TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1974

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Week of May 5, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
2

BURR

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
3

JAWS

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
4

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
5

THE FAN CLUB

THE PARTNERS
Louis Auchincloss
6

THE PARTNERS

YOU AND ME BABE
Chuck Barris
Cover of YOU AND ME BABE
7

YOU AND ME BABE

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
8

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
Allen Drury
Cover of COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
9

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE

TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED
Harry Kemelman
Cover of TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED
10

TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED

Week of May 12, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
3

BURR

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
4

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
5

THE FAN CLUB

THE PARTNERS
Louis Auchincloss
6

THE PARTNERS

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
7

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
Allen Drury
Cover of COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
8

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE

YOU AND ME BABE
Chuck Barris
Cover of YOU AND ME BABE
9

YOU AND ME BABE

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
10

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT

Week of May 19, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
3

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
4

THE FAN CLUB

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
5

BURR

THE PARTNERS
Louis Auchincloss
6

THE PARTNERS

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
7

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

YOU AND ME BABE
Chuck Barris
Cover of YOU AND ME BABE
8

YOU AND ME BABE

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
Allen Drury
Cover of COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE
9

COME NINEVEH, COME TYRE

TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED
Harry Kemelman
Cover of TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED
10

TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED

Week of May 26, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
3

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
4

THE FAN CLUB

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
5

BURR

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
6

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

THE PARTNERS
Louis Auchincloss
7

THE PARTNERS

CASHELMARA
Susan Howatch
Cover of CASHELMARA
8

CASHELMARA

YOU AND ME BABE
Chuck Barris
Cover of YOU AND ME BABE
9

YOU AND ME BABE

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
10

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT

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