TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1975

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Week of May 4, 1975

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THE MONEYCHANGERS
Arthur Hailey
1

THE MONEYCHANGERS

CENTENNIAL
James Michener
2

CENTENNIAL

THE PROMISE OF JOY
Allen Drury
3

THE PROMISE OF JOY

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
John D, MacDonald
Cover of THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
4

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
5

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

BLACK SUNDAY
Thomas Harris
Cover of BLACK SUNDAY
6

BLACK SUNDAY

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
John Updike
7

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

LADY
Thomas Tryon
8

LADY

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
9

SOMETHING HAPPENED

SPINDRIFT
Phyllis A. Whitney
Cover of SPINDRIFT
10

SPINDRIFT

Week of May 11, 1975

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THE MONEYCHANGERS
Arthur Hailey
1

THE MONEYCHANGERS

CENTENNIAL
James Michener
2

CENTENNIAL

THE PROMISE OF JOY
Allen Drury
3

THE PROMISE OF JOY

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
John D, MacDonald
Cover of THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
4

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
5

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

BLACK SUNDAY
Thomas Harris
Cover of BLACK SUNDAY
6

BLACK SUNDAY

LADY
Thomas Tryon
7

LADY

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
John Updike
8

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

SPINDRIFT
Phyllis A. Whitney
Cover of SPINDRIFT
9

SPINDRIFT

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
10

SOMETHING HAPPENED

Week of May 18, 1975

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THE MONEYCHANGERS
Arthur Hailey
1

THE MONEYCHANGERS

CENTENNIAL
James Michener
2

CENTENNIAL

THE PROMISE OF JOY
Allen Drury
3

THE PROMISE OF JOY

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
John D, MacDonald
Cover of THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
4

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
John Updike
5

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
6

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

SHARDIK
Richard Adams
Cover of SHARDIK
7

SHARDIK

THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK
Jessamyn West
Cover of THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK
8

THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK

LADY
Thomas Tryon
9

LADY

BLACK SUNDAY
Thomas Harris
Cover of BLACK SUNDAY
10

BLACK SUNDAY

Week of May 25, 1975

Full list →
THE MONEYCHANGERS
Arthur Hailey
1

THE MONEYCHANGERS

CENTENNIAL
James Michener
2

CENTENNIAL

THE PROMISE OF JOY
Allen Drury
3

THE PROMISE OF JOY

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
John D, MacDonald
Cover of THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY
4

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY

SHARDIK
Richard Adams
Cover of SHARDIK
5

SHARDIK

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
John Updike
6

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK
Jessamyn West
Cover of THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK
7

THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
8

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

SPINDRIFT
Phyllis A. Whitney
Cover of SPINDRIFT
9

SPINDRIFT

BLACK SUNDAY
Thomas Harris
Cover of BLACK SUNDAY
10

BLACK SUNDAY

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