The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1964
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1964. Only four books topped the list that year, the list being dominated for 34 weeks by John le Carré's spy novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. The prolific novelist Louis Auchincloss had his only No. 1 bestseller that year (and only for one week at the top, though it lasted 33 weeks in the top 5).[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | The Group | Mary McCarthy |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | ||
| February 23 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | John le Carré |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | ||
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | The Rector of Justin | Louis Auchincloss |
| October 11 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | John le Carré |
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | Herzog | Saul Bellow |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | ||
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | ||
| November 29 | ||
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |
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- The New York Times Best Seller list
- 1964 fiction books
- 1964 in the United States