The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States.
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | The Bridges of Madison County | |
| January 23 | Disclosure | Michael Crichton |
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | Accident | Danielle Steel |
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield |
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | Remember Me | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 29 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield |
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | The Chamber | John Grisham |
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | The Gift | Danielle Steel |
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | Debt of Honor | Tom Clancy |
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | Taltos | Anne Rice |
| October 23 | Insomnia | Stephen King |
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield |
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | Politically Correct Bedtime Stories | James Finn Garner |
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 |
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | See, I Told You So | Rush H. Limbaugh 3rd |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | The Book of Virtues | William J. Bennett |
| January 23 | Embraced by the Light | Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor |
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | ||
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | The Agenda | Bob Woodward |
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | Embraced by the Light | Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor |
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | Couplehood | Paul Reiser |
| October 2 | Barbara Bush | |
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man | Tim Allen |
| November 6 | Nicole Brown Simpson | Faye Resnick with Mike Walker |
| November 13 | Crossing the Threshold of Hope | John Paul II |
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man | Tim Allen |
| December 25 |