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Every #1 Book on the New York Times Fiction List of the 20th Century

In 1931, The New York Times began taking count of every sold book in New York City stores and published the list of the best selling books. The list grew to include other major American cities, until 1942 when the national list was published. The exact method of compiling the records is a trade secret.
There is a wide range of novels, from classics you may have read in your high school English classes to obscure pulp fiction stories.
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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)
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Mr. and Mrs. Pennington (Francis Brett Young)
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington (Francis Brett Young)
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The End of Desire (Robert Herrick)
The End of Desire (Robert Herrick)
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Mary's Neck (Booth Tarkington)
Mary's Neck (Booth Tarkington)
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Magnolia Street (Louis Golding)
Magnolia Street (Louis Golding)
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Bright Skin (Julia Peterkin)
Bright Skin (Julia Peterkin)
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A Modern Hero (Louis Bromfield)
A Modern Hero (Louis Bromfield)
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
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District Nurse (Faith Baldwin)
District Nurse (Faith Baldwin)
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The Fountain (Charles Morgan)
The Fountain (Charles Morgan)
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Faraway (J.B. Priestley)
Faraway (J.B. Priestley)
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Lark Ascending (Mazo De La Roche)
Lark Ascending (Mazo De La Roche)
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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)
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Invitation to the Waltz (Rosamond Lehmann)
Invitation to the Waltz (Rosamond Lehmann)
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Flowering Wilderness (John Galsworthy)
Flowering Wilderness (John Galsworthy)
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The Last Adam (James G. Cozzens)
The Last Adam (James G. Cozzens)
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Ann Vickers (Sinclair Lewis)
Ann Vickers (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Werewolf of Paris (Guy Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris (Guy Endore)
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Rain in the Doorway (Thorne Smith)
Rain in the Doorway (Thorne Smith)
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As the Earth Turns (Gladys Hasty Carroll)
As the Earth Turns (Gladys Hasty Carroll)
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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)
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The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
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Work of Art (Sinclair Lewis)
Work of Art (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Oppermanns (Lion Feuchtwanger)
The Oppermanns (Lion Feuchtwanger)
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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)
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Lamb in His Bosom (By Caroline Miller)
Lamb in His Bosom (By Caroline Miller)
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Five Silver Daughters (Louis Golding)
Five Silver Daughters (Louis Golding)
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I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
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So Red the Rose (Stark Young)
So Red the Rose (Stark Young)
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Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
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The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (Franz Werfel)
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (Franz Werfel)
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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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