Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1943.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
Only three titles topped the list in 1943. The most popular was The Robe , by Lloyd Douglas, which started the year at the top of the list and only dropped to number two for one week in March to Mrs. Parkington , by Louis Bromfield, before finally ceding the top spot to So Little Time, by John P. Marquand, in mid-October. Marquand's satirical novel stayed at the top of the list for the rest of the year.
After The Robe was toppled, it still remained near the top of the chart for two more years. Thus very early in the history of the NYT Best Seller list, The Robe set the record as the adult fiction title with the longest run on the list, and it continued to hold the record at least until 1992. [1] The book returned to the bestseller list in 1953 when a film of the same name was released. By 1975, The Robe had sold more than 3.7 million copies. [2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | Mrs. Parkington | Louis Bromfield |
| March 21 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | ||
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | ||
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | ||
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | ||
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 | ||
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. Since October 12, 1931, The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and nonfiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic.
The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the New York Times Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later rose to No. 1, and held the position for nearly a year. The Robe remained on the list for another two years, returning several other times over the next several years including when the film adaptation was released in 1953.