Publisher
Bantam
Titles on list
275
Total weeks
2,037
Best rank
#1
Weeks at #1
139
On the Bestseller Lists
275 titles
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Stephen W. Hawking#1 · 112 wks
IACOCCA: An Autobiography
Lee Iacocca with William Novak#1 · 86 wks
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
George R. R. Martin#1 · 85 wks
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Daniel Goleman#2 · 54 wks
YEAGER: An Autobiography
Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos#1 · 51 wks
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
James Bradley with Ron Powers#1 · 46 wks
COUPLEHOOD
Paul Reiser#1 · 42 wks
SEINLANGUAGE
Jerry Seinfeld#1 · 33 wks
TALKING STRAIGHT
Lee Iacocca with Sonny Kleinfield#1 · 31 wks
DANCING IN THE LIGHT
Shirley MacLaine#2 · 30 wks
FIRE IN THE BELLY
Sam Keen#4 · 29 wks
LAST OF THE BREED
Louis L'Amour#1 · 26 wks
FIRE AND BLOOD
George R.R. Martin#1 · 23 wks
HIS WAY
Kitty Kelley#1 · 22 wks
THE UNIVERSE IN A NUTSHELL
Stephen Hawking#4 · 20 wks
THE HAUNTED MESA
Louis L'Amour#1 · 20 wks
GET TO THE HEART
Barbara Mandrell with George Vecsey#2 · 19 wks
JUBAL SACKETT
Louis L'Amour#1 · 19 wks
THE LONESOME GODS
Louis L'Amour#2 · 19 wks
MY POINT ... AND I DO HAVE ONE
Ellen DeGeneres#1 · 18 wks
THE NEGOTIATOR
Frederick Forsyth#2 · 18 wks
THE UMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Ron Luciano with David Fisher#5 · 18 wks
POWERSHIFT
Alvin Toffler#6 · 17 wks
IN GOD'S NAME
David A. Yallop#2 · 16 wks
THE WALKING DRUM
Louis L'Amour#2 · 16 wks
THE SNOWBALL
Alice Schroeder#1 · 15 wks
REBA: My Story
Reba McEntire with Tom Carter#2 · 15 wks
SKINNY LEGS AND ALL
Tom Robbins#4 · 15 wks
EDUCATION OF A WANDERING MAN
Louis L'Amour#4 · 15 wks
OUT ON A LIMB
Shirley MacLaine#5 · 15 wks
BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS
Stephen Hawking#4 · 14 wks
A WORLD WAITING TO BE BORN
M. Scott Peck#4 · 14 wks
FATHER, SON & CO.
Thomas J. Watson Jr. and Peter Petre#3 · 14 wks
DESTINY
Sally Beauman#4 · 14 wks
THE CLASS
Erich Segal#4 · 14 wks
THE MATARESE COUNTDOWN
Robert Ludlum#3 · 13 wks
THE SCORPIO ILLUSION
Robert Ludlum#3 · 13 wks
NIGHT PROBE!
