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New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: July 1969 to July 2019

The weekly New York Times Fiction Bestsellers each decade from the Apollo 11 moon landing to the present (exact dates of the lists below). How much do fiction bestsellers reflect our changing concerns or interests ? (Click on the link to go to the Non-Fiction equivalent.)
01-10: July 20, 1969
11-25: July 22, 1979
26-40: July 23, 1989
41-55: July 18, 1999
56-70: July 19, 2009
71-85: July 21, 2019
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The Love Machine (Jacqueline Susann)
The Love Machine
1
Jacqueline Susann
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
2
Philip Roth
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
3
Mario Puzo
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
4
Vladimir Nabokov
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
5
Michael Crichton
The Pretenders (Gwen Davis)
The Pretenders
6
Gwen Davis
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
7
Kurt Vonnegut
Except for Me and Thee (Jessamyn West)
Except for Me and Thee
8
Jessamyn West
The Goodbye Look (Ross MacDonald)
The Goodbye Look
9
Ross MacDonald
New Moon Rising (Eugenia Price)
New Moon Rising
10
Eugenia Price
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
11
William Styron
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
12
Robert Ludlum
Shibumi (Trevanian)
Shibumi
13
Trevanian
The Third World War:August 1985 (John Hackett)
The Third World War:August 1985
14
John Hackett
Good as Gold
Good as Gold
15
Class Reunion (Rona Jaffe)
Class Reunion
16
Rona Jaffe
The Island (Peter Benchley)
The Island
17
Peter Benchley
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
18
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
19
James Michener
There's No Such Place as Far Away (Richard Bach)
There's No Such Place as Far Away
20
Richard Bach
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
21
Peter Straub
Hanta Yo: An American Saga (Ruth Beebe Hill)
Hanta Yo: An American Saga
22
Ruth Beebe Hill
Sphinx (Robin Cook)
Sphinx
23
Robin Cook
The Vicar of Christ (Walter F. Murphy)
The Vicar of Christ
24
Walter F. Murphy
A Necessary Woman (Helen Van Slyke)
A Necessary Woman
25
Helen Van Slyke
The Russia House (John Le Carré)
The Russia House
26
John Le Carré
Polar Star, Martin Cruz Smith
Polar Star, Martin Cruz Smith
27
While My Pretty One Sleeps (Mary Higgins Clark)
While My Pretty One Sleeps
28
Mary Higgins Clark
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
29
Amy Tan
Talking God (Tony Hillerman)
Talking God
30
Tony Hillerman
Red Phoenix (Larry Bond)
Red Phoenix
31
Larry Bond
The Negotiator (Frederick Forsyth)
The Negotiator
32
Frederick Forsyth
Capital Crimes (Lawrence Sanders)
Capital Crimes
33
Lawrence Sanders
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
34
Alice Walker
Day of the Cheetah (Dale Brown)
Day of the Cheetah
35
Dale Brown
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
36
Salman Rushdie
Garden of Lies (Eileen Goudge)
Garden of Lies
37
Eileen Goudge
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
38
John Irving
Rightfully Mine (Doris Mortman)
Rightfully Mine
39
Doris Mortman
My Secret History (Paul Theroux)
My Secret History
40
Paul Theroux
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