List of The New York Times number-one books of 1972 explained

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1972.

Fiction

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

DateBookAuthor
January 2 Wheels Arthur Hailey
January 9
January 16 The Winds of War Herman Wouk
January 23 Wheels Arthur Hailey
January 30 The Winds of War Herman Wouk
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14 The Word Irving Wallace
May 21 The Winds of War Herman Wouk
May 28
June 4 The Word Irving Wallace
June 11 The Winds of War Herman Wouk
June 18
June 25
July 2 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31

Nonfiction

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

DateBookAuthor
January 2 Eleanor and Franklin Joseph P. Lash
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12
March 19 The Game Of The Foxes Ladislas Farago
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28 The Boys of Summer Roger Kahn
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
July 2 The Boys of Summer Roger Kahn
July 9
July 16 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
July 23 O Jerusalem! Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
July 30
August 6 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
August 13 O Jerusalem! Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
August 20 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
August 27 O Jerusalem! Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
September 3 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hawes.com/1972/1972.htm Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1972
  2. http://www.hawes.com/1972/1972.htm Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1972