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Every #1 Book on the New York Times Fiction List of the 20th Century - Page 3

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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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
81
Ernest Hemingway
Oliver Wiswell (Kenneth Roberts)
Oliver Wiswell
82
Kenneth Roberts
Random Harvest (James Hilton)
Random Harvest
83
James Hilton
This Above All (Eric Knight)
This Above All
84
Eric Knight
The Keys of the Kingdom (A.J. Cronin)
The Keys of the Kingdom
85
A.J. Cronin
Saratoga Trunk (Edna Ferber)
Saratoga Trunk
86
Edna Ferber
Windswept (Mary Ellen Chase)
Windswept
87
Mary Ellen Chase
Dragon Seed (Pearl S. Buck)
Dragon Seed
88
Pearl S. Buck
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
89
Daphne Du Maurier
The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
The Moon Is Down
90
John Steinbeck
And Now Tomorrow (Rachel Field)
And Now Tomorrow
91
Rachel Field
The Song of Bernadette (Franz Werfel)
The Song of Bernadette
92
Franz Werfel
Drivin' Woman (Elizabeth Chevalier)
Drivin' Woman
93
Elizabeth Chevalier
The Robe (Lloyd Douglas)
The Robe
94
Lloyd Douglas
Mrs. Parkington (Louis Bromfield)
Mrs. Parkington
95
Louis Bromfield
So Little Time (John P. Marquand)
So Little Time
96
John P. Marquand
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
97
Betty Smith
Strange Fruit (Lillian Smith)
Strange Fruit
98
Lillian Smith
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
99
Somerset Maugham
Green Dolphin Street (Elizabeth Goudge)
Green Dolphin Street
100
Elizabeth Goudge
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
101
Kathleen Winsor
The Green Years (A. J. Cronin)
The Green Years
102
A. J. Cronin
Earth and High Heaven (Gwethalyn Graham)
Earth and High Heaven
103
Gwethalyn Graham
Captain From Castile (Samuel Shellabarger)
Captain From Castile
104
Samuel Shellabarger
A Lion Is in the Streets (Adria Locke Langley)
A Lion Is in the Streets
105
Adria Locke Langley
So Well Remembered (James Hilton)
So Well Remembered
106
James Hilton
The Black Rose (Thomas B. Costain)
The Black Rose
107
Thomas B. Costain
The King's General (Daphne Du Maurier)
The King's General
108
Daphne Du Maurier
Arch of Triumph (Erich Maria Remarque)
Arch of Triumph
109
Erich Maria Remarque
This Side of Innocence (Taylor Caldwell)
This Side of Innocence
110
Taylor Caldwell
The Hucksters (Frederic Wakeman)
The Hucksters
111
Frederic Wakeman
East River (Sholem Asch)
East River
112
Sholem Asch
B.F.'S Daughter (John P. Marquand)
B.F.'S Daughter
113
John P. Marquand
Lydia Bailey (Kenneth Roberts)
Lydia Bailey
114
Kenneth Roberts
Gentlemen's Agreement (Laura Z. Hobson)
Gentlemen's Agreement
115
Laura Z. Hobson
Kingsblood Royal (Sinclair Lewis)
Kingsblood Royal
116
Sinclair Lewis
The Moneyman (Thomas Costain)
The Moneyman
117
Thomas Costain
House Divided (Ben Ames Williams)
House Divided
118
Ben Ames Williams
East Side, West Side (Marcia Davenport)
East Side, West Side
119
Marcia Davenport
Eagle in the Sky (Van Wyck Mason)
Eagle in the Sky
120
Van Wyck Mason
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