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Books Topping the New York Times Fiction Bestseller List From 1931 to May 22, 2022 - Page 6

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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The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
201
Frederick Forsyth
Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
202
Arthur Hailey
The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
203
Herman Wouk
The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
204
Irving Wallace
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
205
Richard Bach
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
206
Frederick Forsyth
Once Is Not Enough (Jacqueline Susann)
Once Is Not Enough
207
Jacqueline Susann
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
208
Kurt Vonnegut
The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
209
Mary Stewart
The Honorary Consul (Graham Greene)
The Honorary Consul
210
Graham Greene
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
211
Gore Vidal
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
212
Richard Adams
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
213
John Le Carré
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
214
James A. Michener
Something Happened
Something Happened
215
The Moneychangers (Arthur Hailey)
The Moneychangers
216
Arthur Hailey
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Judith Rossner)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
217
Judith Rossner
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
218
E.L. Doctorow
Curtain (Agatha Christie)
Curtain
219
Agatha Christie
1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
220
Gore Vidal
Trinity (Leon Uris)
Trinity
221
Leon Uris
Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)
Sleeping Murder
222
Agatha Christie
Oliver's Story (Erich Segal)
Oliver's Story
223
Erich Segal
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
224
John Cheever
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
225
Colleen McCullough
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
226
J.R.R. Tolkien
Bloodline
Bloodline
227
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
228
Judith Krantz
The Holcroft Covenant (Robert Ludlum)
The Holcroft Covenant
229
Robert Ludlum
Chesapeake (James A. Michener)
Chesapeake
230
James A. Michener
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
231
Herman Wouk
Overload (Arthur Hailey)
Overload
232
Arthur Hailey
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
233
Robert Ludlum
Good as Gold (Joseph Heller)
Good as Gold
234
Joseph Heller
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
235
William Styron
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
236
Mary Stewart
Jailbird
Jailbird
237
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
238
Stephen King
The Establishment (Howard Fast)
The Establishment
239
Howard Fast
Triple (Ken Follett)
Triple
240
Ken Follett
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