Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Christopher Paolini's Eldest, and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continue to rank high on numerous lists. Kostova's book remains at #1 or #2 on the four fiction hardcover lists compiled here. Paolini's book is #1 on the combined USA Today, while Rowling's book is still high on those lists that include it.
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| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
09.18 |
WP
09.11 |
SFC
09.11 |
USAT
09.04 |
PW
09.12
(ch 09.12) |
Amz
(09.13) |
UK:
Amz UK
(09.13) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(09.13) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.13) |
| Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed | |
30x5 |
10x4 |
30x3 |
150 |
15x5 |
100 |
100 |
10x4 |
100 |
| Hardcovers |
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Brooks, High Druid of Shannara: Straken |
08.21.05 / 3 |
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55 -23 |
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52 -24 |
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Carman, Beyond The Valley Of Thorns |
08.28.05 / 3 |
2 +1 |
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Carman, The Dark Hills Divide |
02.06.05 / 21 |
10 + |
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xxx.. |
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Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception |
04.10.05 / 22 |
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x |
4 + |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
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Ellis, Lunar Park |
08.21.05 / 4 |
32 -11 |
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6 +4 |
xx |
xx |
xxx |
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Feist, Flight of the Nighthawks (UK) |
09.04.05 / 2 |
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16 +12 |
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Funke, Dragon Rider |
08.16.04 / 56 |
8 + |
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xxx.. |
13 + |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
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Gaiman, Anansi Boys |
09.11.05 / 1 |
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69 ++ |
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Gemmell, Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (UK) |
08.21.05 / 4 |
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57 -35 |
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Hamilton, Judas Unchained (UK) |
08.28.05 / 2 |
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44 + |
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Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go (UK) |
02.20.05 / 9 |
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75 + |
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xxx.. |
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Jordan, Knife of Dreams |
08.14.05 / 5 |
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3 +16 |
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13 +40 |
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Jordan, Knife of Dreams (UK) |
09.04.05 / 2 |
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42 +36 |
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Kostova, The Historian |
06.12.05 / 14 |
2 +1 |
1 +1 |
2 = |
10 -5 |
1 + |
16 -7 |
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36 -16 |
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Kostova, The Historian (UK) |
07.03.05 / 10 |
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95 + |
6 = |
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Martin, A Feast for Crows |
02.23.03 / 24 |
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56 + |
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37 + |
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Martin, A Feast for Crows (UK) |
09.04.05 / 2 |
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40 +12 |
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Paolini, Eldest |
02.27.05 / 28 |
1 = |
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3 = |
1 = |
1 ++ |
8 -4 |
5 -1 |
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14 -10 |
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Paolini, Eragon |
09.07.03 / 94 |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
3 + |
93 -36 |
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58 + |
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Pratchett, Thud! |
09.11.05 / 1 |
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33 ++ |
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Pratchett, Thud! (UK) |
05.22.05 / 15 |
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10 +1 |
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Pratchett, Where's My Cow? (UK) |
07.03.05 / 6 |
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37 +40 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
12.20.04 / 39 |
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1 = |
5 -3 |
2 + |
2 -1 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK) |
12.27.04 / 37 |
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27 -9 |
1 = |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (CANADA) |
12.20.04 / 38 |
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22 -11 |
| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
09.18 |
WP
09.11 |
SFC
09.11 |
USAT
09.04 |
PW
09.12
(ch 09.12) |
Amz
(09.13) |
UK:
Amz UK
(09.13) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(09.13) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.13) |
| Paperbacks [tpb=trade] |
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Banks, The Algebraist (UK) |
07.03.05 / 9 |
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94 + |
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Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 |
07.20.03 / 46 |
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119 +6 |
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xxx.. |
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Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell [tpb] |
09.11.05 / 1 |
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70 ++ |
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Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (UK) [tpb] |
09.04.05 / 2 |
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x |
21 ++ |
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Corder, Lionboy [tpb] |
11.29.04 / 2 |
xxx.. |
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2 ++ |
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Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [tpb] |
07.17.05 / 9 |
7 -4 |
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110 -40 |
xxx |
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Denning, Star Wars: Dark Nest, Book 1: The Joiner King |
08.07.05 / 6 |
x |
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138 -44 |
xx |
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Funke, Inkheart [tpb] |
05.29.05 / 16 |
x |
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xxx.. |
9 + |
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Herbert/Anderson, Dune: The Battle of Corrin |
09.11.05 / 1 |
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95 ++ |
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Koontz/Anderson, Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book Two: City of Night |
07.24.05 / 8 |
25 -17 |
xxx |
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54 -23 |
xx |
xxx.. |
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Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set |
12.21.03 / 17 |
2 = |
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47 -9 |
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50 -16 |
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Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe |
06.12.05 / 13 |
5 = |
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112 -36 |
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Maguire, Wicked [tpb] |
06.15.03 / 95 |
18 -5 |
10 -4 |
4 +3 |
30 -15 |
3 + |
49 +21 |
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xxx.. |
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Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife [tpb] |
05.24.04 / 69 |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
79 -4 |
xxx.. |
47 -1 |
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Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife (UK) [tpb] |
01.02.05 / 36 |
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46 -23 |
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Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four |
07.20.03 / 46 |
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150 -16 |
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xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
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Paolini, Eragon (UK) |
01.09.05 / 14 |
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33 -1 |
6 = |
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Paolini, Eragon [tpb] |
05.08.05 / 19 |
1 = |
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8 ++ |
13 -3 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [tpb] |
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xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
109 -20 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (UK) |
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xxx.. |
10 = |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [tpb] |
08.11.02 / 137 |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
74 -32 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (UK) |
07.19.04 / 36 |
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xx |
8 = |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [tpb] |
07.05.04 / 63 |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
49 -19 |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [tpb] |
06.17.01 / 172 |
xxx.. |
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116 -48 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone [tpb] |
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xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
96 -43 |
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Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set [tpb] |
10.20.02 / 26 |
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xxx.. |
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85 -31 |
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Salvatore, Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords |
09.11.05 / 1 |
35 ++ |
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72 ++ |
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Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind [tpb] |
02.06.05 / 32 |
xxx.. |
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6 -4 |
xxx |
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| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
09.18 |
WP
09.11 |
SFC
09.11 |
USAT
09.04 |
PW
09.12
(ch 09.12) |
Amz
(09.13) |
UK:
Amz UK
(09.13) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(09.13) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(09.13) |
| This cell color indicates rankings on children's bestsellers lists |
This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales |
[Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data -- rankings from one or more weeks before -- and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals] |
