TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

January 1966

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Week of January 2, 1966

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THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1

THE SOURCE

THOSE WHO LOVE
Irving Stone
Cover of THOSE WHO LOVE
2

THOSE WHO LOVE

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
3

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
Mary Stewart
Cover of AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
4

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
John O'Hara
Cover of THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
5

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
6

HOTEL

THE HONEY BADGER
Robert Ruark
Cover of THE HONEY BADGER
7

THE HONEY BADGER

THOMAS
Shelley Mydans
8

THOMAS

THE GREEN BERETS
Robin Moore
Cover of THE GREEN BERETS
9

THE GREEN BERETS

THE RABBI
Noah Gordon
Cover of THE RABBI
10

THE RABBI

Week of January 9, 1966

Full list →
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1

THE SOURCE

THOSE WHO LOVE
Irving Stone
Cover of THOSE WHO LOVE
2

THOSE WHO LOVE

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
3

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
Mary Stewart
Cover of AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
4

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
5

HOTEL

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
John O'Hara
Cover of THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
6

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN

THOMAS
Shelley Mydans
7

THOMAS

THE HONEY BADGER
Robert Ruark
Cover of THE HONEY BADGER
8

THE HONEY BADGER

THE GREEN BERETS
Robin Moore
Cover of THE GREEN BERETS
9

THE GREEN BERETS

THE RABBI
Noah Gordon
Cover of THE RABBI
10

THE RABBI

Week of January 16, 1966

Full list →
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1

THE SOURCE

THOSE WHO LOVE
Irving Stone
Cover of THOSE WHO LOVE
2

THOSE WHO LOVE

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
3

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
Mary Stewart
Cover of AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
4

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
John O'Hara
Cover of THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
5

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN

THOMAS
Shelley Mydans
6

THOMAS

THE HONEY BADGER
Robert Ruark
Cover of THE HONEY BADGER
7

THE HONEY BADGER

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
8

HOTEL

THE GREEN BERETS
Robin Moore
Cover of THE GREEN BERETS
9

THE GREEN BERETS

THE RABBI
Noah Gordon
Cover of THE RABBI
10

THE RABBI

Week of January 23, 1966

Full list →
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1

THE SOURCE

THOSE WHO LOVE
Irving Stone
Cover of THOSE WHO LOVE
2

THOSE WHO LOVE

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
3

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
John O'Hara
Cover of THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
4

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
Mary Stewart
Cover of AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
5

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
6

HOTEL

THOMAS
Shelley Mydans
7

THOMAS

THE RABBI
Noah Gordon
Cover of THE RABBI
8

THE RABBI

THE HONEY BADGER
Robert Ruark
Cover of THE HONEY BADGER
9

THE HONEY BADGER

THE GREEN BERETS
Robin Moore
Cover of THE GREEN BERETS
10

THE GREEN BERETS

Week of January 30, 1966

Full list →
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1

THE SOURCE

THOSE WHO LOVE
Irving Stone
Cover of THOSE WHO LOVE
2

THOSE WHO LOVE

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
3

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
John O'Hara
Cover of THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN
4

THE LOCKWOOD CONCERN

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
Mary Stewart
Cover of AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND
5

AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND

THOMAS
Shelley Mydans
6

THOMAS

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
7

HOTEL

THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN
Len Deighton
Cover of THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN
8

THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN

THE DOUBLE IMAGE
Helen MacInnes
9

THE DOUBLE IMAGE

THE RABBI
Noah Gordon
Cover of THE RABBI
10

THE RABBI

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.