This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1937. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area. [1]
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were Northwest Passage , by Kenneth Roberts, which held on top of the list for 14 weeks, and The Citadel by A. J. Cronin, which was on top of the list for 9 weeks. [2]
Date | Book | Author |
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January 4 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
January 11 | ||
January 18 | ||
January 25 | ||
February 1 | ||
February 8 | ||
February 15 | ||
February 22 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
March 1 | ||
March 8 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
March 15 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
March 22 | Theatre | Somerset Maugham |
March 29 | ||
April 5 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
April 12 | Theatre | Somerset Maugham |
April 19 | ||
April 26 | ||
May 3 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
May 10 | ||
May 17 | The Outward Room | Millen Brand |
May 24 | ||
May 31 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
June 7 | The Outward Room | Millen Brand |
June 14 | ||
June 21 | ||
June 28 | ||
July 5 | ||
July 12 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
July 19 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
July 26 | ||
August 2 | ||
August 9 | ||
August 16 | ||
August 23 | ||
August 30 | ||
September 6 | ||
September 13 | ||
September 20 | ||
September 27 | ||
October 4 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
October 11 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
October 18 | ||
October 25 | ||
November 1 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
November 8 | ||
November 15 | ||
November 22 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
November 29 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
December 6 | ||
December 13 | ||
December 20 | ||
December 27 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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