The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1978
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1978.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | The Silmarillion | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | Bloodline | Sidney Sheldon |
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | The Thorn Birds | Colleen McCullough |
| June 11 | Bloodline | Sidney Sheldon |
| June 18 | Scruples | Judith Krantz |
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | The Holcroft Covenant | Robert Ludlum |
| July 16 | Scruples | Judith Krantz |
| July 23 | Chesapeake | James Michener |
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | Not published due to 1978 New York City newspaper strike | |
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | War and Remembrance | Herman Wouk |
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | Chesapeake | James Michener |
| December 31 | ||
See also[]
- New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1978
- 1978 in literature
- Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers
- Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s
References[]
Categories:
- The New York Times Best Seller list
- 1978 fiction books
- 1978 in the United States