List of The New York Times number-one books of 1988

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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 3 The Tommyknockers Stephen King
January 10
January 17
January 24 The Bonfire of the Vanities Tom Wolfe
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 6
March 13
March 20 The Icarus Agenda Robert Ludlum
March 27
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15 Zoya Danielle Steel
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
July 3 Alaska James Michener
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 7 The Cardinal of the Kremlin Tom Clancy
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30 The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice
November 6
November 13
November 20 The Sands of Time Sidney Sheldon
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

Nonfiction

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

DateBookAuthor
January 3Time Flies Bill Cosby
January 10
January 17 Trump: The Art of the Deal Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3
April 10Love, Medicine and Miracles Bernie S. Siegel
April 17 Trump: The Art of the Deal Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz
April 24Love, Medicine and Miracles Bernie S. Siegel
May 1
May 8
May 15 Moonwalk Michael Jackson
May 22
May 29For The Record Donald T. Regan
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26 A Brief History of Time Stephen W. Hawking
July 3 Talking Straight Lee Iacocca with Sonny Kleinfield
July 10
July 17 A Brief History of Time Stephen W. Hawking
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6
November 13
November 20 The Last Lion William Manchester
November 27
December 4 Gracie George Burns
December 11
December 18
December 25

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