The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States.
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category. [1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Dolores Claiborne | Stephen King |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | Dragon Tears | Dean Koontz |
| January 31 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | The Client | John Grisham |
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | ||
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | ||
| August 29 | Without Remorse | Tom Clancy |
| September 5 | ||
| September 12 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | |
| November 21 | ||
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 |
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category. [2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | Healing and the Mind | Bill Moyers |
| March 21 | ||
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | ||
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | The Way Things Ought to Be | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | Days of Grace | Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad |
| July 25 | Women Who Run with the Wolves | Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | ||
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | Embraced by the Light | Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor |
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | Seinlanguage | Jerry Seinfeld |
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | Private Parts | Howard Stern |
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh |
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 |