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Publishers Weekly Best Selling Books of the 70s

Here are the best selling books by the year according to Publishers weekly. Not the flash In the pan #1 NY times best sellers but what was the most successful selling books of the entire year. This list deals with the entire 1970's.
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Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
1
Erich Segal
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
2
John Fowles
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream
3
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
4
Mary Stewart
Great Lion of God
Great Lion of God
5
QB VII
QB VII
6
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (Jimmy Breslin)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
7
Jimmy Breslin
The Secret Woman (Victoria Holt)
The Secret Woman
8
Victoria Holt
Travels With My Aunt (Graham Greene)
Travels With My Aunt
9
Graham Greene
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
10
Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
11
Arthur Hailey
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
12
William Peter Blatty
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
13
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
14
Frederick Forsyth
The Betsy (Harold Robbins)
The Betsy
15
Harold Robbins
Message From Malaga (Helene McInnes)
Message From Malaga
16
Helene McInnes
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
17
The Drifters (James Michener)
The Drifters
18
James Michener
The Other
The Other
19
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
20
John Updike
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
21
Richard Bach
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
22
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
23
The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
24
Irving Wallace
Captains and Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and Kings
25
Taylor Caldwell
Two From Galilee
Two From Galilee
26
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
27
Chaim Potok
Semi-Tough (DAN JENKINS)
Semi-Tough
28
DAN JENKINS
Once Is Not Enough (Jacqueline Susann)
Once Is Not Enough
29
Jacqueline Susann
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
30
Kurt Vonnegut
Burr
Burr
31
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
32
Evening in Byzantium (Irwin Shaw)
Evening in Byzantium
33
Irwin Shaw
The Matlock Paper
The Matlock Paper
34
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing (Paul E. Erdman)
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing
35
Paul E. Erdman
The Honorary Consul (Graham Greene)
The Honorary Consul
36
Graham Greene
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
37
James A. Michener
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
38
Richard Adams
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
39
Peter Benchley
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
40
John Le Carré
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