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Publishers Weekly's List of Bestselling Novels in the United States in the 1970s

A list of the best selling novels in the United States during the decade of the 1970s as compiled by Publishers Weekly.
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Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
1
Erich Segal
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
2
Ernest Hemingway
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
3
Mary Stewart
Great Lion of God
Great Lion of God
4
QB VII
QB VII
5
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (Jimmy Breslin)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
6
Jimmy Breslin
The Secret Woman (Victoria Holt)
The Secret Woman
7
Victoria Holt
Travels With My Aunt (Graham Greene)
Travels With My Aunt
8
Graham Greene
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
9
Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
10
Arthur Hailey
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
11
William Peter Blatty
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
12
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
13
Frederick Forsyth
The Betsy (Harold Robbins)
The Betsy
14
Harold Robbins
Message From Malaga (Helene McInnes)
Message From Malaga
15
Helene McInnes
The Drifters (James Michener)
The Drifters
16
James Michener
The Other
The Other
17
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
18
John Updike
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
19
Richard Bach
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
20
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
21
The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
22
Irving Wallace
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
23
Captains and Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and Kings
24
Taylor Caldwell
Two From Galilee
Two From Galilee
25
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
26
Chaim Potok
Semi-Tough (DAN JENKINS)
Semi-Tough
27
DAN JENKINS
Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
28
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
29
Kurt Vonnegut
Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr by Gore Vidal
30
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
31
Evening in Byzantium (Irwin Shaw)
Evening in Byzantium
32
Irwin Shaw
The Matlock Paper
The Matlock Paper
33
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing (Paul E. Erdman)
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing
34
Paul E. Erdman
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
35
The Pirate (Harold Robbins)
The Pirate
36
Harold Robbins
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
37
The Seven Per Cent Solution
The Seven Per Cent Solution
38
The Fan Club (Irving Wallace)
The Fan Club
39
Irving Wallace
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
40
E.L. Doctorow
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