Clive Cussler#8 · 13 wks
DOCTORS
Erich Segal#4 · 12 wks
FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE
Dean Koontz#1 · 11 wks
THE APOCALYPSE WATCH
Robert Ludlum#3 · 11 wks
ACQUIRED TASTES
Peter Mayle#9 · 11 wks
JITTERBUG PERFUME
Tom Robbins#7 · 11 wks
KEEPING FAITH
Jimmy Carter#3 · 11 wks
A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS
George R. R. Martin#2 · 10 wks
MY POINT . . . AND I DO HAVE ONE
Ellen DeGeneres#1 · 10 wks
THE FIST OF GOD
Frederick Forsyth#7 · 10 wks
A BRILLIANT MADNESS
Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman#6 · 10 wks
IT'S ALL IN THE PLAYING
Shirley MacLaine#2 · 10 wks
CALL ME ANNA
Patty Duke and Kenneth Turan#6 · 10 wks
FERRARO: My Story
Geraldine A. Ferraro with Linda Bird Francke#9 · 10 wks
THE BRAIN
Richard M. Restak#8 · 10 wks
ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE
Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester#1 · 9 wks
THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR
Dean Koontz#2 · 9 wks
THE HUSBAND
Dean Koontz#1 · 9 wks
FALSE MEMORY
Dean Koontz#4 · 9 wks
SEIZE THE NIGHT
Dean Koontz#2 · 9 wks
FEAR NOTHING
Dean Koontz#3 · 9 wks
DOMINIQUE MOCEANU: AN AMERICAN CHAMPION
Dominique Moceanu as told to Steve Woodward#6 · 9 wks
THE WEB
Jonathan Kellerman#5 · 9 wks
BAD LOVE
Jonathan Kellerman#5 · 9 wks
A TRAIL OF MEMORIES
Angelique L'Amour#5 · 9 wks
SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN
Janet Evanovich#1 · 8 wks
WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWS
Dean Koontz#1 · 8 wks
THE GRAND DESIGN
Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow#1 · 8 wks
ONE DOOR AWAY FROM HEAVEN
Dean Koontz#1 · 8 wks
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Jonathan Kellerman#7 · 8 wks
THE CLINIC
Jonathan Kellerman#2 · 8 wks
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY
Elizabeth George#2 · 8 wks
GUILTY AS SIN
Tami Hoag#5 · 8 wks
PRIVATE EYES
Jonathan Kellerman#6 · 8 wks
THE RUSTLERS OF WEST FORK
Louis L'Amour#6 · 8 wks
FREE TO BE . . . A FAMILY
Marlo Thomas with Christopher Cerf and Letty Cottin Pogrebin#1 · 8 wks
TURBO TWENTY-THREE
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
TRICKY TWENTY-TWO
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
TAKEDOWN TWENTY
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
NOTORIOUS NINETEEN
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN
Janet Evanovich#1 · 7 wks
BROTHER ODD
Dean Koontz#6 · 7 wks
FOREVER ODD
Dean Koontz#4 · 7 wks
A PLACE OF HIDING
Elizabeth George#5 · 7 wks
THE FACE
Dean Koontz#4 · 7 wks
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
Dean Koontz#2 · 7 wks
A TRAITOR TO MEMORY
Elizabeth George#8 · 7 wks
ASHES TO ASHES
Tami Hoag#4 · 7 wks
MY LUCKY STARS
Shirley MacLaine#6 · 7 wks
SELF-DEFENSE
Jonathan Kellerman#4 · 7 wks
DEVIL'S WALTZ
Jonathan Kellerman#5 · 7 wks
MOVING PICTURES
Ali MacGraw#4 · 7 wks
PRESS ON!
Chuck Yeager and Charles Leerhsen#3 · 7 wks
VELOCITY
