This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1945.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Eight books topped the list that year, the longest on top being The Green Years, which dominated the winter months (18 weeks including 1 week in 1944). Other particularly popular titles included A Lion is in the Streets (10 weeks on top) and The Black Rose (17 weeks including 4 in 1946). [1] [2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | ||
| January 28 | ||
| February 4 | ||
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 4 | ||
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | ||
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | Earth and High Heaven | Gwethalyn Graham |
| April 29 | The Ballad and the Source | Rosamond Lehmann |
| May 6 | ||
| May 13 | ||
| May 20 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | Forever Amber | Kathleen Winsor |
| June 10 | Captain from Castile | Samuel Shellabarger |
| June 17 | The Ballad and the Source | Rosamond Lehmann |
| June 24 | Captain from Castile | Samuel Shellabarger |
| July 1 | ||
| July 8 | A Lion is in the Streets | Adria Locke Langley |
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | Captain from Castile | Samuel Shellabarger |
| July 29 | A Lion is in the Streets | Adria Locke Langley |
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | So Well Remembered | James Hilton |
| September 30 | ||
| October 7 | The Black Rose | Thomas B. Costain |
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | ||
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books. [3]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Brave Men | Ernie Pyle |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | ||
| January 28 | The Time for Decision | Sumner Welles |
| February 4 | ||
| February 11 | Brave Men | Ernie Pyle |
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 4 | ||
| March 11 | Anything Can Happen | George and Helen Papashvily |
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | The Thurber Carnival | James Thurber |
| April 8 | Black Boy | Richard Wright |
| April 15 | Anything Can Happen | George and Helen Papashvily |
| April 22 | Black Boy | Richard Wright |
| April 29 | ||
| May 6 | ||
| May 13 | Brave Men | Ernie Pyle |
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | ||
| June 10 | Black Boy | Richard Wright |
| June 17 | Brave Men | Ernie Pyle |
| June 24 | ||
| July 1 | Black Boy | Richard Wright |
| July 8 | Up Front | Bill Mauldin |
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | ||
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | ||
| September 30 | ||
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | ||
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 | The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald |