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Books Topping the New York Times Fiction Bestseller List From 1931 to May 22, 2022 - Page 5

This was a long list to make! Luckily wikipedia has all the individual lists of yearly NYT bestseller toppers, and I decided to put them in one giant list. It is incredibly interesting to go through it and see how tastes have changed since 1931 (although from 1931-1941, the list only covers the NYC area) and which authors have almost an automatic place at the top. This is quite educational and I do recommend taking it for that purpose.
As always have fun folks, I really hope people take this one!
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
161
Vladimir Nabokov
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
162
Boris Pasternak
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
163
Leon Uris
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
164
Allen Drury
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
165
James. A. Michener
The Last of the Just (Andre Schwarz-Bart)
The Last of the Just
166
Andre Schwarz-Bart
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
167
Irving Stone
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
168
J.D. Salinger
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
169
Katherine Anne Porter
A Shade of Difference (Allen Drury)
A Shade of Difference
170
Allen Drury
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
171
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
172
J.D. Salinger
The Glass Blowers (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Glass Blowers
173
Daphne Du Maurier
The Shoes of the Fisherman (Morris West)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
174
Morris West
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
175
Mary McCarthy
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
176
John Le Carré
The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
The Rector of Justin
177
Louis Auchincloss
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
178
Saul Bellow
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase
179
The Source (James A. Michener)
The Source
180
James A. Michener
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
181
Jacqueline Susann
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (Robert Crichton)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
182
Robert Crichton
The Arrangement (Elia Kazan)
The Arrangement
183
Elia Kazan
The Eight Day (Thornton Wilder)
The Eight Day
184
Thornton Wilder
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
185
Chaim Potok
Topaz (Leon Uris)
Topaz
186
Leon Uris
The Gabriel Hounds (Mary Stewart)
The Gabriel Hounds
187
Mary Stewart
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
188
William Styron
Vanished (Fletcher Knebel)
Vanished
189
Fletcher Knebel
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport
190
Arthur Hailey
Couples (John Updike)
Couples
191
John Updike
The Salzburg Connection (Helen Macinnes)
The Salzburg Connection
192
Helen Macinnes
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
193
Philip Roth
The Love Machine
The Love Machine
194
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
195
Mario Puzo
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
196
John Fowles
Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
197
Erich Segal
Qb Vii (Leon Uris)
Qb Vii
198
Leon Uris
The Passions of the Mind (Irving Stone)
The Passions of the Mind
199
Irving Stone
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
200
William Peter Blatty
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