Dean Koontz#4 · 6 wks
ODD THOMAS
Dean Koontz#6 · 6 wks
BEYOND THE GREAT SNOW MOUNTAINS
Louis L'Amour#9 · 6 wks
DECEPTION ON HIS MIND
Elizabeth George#8 · 6 wks
CHIEF
Daryl F. Gates with Diane K. Shah#2 · 6 wks
ACTS OF FAITH
Erich Segal#8 · 6 wks
DANCE WHILE YOU CAN
Shirley MacLaine#4 · 6 wks
THE DECEIVER
Frederick Forsyth#6 · 6 wks
THE OUTLAWS OF MESQUITE
Louis L'Amour#8 · 6 wks
SILENT PARTNER
Jonathan Kellerman#7 · 6 wks
NOT QUITE DEAD YET
Holly Jackson#1 · 5 wks
ASHLEY BELL
Dean Koontz#12 · 5 wks
SAINT ODD
Dean Koontz#3 · 5 wks
ODD APOCALYPSE
Dean Koontz#2 · 5 wks
WICKED BUSINESS
Janet Evanovich#1 · 5 wks
BREATHLESS
Dean Koontz#5 · 5 wks
YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME
Dean Koontz#6 · 5 wks
ODD HOURS
Dean R. Koontz#3 · 5 wks
THE GOOD GUY
Dean Koontz#3 · 5 wks
PRIOR BAD ACTS
Tami Hoag#2 · 5 wks
ON THE RUN
Iris Johansen#6 · 5 wks
A FEAST FOR CROWS
George R. R. Martin#1 · 5 wks
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Dean Koontz#4 · 5 wks
THE TAKING
Dean Koontz#4 · 5 wks
DUST TO DUST
Tami Hoag#2 · 5 wks
THE SEARCH
Iris Johansen#9 · 5 wks
JOHN GLENN: A Memoir
John Glenn with Nick Taylor#7 · 5 wks
IN PURSUIT OF THE PROPER SINNER
Elizabeth George#7 · 5 wks
CARNAL INNOCENCE
Nora Roberts#7 · 5 wks
WORKING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Daniel Goleman#9 · 5 wks
MIRACLE CURE
Michael Palmer#9 · 5 wks
END OF THE DRIVE
Louis L'Amour#6 · 5 wks
AFFAIR
Amanda Quick#6 · 5 wks
A THIN DARK LINE
Tami Hoag#6 · 5 wks
MISTRESS
Amanda Quick#8 · 5 wks
PAUL HARVEY'S FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
Paul Harvey Jr#7 · 5 wks
RIGHTFULLY MINE
Doris Mortman#11 · 5 wks
DR. ABRAVANEL'S BODY TYPE DIET AND LIFETIME NUTRITION PLAN
Elliot D. Abravanel and Elizabeth A. King#12 · 5 wks
EXIT STRATEGY
Lee Child and Andrew Child#3 · 4 wks
INNOCENCE
Dean Koontz#9 · 4 wks
RELENTLESS
Dean Koontz#1 · 4 wks
GARDEN SPELLS
Sarah Addison Allen#7 · 4 wks
THE ALIBI MAN
Tami Hoag#3 · 4 wks
STALEMATE
Iris Johansen#8 · 4 wks
SLEEPING WITH FEAR
Kay Hooper#10 · 4 wks
GONE
Lisa Gardner#4 · 4 wks
KILL THE MESSENGER
Tami Hoag#9 · 4 wks
FIRESTORM
Iris Johansen#6 · 4 wks
SENSE OF EVIL
Kay Hooper#7 · 4 wks
DEAD AIM
Iris Johansen#6 · 4 wks
DARK HORSE
Tami Hoag#3 · 4 wks
BODY OF LIES
Iris Johansen#5 · 4 wks
LOVE, GREG & LAUREN
Greg Manning#4 · 4 wks
DUNE: House Corrino
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson#8 · 4 wks
FINAL TARGET
Iris Johansen#3 · 4 wks
RILEY IN THE MORNING
Sandra Brown#3 · 4 wks
TOUGH COOKIE
Diane Mott Davidson#9 · 4 wks
DUNE: House Atreides
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson#12 · 4 wks
COMFORT FROM A COUNTRY QUILT
Reba McEntire#8 · 4 wks
SEND NO FLOWERS
Sandra Brown#4 · 4 wks
SILENT TREATMENT
Michael Palmer#9 · 4 wks
PLAYING FOR THE ASHES
Elizabeth George#11 · 4 wks
EXPOSING MYSELF
Geraldo Rivera with Daniel Paisner#6 · 4 wks
DARKNESS
John Saul#11 · 4 wks
A BED BY THE WINDOW
M. Scott Peck#13 · 4 wks
HIGH HEARTS
