List of The New York Times number-one books of 1941

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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1941. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area. [1]

Contents

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.

The two most popular books that year were The Keys of the Kingdom , by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and This Above All by Eric Knight, which was on top of the list for 15 weeks. [2]

DateBookAuthor
January 6Oliver Wiswell Kenneth Roberts
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3
February 10
February 17 Random Harvest James Hilton
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28 This Above All Eric Knight
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4 The Keys of the Kingdom A. J. Cronin
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17 Saratoga Trunk Edna Ferber
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15Windswept Mary Ellen Chase
December 22
December 29

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History . Vol. Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304. ISBN   0271020504.
  2. ↑ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1941 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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