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Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels by Year, 1900-2014

Note: the numbers may seem a little off, since some books, like "Gone With the Wind" and "Anthony Adverse" were the top-selling titles of successive years in the 1930's, maybe because publishers were cutting back on new titles during the Depression. Also, the "Winston Churchill" who wrote so many bestsellers in the early 20th Century was an American author, not the British Prime Minister. Does that mean in 40 years, the UK will be led to victory in a world war by someone named John Green? I kinda hope not. World wars suck.
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To Have and to Hold (Mary Johnston)
To Have and to Hold
Mary Johnston
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The Crisis (Winston Churchill)
The Crisis
Winston Churchill
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The Virginian
The Virginian
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Lady Rose's Daughter (Mary Augusta Ward)
Lady Rose's Daughter
Mary Augusta Ward
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The Crossing (Winston Churchill)
The Crossing
Winston Churchill
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The Marriage of William Ashe (Mary Augusta Ward)
The Marriage of William Ashe
Mary Augusta Ward
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Coniston (Winston Churchill)
Coniston
Winston Churchill
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The Lady of the Decoration (Frances Little)
The Lady of the Decoration
Frances Little
9
Mr. Crewe's Career (Winston Churchill)
Mr. Crewe's Career
Winston Churchill
10
The Inner Shrine (Basil King)
The Inner Shrine
Basil King
11
The Rosary (Florence Barclay)
The Rosary
Florence Barclay
12
The Broad Highway (Jeffery Farnol)
The Broad Highway
Jeffery Farnol
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The Harvester (Gene Stratton Porter)
The Harvester
Gene Stratton Porter
14
The Inside of the Cup (Winston Churchill)
The Inside of the Cup
Winston Churchill
15
The Eyes of the World (Harold Bell Wright)
The Eyes of the World
Harold Bell Wright
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The Turmoil (Booth Tarkington)
The Turmoil
Booth Tarkington
17
Seventeen
Seventeen
18
Mr. Britling Sees It Through (HG Wells)
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
HG Wells
19
The U.P. Trail (Zane Grey)
The U.P. Trail
Zane Grey
20
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (V Blasco Ibaniez)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
V Blasco Ibaniez
21
The Man of the Forest (Zane Grey)
The Man of the Forest
Zane Grey
22
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis
23
If Winter Comes (A.S.M. Hutchison)
If Winter Comes
A.S.M. Hutchison
24
Black Oxen (Gertrude Atherton)
Black Oxen
Gertrude Atherton
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So Big by Edna Ferber
So Big by Edna Ferber
26
Soundings (A Hamilton Gibbs)
Soundings
A Hamilton Gibbs
27
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (John Erskine)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
John Erskine
28
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
29
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
30
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
31
Cimarron
Cimarron
32
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
33
Anthony Adverse (Hervey Allen)
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
34
Green Light (Lloyd Douglas)
Green Light
Lloyd Douglas
35
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
36
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
37
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
38
The Keys of the Kingdom (A.J. Cronin)
The Keys of the Kingdom
A.J. Cronin
39
The Song of Bernadette (Franz Werfel)
The Song of Bernadette
Franz Werfel
40
The Robe
The Robe
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