List of number-one New York Times best sellers of 1982

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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 An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14 The Hotel New Hampshire John Irving
February 21An Indecent ObsessionColleen McCullough
February 28 North and South John Jakes
March 7
March 14
March 21 The Parsifal Mosaic Robert Ludlum
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6 The Man from St. Petersburg Ken Follett
June 13The Parsifal MosaicRobert Ludlum
June 20
June 27
July 4 The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer
July 11The Parsifal MosaicRobert Ludlum
July 18
July 25The Prodigal DaughterJeffrey Archer
August 1
August 8
August 15 Different Seasons Stephen King
August 22The Prodigal DaughterJeffrey Archer
August 29Different SeasonsStephen King
September 5
September 12 Master of the Game Sidney Sheldon
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10 Space James Michener
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

Nonfiction

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

DateBookAuthor
January 3 A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7 A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney Andrew A. Rooney
March 14Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6 Living Loving and Learning Leo Buscaglia
June 13Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
August 15
August 22Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda
August 29Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
September 5
September 12Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
October 17
October 24
October 31Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda
November 7
November 14
November 21And More by Andy Rooney Andrew A. Rooney
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

See also

References

  1. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1982.
  2. "Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1982". hawes.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.