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Books Topping the New York Times Fiction Bestseller List From 1931 to May 22, 2022

This was a long list to make! Luckily wikipedia has all the individual lists of yearly NYT bestseller toppers, and I decided to put them in one giant list. It is incredibly interesting to go through it and see how tastes have changed since 1931 (although from 1931-1941, the list only covers the NYC area) and which authors have almost an automatic place at the top. This is quite educational and I do recommend taking it for that purpose.
As always have fun folks, I really hope people take this one!
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The Ten Commandments (Warwick Deeping)
The Ten Commandments (Warwick Deeping)
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Maid in Waiting (John Galsworthy)
Maid in Waiting (John Galsworthy)
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The Harbourmaster (William McFee)
The Harbourmaster (William McFee)
4
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington (Francis Brett Young)
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington (Francis Brett Young)
5
The End of Desire (Robert Herrick)
The End of Desire (Robert Herrick)
6
Mary's Neck (Booth Tarkington)
Mary's Neck (Booth Tarkington)
7
Magnolia Street (Louis Golding)
Magnolia Street (Louis Golding)
8
Bright Skin (Julia Peterkin)
Bright Skin (Julia Peterkin)
9
A Modern Hero (Louis Bromfield)
A Modern Hero (Louis Bromfield)
10
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
11
District Nurse (Faith Baldwin)
District Nurse (Faith Baldwin)
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The Fountain
The Fountain
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Faraway (J.B. Priestley)
Faraway (J.B. Priestley)
14
Lark Ascending (Mazo De La Roche)
Lark Ascending (Mazo De La Roche)
15
A New York Tempest (Manuel Komroff)
A New York Tempest (Manuel Komroff)
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The Sheltered Life (Ellen Glasgow)
The Sheltered Life (Ellen Glasgow)
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Sons (Pearl S. Buck)
Sons (Pearl S. Buck)
18
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz
19
Flowering Wilderness (John Galsworthy)
Flowering Wilderness (John Galsworthy)
20
The Last Adam (James G. Cozzens)
The Last Adam (James G. Cozzens)
21
Ann Vickers (Sinclair Lewis)
Ann Vickers (Sinclair Lewis)
22
The Werewolf of Paris (Guy Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris (Guy Endore)
23
Rain in the Doorway (Thorne Smith)
Rain in the Doorway (Thorne Smith)
24
As the Earth Turns (Gladys Hasty Carroll)
As the Earth Turns (Gladys Hasty Carroll)
25
The Store (T.S. Stribling)
The Store (T.S. Stribling)
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Little Man, What Now? (Hans Fallada)
Little Man, What Now? (Hans Fallada)
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Anthony Adverse (Hervey Allen)
Anthony Adverse (Hervey Allen)
28
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
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Work of Art (Sinclair Lewis)
Work of Art (Sinclair Lewis)
30
The Oppermans (Lion Feuchtwanger)
The Oppermans (Lion Feuchtwanger)
31
Seven Gothic Tales (Isak Dinesen)
Seven Gothic Tales (Isak Dinesen)
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Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
33
Lamb in His Bosom (Caroline Miller)
Lamb in His Bosom (Caroline Miller)
34
Five Silver Daughters (Louis Golding)
Five Silver Daughters (Louis Golding)
35
I Claudius (Robert Graves)
I Claudius (Robert Graves)
36
So Red the Rose (Stark Young)
So Red the Rose (Stark Young)
37
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
38
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (Franz Werfel)
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (Franz Werfel)
39
Heaven's My Destination (Thornton Wilder)
Heaven's My Destination (Thornton Wilder)
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Come and Get It (Edna Ferber)
Come and Get It (Edna Ferber)
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