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New York Times # 1 Fiction Bestsellers, 1950-1959

What's surprising is how few books achieve that # 1 bestseller title; what's shocking is how few are remembered today.
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The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
1
Mika Waltari
The Parasites
The Parasites
2
The Wall (John Hershey)
The Wall
3
John Hershey
The Cardinal (Henry Morton Robinson)
The Cardinal
4
Henry Morton Robinson
Across the River and Into the Trees (Ernest Hemingway)
Across the River and Into the Trees
5
Ernest Hemingway
The Disenchanted (Budd Schulberg)
The Disenchanted
6
Budd Schulberg
Joy Street (Francis Parkinson Keyes)
Joy Street
7
Francis Parkinson Keyes
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
8
James Jones
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
9
Herman Wouk
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
10
Daphne Du Maurier
The Silver Chalice (Thomas B. Costain)
The Silver Chalice
11
Thomas B. Costain
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
12
John Steinbeck
Desiree (Annemarie Selinko)
Desiree
13
Annemarie Selinko
Beyond This Place (A.J. Cronin)
Beyond This Place
14
A.J. Cronin
Lord Vanity (Samuel Shellabarger)
Lord Vanity
15
Samuel Shellabarger
Not as a Stranger (Morton Thompson)
Not as a Stranger
16
Morton Thompson
MARY ANNE (DAPHNE DU MAURIER)
MARY ANNE
17
DAPHNE DU MAURIER
Love Is Eternal (Irving Stone)
Love Is Eternal
18
Irving Stone
The View From Pompey's Head (Hamilton Basso)
The View From Pompey's Head
19
Hamilton Basso
Sincerely, Willis Wayde (John P. Marquand)
Sincerely, Willis Wayde
20
John P. Marquand
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
21
Françoise Sagan
Something of Value (Robert Ruark)
Something of Value
22
Robert Ruark
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
23
Patrick Dennis
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
24
Herman Wouk
Andersonville
Andersonville
25
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
26
Edwin O'Connor
Don't Go Near the Water (William Brinkley)
Don't Go Near the Water
27
William Brinkley
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
28
Grace Metalious
The Scapegoat, Daphne Du Maurier
The Scapegoat, Daphne Du Maurier
29
By Love Possessed (James Gould Cozzens)
By Love Possessed
30
James Gould Cozzens
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
31
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
32
Vladimir Nabokov
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
33
Boris Pasternak
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
34
Leon Uris
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
35
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