Rita Mae Brown#12 · 4 wks
THANK YOU FOR MY SERVICE
Mat Best with Ross Patterson and Nils Parker#5 · 3 wks
THE CROOKED STAIRCASE
Dean Koontz#5 · 3 wks
THE SILENT CORNER
Dean Koontz#2 · 3 wks
CURIOUS MINDS
Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton#3 · 3 wks
THE CHASE
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg#3 · 3 wks
THE HEIST
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg#5 · 3 wks
DEEPLY ODD
Dean Koontz#3 · 3 wks
77 SHADOW STREET
Dean Koontz#1 · 3 wks
BLOOD DREAMS
Kay Hooper#9 · 3 wks
HIDE
Lisa Gardner#9 · 3 wks
SANDCASTLES
Luanne Rice#9 · 3 wks
KILLER DREAMS
Iris Johansen#8 · 3 wks
CHILL OF FEAR
Kay Hooper#12 · 3 wks
COUNTDOWN
Iris Johansen#6 · 3 wks
ALONE
Lisa Gardner#9 · 3 wks
BLIND ALLEY
Iris Johansen#11 · 3 wks
BABYLON RISING
Tim LaHaye and Greg Dinallo#7 · 3 wks
THURSDAY'S CHILD
Sandra Brown#7 · 3 wks
STICKS & SCONES
Diane Mott Davidson#9 · 3 wks
SLIGHTLY SHADY
Amanda Quick#8 · 3 wks
DUNE: House Harkonnen
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson#8 · 3 wks
WICKED WIDOW
Amanda Quick#11 · 3 wks
I THEE WED
Amanda Quick#9 · 3 wks
WITH THIS RING
Amanda Quick#10 · 3 wks
THE GRILLING SEASON
Diane Mott Davidson#13 · 3 wks
HALF ASLEEP IN FROG PAJAMAS
Tom Robbins#11 · 3 wks
BLACK HOLES AND BABY UNIVERSES
Stephen Hawking#14 · 3 wks
LILA
Robert M. Pirsig#10 · 3 wks
PETER LAWFORD
James Spada#11 · 3 wks
AVA
Ava Gardner#10 · 3 wks
SECOND CHILD
John Saul#13 · 3 wks
THE RENEWAL FACTOR
Robert H. Waterman Jr#12 · 3 wks
BEVERLY
Beverly Sills and Lawrence Linderman#13 · 3 wks
THE MISSING HALF
Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester#4 · 2 wks
THE NIGHT WINDOW
Dean Koontz#3 · 2 wks
THE FORBIDDEN DOOR
Dean Koontz#5 · 2 wks
THE PURSUIT
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg#8 · 2 wks
THE SCAM
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg#10 · 2 wks
SPEAKING IN BONES
Kathy Reichs#7 · 2 wks
WICKED CHARMS
Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton#7 · 2 wks
THE JOB
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg#9 · 2 wks
BONES NEVER LIE
Kathy Reichs#4 · 2 wks
THE SECRET RACE
Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle#6 · 2 wks
LOVE YOU MORE
Lisa Gardner#5 · 2 wks
NEPTUNE’S INFERNO
James D. Hornfischer#10 · 2 wks
LIVE TO TELL
Lisa Gardner#10 · 2 wks
FRANKENSTEIN: LOST SOULS
Dean Koontz#7 · 2 wks
SAY GOODBYE
Lisa Gardner#12 · 2 wks
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Daniel Goleman#13 · 2 wks
THE GAME
Laurie R. King#14 · 2 wks
VILLA INCOGNITO
Tom Robbins#13 · 2 wks
THE TAIL OF THE TIP-OFF
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#12 · 2 wks
HOT ICE
Nora Roberts#11 · 2 wks
CHOPPING SPREE
Diane Mott Davidson#12 · 2 wks
MAY THERE BE A ROAD
Louis L'Amour#11 · 2 wks
FIERCE INVALIDS HOME FROM HOT CLIMATES
Tom Robbins#14 · 2 wks
THE PATIENT
Michael Palmer#9 · 2 wks
THE KILLING GAME
Iris Johansen#9 · 2 wks
MONUMENT ROCK
Louis L'Amour#12 · 2 wks
TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY
Sandra Brown#13 · 2 wks
ICON
Frederick Forsyth#11 · 2 wks
MISCHIEF
Amanda Quick#15 · 2 wks
MYSTIQUE
Amanda Quick#12 · 2 wks
THE SEVENTH GATE
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman#14 · 2 wks
DECEPTION
Amanda Quick#15 · 2 wks
SLIVER
Ira Levin#11 · 2 wks
THE SACKETT COMPANION
Louis L'Amour#13 · 2 wks
IACOCCA: An Autobiography
Lee Iacocca with W illiam Novak#1 · 2 wks
SUDDEN DEATH
Rita Mae Brown#12 · 2 wks
WORSE THAN A LIE
Ben Crump#12 · 1 wk
THE NEXT MRS. PARRISH
Liv Constantine#15 · 1 wk
ON THE ORIGIN OF TIME
Thomas Hertog#11 · 1 wk
THE WHISPERING ROOM
Dean Koontz#11 · 1 wk
THE PARIS SPY
Susan Elia MacNeal#14 · 1 wk
DANGEROUS MINDS
Janet Evanovich#5 · 1 wk
THE MURDER OF MARY RUSSELL
Laurie R. King#14 · 1 wk
DREAMING SPIES
Laurie R. King#8 · 1 wk
THE CITY
Dean Koontz#5 · 1 wk
GARMENT OF SHADOWS
Laurie R. King#9 · 1 wk
THE BIG CAT NAP
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#14 · 1 wk
PIRATE KING
Laurie R. King#7 · 1 wk
THE PEACH KEEPER
Sarah Addison Allen#11 · 1 wk
THE GOD OF THE HIVE
Laurie R. King#11 · 1 wk
CAT OF THE CENTURY
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#14 · 1 wk
THE GIRL WHO CHASED THE MOON
Sarah Addison Allen#10 · 1 wk
BLOOD TIES
Kay Hooper#4 · 1 wk
FROSTBITTEN
Kelley Armstrong#12 · 1 wk
THE NEIGHBOR
Lisa Gardner#9 · 1 wk
THE LANGUAGE OF BEES
Laurie R. King#9 · 1 wk
ODD HOURS
Dean Koontz#1 · 1 wk
THE PURRFECT MURDER
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#16 · 1 wk
NO HUMANS INVOLVED
Kelley Armstrong#14 · 1 wk
THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS
Gordon Dahlquist#16 · 1 wk
SOUR PUSS
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#9 · 1 wk
WILD DUCKS FLYING BACKWARD
Tom Robbins#15 · 1 wk
THE SECRET ON ARARAT
Tim LaHaye and Bob Phillips#12 · 1 wk
WHISKER OF EVIL
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#14 · 1 wk
SUNNY CHANDLER'S RETURN
Sandra Brown#13 · 1 wk
FATAL TIDE
Iris Johansen#5 · 1 wk
LATE FOR THE WEDDING
Amanda Quick#9 · 1 wk
NO ONE TO TRUST
Iris Johansen#10 · 1 wk
DON'T LOOK BACK
Amanda Quick#11 · 1 wk
FATAL
Michael Palmer#16 · 1 wk
CATCH AS CAT CAN
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#8 · 1 wk
CLAWS AND EFFECT
Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown#15 · 1 wk
SACRED SINS
Nora Roberts#11 · 1 wk
OFF THE MANGROVE COAST
Louis L'Amour#14 · 1 wk
EVERYTHING AND A KITE
Ray Romano#12 · 1 wk
FLOATERS
Joseph Wambaugh#13 · 1 wk
NATURAL CAUSES
Michael Palmer#15 · 1 wk
THE TRAIL TO SEVEN PINES
Louis L'Amour#14 · 1 wk
THE WILD ROSE
Doris Mortman#13 · 1 wk
DARK ANGEL
Sally Beauman#15 · 1 wk
AN OUTDOOR JOURNAL
Jimmy Carter#14 · 1 wk
ROBERT KENNEDY: In His Own Words
Edwin O. Guthman and Jeffrey Shulman#10 · 1 wk
FIRST BORN
Doris Mortman#14 · 1 wk
STRIKE TWO
Ron Luciano and David Fisher#12 · 1 wk
THE 13TH VALLEY
John M. Del Vecchio#13 · 1 wk
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