List of The New York Times number-one books of 1987

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The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.

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Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category. [1]

DateBookAuthor
January 4 It Stephen King
January 11
January 18 Red Storm Rising Tom Clancy
January 25
February 1 The Eyes of the Dragon Stephen King
February 8 Windmills of the Gods Sidney Sheldon
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29 Fine Things Danielle Steel
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31 The Haunted Mesa Louis L'Amour
June 7 Misery Stephen King
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26 Presumed Innocent Scott Turow
August 2 Patriot Games Tom Clancy
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
September 6Presumed InnocentScott Turow
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25 Kaleidoscope Danielle Steel
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29 The Tommyknockers Stephen King
December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category. [2]

DateBookAuthor
January 4 Fatherhood Bill Cosby
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1 A Season on the Brink John Feinstein
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10 Communion Whitley Strieber
May 17Love, Medicine & Miracles Bernie S. Siegel
May 24 Communion Whitley Strieber
May 31
June 7 The Closing of the American Mind Allan Bloom
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16 Spycatcher Peter Wright
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18 Veil Bob Woodward
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15 The Great Depression of 1990 Ravi Batra
November 22
November 29 Free to Be... a Family edited by Marlo Thomas with Christopher Cerf and Letty Cottin Pogrebin
December 6 Time Flies Bill Cosby
December 13
December 20
December 27

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