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Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels by Year, 1900-2014

Note: the numbers may seem a little off, since some books, like "Gone With the Wind" and "Anthony Adverse" were the top-selling titles of successive years in the 1930's, maybe because publishers were cutting back on new titles during the Depression. Also, the "Winston Churchill" who wrote so many bestsellers in the early 20th Century was an American author, not the British Prime Minister. Does that mean in 40 years, the UK will be led to victory in a world war by someone named John Green? I kinda hope not. World wars suck.
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To Have and to Hold (Mary Johnston)
To Have and to Hold
1
Mary Johnston
The Crisis (Winston Churchill)
The Crisis
2
Winston Churchill
The Virginian
The Virginian
3
Lady Rose's Daughter (Mary Augusta Ward)
Lady Rose's Daughter
4
Mary Augusta Ward
The Crossing (Winston Churchill)
The Crossing
5
Winston Churchill
The Marriage of William Ashe (Mary Augusta Ward)
The Marriage of William Ashe
6
Mary Augusta Ward
Coniston (Winston Churchill)
Coniston
7
Winston Churchill
The Lady of the Decoration (Frances Little)
The Lady of the Decoration
8
Frances Little
Mr. Crewe's Career (Winston Churchill)
Mr. Crewe's Career
9
Winston Churchill
The Inner Shrine (Basil King)
The Inner Shrine
10
Basil King
The Rosary (Florence Barclay)
The Rosary
11
Florence Barclay
The Broad Highway (Jeffery Farnol)
The Broad Highway
12
Jeffery Farnol
The Harvester (Gene Stratton Porter)
The Harvester
13
Gene Stratton Porter
The Inside of the Cup (Winston Churchill)
The Inside of the Cup
14
Winston Churchill
The Eyes of the World (Harold Bell Wright)
The Eyes of the World
15
Harold Bell Wright
The Turmoil (Booth Tarkington)
The Turmoil
16
Booth Tarkington
Seventeen
Seventeen
17
Mr. Britling Sees It Through (HG Wells)
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
18
HG Wells
The U.P. Trail (Zane Grey)
The U.P. Trail
19
Zane Grey
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (V Blasco Ibaniez)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
20
V Blasco Ibaniez
The Man of the Forest (Zane Grey)
The Man of the Forest
21
Zane Grey
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
22
Sinclair Lewis
If Winter Comes (A.S.M. Hutchison)
If Winter Comes
23
A.S.M. Hutchison
Black Oxen (Gertrude Atherton)
Black Oxen
24
Gertrude Atherton
So Big by Edna Ferber
So Big by Edna Ferber
25
Soundings (A Hamilton Gibbs)
Soundings
26
A Hamilton Gibbs
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (John Erskine)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
27
John Erskine
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
28
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
29
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
30
Erich Maria Remarque
Cimarron
Cimarron
31
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
32
Pearl S. Buck
Anthony Adverse (Hervey Allen)
Anthony Adverse
33
Hervey Allen
Green Light (Lloyd Douglas)
Green Light
34
Lloyd Douglas
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
35
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
36
John Steinbeck
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
37
Richard Llewellyn
The Keys of the Kingdom (A.J. Cronin)
The Keys of the Kingdom
38
A.J. Cronin
The Song of Bernadette (Franz Werfel)
The Song of Bernadette
39
Franz Werfel
The Robe
The Robe
40
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