List of The New York Times number-one books of 1971 explained

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1971.

Fiction

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

DateBookAuthor
January 3 Love Story Erich Segal
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21 QB VII Leon Uris
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25 The Passions of the Mind Irving Stone
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25 The Exorcist William Peter Blatty
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17 The Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth
October 24
October 31
November 7 Wheels Arthur Hailey
November 14 The Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth
November 21
November 28
December 5 Wheels Arthur Hailey
December 12 The Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth
December 19 Wheels Arthur Hailey
December 26

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]

DateBookAuthor
January 3 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Dr. David Reuben
January 10 Civilization Kenneth Clark
January 17 The Greening of America Charles Reich
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Brown
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25 The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer
August 1 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Brown
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21 Any woman can! David Reuben, M.D.
November 28 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese
December 5 Eleanor and Franklin Joseph P. Lash
December 12
December 19
December 26

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hawes.com/1971/1971.htm Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1971
  2. http://www.hawes.com/1971/1971.htm Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1971