This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1952.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. [1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | The Caine Mutiny | Herman Wouk |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | My Cousin Rachel | Daphne du Maurier |
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4 | ||
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | The Caine Mutiny | Herman Wouk |
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | The Silver Chalice | Thomas B. Costain |
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | East of Eden | John Steinbeck |
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books. [2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | The Sea Around Us | Rachel Carson |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | Mr. President | William Hillman |
| April 27 | U.S.A. Confidential | Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer |
| May 4 | The Sea Around Us | Rachel Carson |
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | Witness | Whittaker Chambers |
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | A Man Called Peter | Catherine Marshall |
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | Tallulah: My Autobiography | Tallulah Bankhead |
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |