The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1943
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1943.
Only three titles topped the list in 1943. The most popular was The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, which started the year at the top of the list and only dropped to number two for one week in March to Mrs. Parkington, by Louis Bromfield, before finally ceding the top spot to So Little Time, by John P. Marquand, in mid-October. Marquand's satirical novel stayed at the top of the list for the rest of the year.
After The Robe was toppled, it still remained near the top of the chart for two more years. Thus very early in the history of the NYT best seller list, The Robe set the record as the adult fiction title with the longest run on the list, and it continued to hold the record at least until 1992.[1] The book returned to the bestseller list in 1953 when a film of the same name was released. By 1975, The Robe had sold more than 3.7 million copies.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | Mrs. Parkington | Louis Bromfield |
| March 21 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | ||
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | ||
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | ||
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | ||
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 |
See also[]
- 1943 in literature
- Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers
- Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s
References[]
- ^ Bear, John (1992). The #1 New York Times Best Seller: Intriguing Facts About the 484 Books That Have Been #1 New York Times Bestsellers Since the First List, 50 Years Ago. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, pp. 5-9.
- ^ Myers, Melissa. "Douglas, Lloyd C.: The Robe". 20th-Century American Bestsellers. Department of English, Brandeis University. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- The New York Times Best Seller list
- 1943 fiction books
- 1943 in the United States