Harold Robbins
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
16
Henry Miller
Winnie Ille Pu (A.A. Milne, Alexander Lenard Tr.)
Winnie Ille Pu
17
A.A. Milne, Alexander Lenard Tr.
Daughter of Silence (Morris West)
Daughter of Silence
18
Morris West
The Edge of Sadness
The Edge of Sadness
19
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
20
John Steinbeck
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
21
Katherine Anne Porter
Dearly Beloved (Anne Morrow Lindberg)
Dearly Beloved
22
Anne Morrow Lindberg
A Shade of Difference (Allen Drury)
A Shade of Difference
23
Allen Drury
Youngblood Hawke (Herman Wouk)
Youngblood Hawke
24
Herman Wouk
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
25
J.D. Salinger
Fail-Safe (Eugene Burdick & Harveywheeler)
Fail-Safe
26
Eugene Burdick & Harveywheeler
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
27
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
The Prize (Irving Wallace)
The Prize
28
Irving Wallace
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
29
Irving Stone
The Reivers
The Reivers
30
The Shoes of the Fisherman (Morris West)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
31
Morris West
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
32
Mary McCarthy
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
33
Caravans (James Michener)
Caravans
34
James Michener
Elizabeth Appleton (John O'Hara)
Elizabeth Appleton
35
John O'Hara
Grandmother and the Priests (Taylor Caldwell)
Grandmother and the Priests
36
Taylor Caldwell
City of Night
City of Night
37
The Glass Blowers (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Glass Blowers
38
Daphne Du Maurier
The Sand Pebbles (Richard McKenna)
The Sand Pebbles
39
Richard McKenna
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (Rumer Godden)
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
40
Rumer Godden
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