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Publishers Weekly's List of Bestselling Novels in the United States in the 1970s

A list of the best selling novels in the United States during the decade of the 1970s as compiled by Publishers Weekly.
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Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
Erich Segal
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Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
Ernest Hemingway
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The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart
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Great Lion of God
Great Lion of God
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QB VII
QB VII
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (Jimmy Breslin)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Jimmy Breslin
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The Secret Woman (Victoria Holt)
The Secret Woman
Victoria Holt
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Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt
9
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
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Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
Arthur Hailey
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
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The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
13
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth
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The Betsy (Harold Robbins)
The Betsy
Harold Robbins
15
Message From Malaga (Helene McInnes)
Message From Malaga
Helene McInnes
16
The Drifters (James Michener)
The Drifters
James Michener
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The Other
The Other
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Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
John Updike
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
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August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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The Odessa File
The Odessa File
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The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
Irving Wallace
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The Winds of War
The Winds of War
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Captains and Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and Kings
Taylor Caldwell
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Two From Galilee
Two From Galilee
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My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev
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Semi-Tough (DAN JENKINS)
Semi-Tough
DAN JENKINS
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Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
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Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr by Gore Vidal
31
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
32
Evening in Byzantium (Irwin Shaw)
Evening in Byzantium
Irwin Shaw
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The Matlock Paper
The Matlock Paper
34
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing (Paul E. Erdman)
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing
Paul E. Erdman
35
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
36
The Pirate (Harold Robbins)
The Pirate
Harold Robbins
37
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
38
The Seven Per Cent Solution
The Seven Per Cent Solution
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The Fan Club (Irving Wallace)
The Fan Club
Irving Wallace
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
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