List of The New York Times number-one books of 1958 explained

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1958.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]

DateBookAuthor
January 5 By Love Possessed James Gould Cozzens
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2
March 9 Anatomy of a Murder Robert Traver
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6
July 13
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28 Lolita Vladimir Nabokov
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16 Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak
November 23
November 30
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hawes.com/1958/1958.htm Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1958