This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1941. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were The Keys of the Kingdom, by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and This Above All by Eric Knight, which was on top of the list for 15 weeks.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Oliver Wiswell | Kenneth Roberts |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | Random Harvest | James Hilton |
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | This Above All | Eric Knight |
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | The Keys of the Kingdom | A. J. Cronin |
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | Saratoga Trunk | |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | Windswept | Mary Ellen Chase |
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.