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New York Times # 1 Fiction Bestsellers, 1970-1979

The 1970's saw a great change in the publishing industry. At the start of the decade, novels were just script treatments for major motion pictures. By the end of the decade, they were script treatments for TV mini-series.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
1
Mario Puzo
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
2
John Fowles
Love Story (Erich Segal (1970))
Love Story
3
Erich Segal (1970)
QBVII (Leon Uris)
QBVII
4
Leon Uris
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
5
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
6
William Peter Blatty
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
7
Frederick Forsyth
Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
8
Arthur Hailey
The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
9
Herman Wouk
The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
10
Irving Wallace
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
11
Richard Bach
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
12
Frederick Forsyth
Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
13
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
14
Kurt Vonnegut
The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
15
Mary Stewart
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
16
Burr
Burr
17
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
18
Richard Adams
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
19
John Le Carre
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
20
James A. Michener
Something Happened
Something Happened
21
The Moneychangers (Arthur Hailey)
The Moneychangers
22
Arthur Hailey
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Judith Rossner)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
23
Judith Rossner
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
24
E.L. Doctorow
Curtain (Agatha Christie)
Curtain
25
Agatha Christie
1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
26
Gore Vidal
Trinity (Leon Uris)
Trinity
27
Leon Uris
Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)
Sleeping Murder
28
Agatha Christie
Oliver's Story (Erich Segal)
Oliver's Story
29
Erich Segal
Falconer
Falconer
30
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
31
Colleen McCullough
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
32
J.R.R. Tolkien
Bloodline
Bloodline
33
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
34
Judith Krantz
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
35
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
36
James Michener
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
37
Herman Wouk
Overload (Arthur Hailey)
Overload
38
Arthur Hailey
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
39
Robert Ludlum
Good as Gold
Good as Gold
40
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