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Every #1 Book on the New York Times Fiction List of the 20th Century - Page 2

In 1931, The New York Times began taking count of every sold book in New York City stores and published the list of the best selling books. The list grew to include other major American cities, until 1942 when the national list was published. The exact method of compiling the records is a trade secret.
There is a wide range of novels, from classics you may have read in your high school English classes to obscure pulp fiction stories.
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Of Time and the River (Thomas Wolfe)
Of Time and the River
41
Thomas Wolfe
Green Light (Lloyd C. Douglas)
Green Light
42
Lloyd C. Douglas
Now in November (Josephine Johnson)
Now in November
43
Josephine Johnson
Young Renny (Mazo De La Roche)
Young Renny
44
Mazo De La Roche
Paths of Glory (Humphrey Cobb)
Paths of Glory
45
Humphrey Cobb
Lucy Gayheart (Willa Cather)
Lucy Gayheart
46
Willa Cather
Vein of Iron (Ellen Glasgow)
Vein of Iron
47
Ellen Glasgow
Europa (Robert Briffault)
Europa
48
Robert Briffault
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
49
Sinclair Lewis
If I Have Four Apples (Josephine Lawrence)
If I Have Four Apples
50
Josephine Lawrence
The Last Puritan (George Santayana)
The Last Puritan
51
George Santayana
Sparkenbroke (Charles Morgan)
Sparkenbroke
52
Charles Morgan
The Weather in the Streets (Rosamond Lehmann)
The Weather in the Streets
53
Rosamond Lehmann
The Doctor (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
The Doctor
54
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Sanfelice (Vincent Sheean)
Sanfelice
55
Vincent Sheean
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
56
Margaret Mitchell
Drums Along the Mohawk (Walter D. Edmonds)
Drums Along the Mohawk
57
Walter D. Edmonds
Theatre (Somerset Maugham)
Theatre
58
Somerset Maugham
The Years (Virginia Wool)
The Years
59
Virginia Wool
The Outward Room (Millen Brand)
The Outward Room
60
Millen Brand
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage
61
Kenneth Roberts
The Citadel (A.J. Cronin)
The Citadel
62
A.J. Cronin
The Prodigal Parents (Sinclair Lewis)
The Prodigal Parents
63
Sinclair Lewis
Action at Aquila (Hervey Allen)
Action at Aquila
64
Hervey Allen
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
65
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
My Son, My Son! (Howard Spring)
My Son, My Son!
66
Howard Spring
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
67
Daphne Du Maurier
All This and Heaven Too (Rachel Field)
All This and Heaven Too
68
Rachel Field
Wickford Point (John P. Marquand)
Wickford Point
69
John P. Marquand
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
70
John Steinbeck
Escape (Ethel Vance)
Escape
71
Ethel Vance
Kitty Foyle (Christopher Morley)
Kitty Foyle
72
Christopher Morley
The Nazarene (Sholem Asch)
The Nazarene
73
Sholem Asch
Moment in Peking (Lin Yutang)
Moment in Peking
74
Lin Yutang
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
75
Richard Llewellyn
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
76
Richard Wright
Stars on the Sea (F. Van Wyck Mason)
Stars on the Sea
77
F. Van Wyck Mason
Mrs. Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs. Miniver
78
Jan Struther
The Beloved Returns (Thomas Mann)
The Beloved Returns
79
Thomas Mann
You Can't Go Home Again (Thomas Wolfe)
You Can't Go Home Again
80
Thomas Wolfe
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