The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States. The lists are split into three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton with 6 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah with 4 weeks.
DateBookAuthorJanuary 7OriginDan BrownJanuary 14The People vs. Alex CrossJames PattersonJanuary 21The Woman in the WindowA. J. FinnJanuary 28February 4City of Endless NightDouglas Preston and Lincoln ChildFebruary 11Judgment RoadChristine FeehanFebruary 18Dark in DeathJ.D. RobbFebruary 25The Great AloneKristin HannahMarch 4March 11March 18March 25Burn BrightPatricia BriggsApril 1The Rising SeaClive Cussler and Graham BrownApril 8Accidental HeroesDanielle SteelApril 15The DisappearedC. J. BoxApril 22Ready Player OneErnest ClineApril 29The ThiefJ. R. WardMay 6The FallenDavid BaldacciMay 13Twisted PreyJohn SandfordMay 20The 17th SuspectJames Patterson and Maxine PaetroMay 27 June 3The CastDanielle SteelJune 10The OutsiderStephen KingJune 17Shelter in PlaceNora RobertsJune 24The President Is MissingJames Patterson and Bill ClintonJuly 1July 8July 15July 22July 29August 5The Other WomanDaniel SilvaAugust 12OriginDan BrownAugust 19August 26TailspinSandra BrownSeptember 2Crazy Rich AsiansKevin KwanSeptember 9September 16September 23Leverage in DeathJ. D. RobbSeptember 30Juror #3James Patterson and Nancy AllenOctober 7Lethal WhiteRobert GalbraithOctober 14Vince Flynn: Red WarKyle MillsOctober 21A Spark of LightJodi PicoultOctober 28Holy GhostJohn SandfordNovember 4Every BreathNicholas SparksNovember 11The ReckoningJohn GrishamNovember 18Dark Sacred NightMichael ConnellyNovember 25Past TenseLee ChildDecember 2Look Alive Twenty-FiveJanet EvanovichDecember 9Fire and BloodGeorge R. R. MartinDecember 16Kingdom of the BlindLouise PennyDecember 23Of Blood and BoneNora RobertsDecember 30The ReckoningJohn Grisham
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff with seven weeks at the top of the list followed by Becoming by Michelle Obama with five weeks at the top of the list; this book continued to be a best seller in 2019.
DateBookAuthorPublisherJanuary 7GrantRon ChernowPenguin PressJanuary 14Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse TysonNortonJanuary 21 Fire and Fury Michael Wolff HoltJanuary 28February 4February 11February 18February 25March 4March 11EducatedTara WestoverRandom HouseMarch 18 I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara HarperMarch 25April 1Russian RouletteMichael Isikoff and David CornTwelveApril 8Secret EmpiresPeter SchweizerHarperApril 15This Is MeChrissy MetzDey St.April 22Killers of the Flower MoonDavid GrannDoubledayApril 29Fascism: A WarningMadeleine Albright and Bill WoodwardHarperMay 6A Higher LoyaltyJames Comey FlatironMay 13May 27The Soul of AmericaJon Meacham Random HouseJune 3How to Change Your MindMichael Pollan Penguin PressJune 10The Restless WaveJohn McCain and Mark Salter Simon & SchusterJune 17CalypsoDavid SedarisLittle, BrownJune 24Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony BourdainEccoJuly 1July 8July 15July 22Things That MatterCharles KrauthammerCrown ForumJuly 29EducatedTara WestoverRandom HouseAugust 5Liars, Leakers and LiberalsJeanine PirroCenter StreetAugust 12The Russia HoaxGregg JarrettBroadsideAugust 19August 26Everything Trump Touches DiesRick WilsonFree PressSeptember 2UnhingedOmarosa Manigault NewmanGallerySeptember 9EducatedTara WestoverRandom HouseSeptember 16The Restless WaveJohn McCain and Mark SalterSimon & SchusterSeptember 23SapiensYuval Noah HarariHarperSeptember 30Fear: Trump in the White HouseBob WoodwardSimon & SchusterOctober 7October 14October 21Ship of FoolsTucker CarlsonFree PressOctober 28Killing the SSBill O'Reilly and Martin DugardHoltNovember 4November 11November 18Beastie Boys BookMichael Diamond and Adam HorovitzSpiegel & GrauNovember 25Killing the SSBill O'Reilly and Martin DugardHoltDecember 2BecomingMichelle ObamaCrownDecember 9December 16December 23December 30
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2010s
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