The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.[1]
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Inferno by Dan Brown with 6 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith with 5 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | The Racketeer | John Grisham | |
| January 13 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | |
| January 20 | |||
| January 27 | A Memory of Light | Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson | |
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | Private Berlin | James Patterson and Mark Sullivan | |
| February 17 | Until the End of Time | Danielle Steel | |
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | A Week in Winter | Maeve Binchy | |
| March 10 | Alex Cross, Run | James Patterson | |
| March 17 | Calculated in Death | J. D. Robb | |
| March 24 | Reckless | S.C. Stephens | |
| March 31 | Alex Cross, Run | James Patterson | |
| April 7 | Six Years | Harlan Coben | |
| April 14 | Lover At Last | J. R. Ward | |
| April 21 | Walking Disaster | Jamie McGuire | |
| April 28 | The Bet | Rachel Van Dyken | |
| May 5 | Whiskey Beach | Nora Roberts | |
| May 12 | The Hit | David Baldacci | |
| May 19 | 12th of Never | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro | |
| May 26 | Dead Ever After | Charlaine Harris | |
| June 2 | Inferno | Dan Brown | |
| June 9 | |||
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | Entwined With You | Sylvia Day | |
| June 30 | Inferno | Dan Brown | |
| July 7 | |||
| July 14 | Second Honeymoon | James Patterson and Howard Roughan | |
| July 21 | Inferno | Dan Brown | |
| July 28 | Hidden Order | Brad Thor | |
| August 4 | The Cuckoo's Calling | Robert Galbraith | |
| August 11 | |||
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | Burn | Maya Banks | |
| September 1 | The Cuckoo's Calling | Robert Galbraith | |
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | How the Light Gets In | Louise Penny | |
| September 22 | Never Go Back | Lee Child | |
| September 29 | W is for Wasted | Sue Grafton | |
| October 6 | The Longest Ride | Nicholas Sparks | |
| October 13 | Doctor Sleep | Stephen King | |
| October 20 | Gone | James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge | |
| October 27 | Storm Front | John Sandford | |
| November 3 | Just One Evil Act | Elizabeth George | |
| November 10 | Sycamore Row | John Grisham | |
| November 17 | Dark Witch | Nora Roberts | |
| November 24 | Sycamore Row | John Grisham | |
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | Takedown Twenty | Janet Evanovich | |
| December 15 | Cross My Heart | James Patterson | |
| December 22 | The Gods of Guilt | Michael Connelly | |
| December 29 | Sycamore Row | John Grisham |
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.[2] The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander with 11 weeks at the top of the list.
| Date | Book | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Proof of Heaven | Eben Alexander | Simon & Schuster |
| January 13 | |||
| January 20 | |||
| January 27 | |||
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | |||
| February 17 | |||
| February 24 | American Sniper | Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice | Morrow/HarperCollins |
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | America the Beautiful | Ben C. Carson and Candy Carson | Zondervan |
| March 24 | Proof of Heaven | Eben Alexander | Simon & Schuster |
| March 31 | Lean In | Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell | Knopf Doubleday Publishing |
| April 7 | |||
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | |||
| April 28 | |||
| May 5 | |||
| May 12 | Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| May 19 | Control | Glenn Beck and others | Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts |
| May 26 | Happy, Happy, Happy | Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach | Howard Books |
| June 2 | The Guns at Last Light | Rick Atkinson | Holt |
| June 9 | Eleven Rings | Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty | Penguin Press |
| June 16 | Lean In | Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell | Knopf Doubleday Publishing |
| June 23 | The Dog Lived (and So Will I) | Teresa J. Rhyne | Sourcebooks |
| June 30 | Happy, Happy, Happy | Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach | Howard Books |
| July 7 | |||
| July 14 | Proof of Heaven | Eben Alexander | Simon & Schuster |
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | This Town | Mark Leibovich | Blue Rider |
| August 11 | Zealot | Reza Aslan | Random House |
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | The Liberty Amendments | Mark R. Levin | Threshold Editions |
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | Si-cology 1 | Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach | Howard Books |
| September 29 | |||
| October 6 | |||
| October 13 | Killing Jesus | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Holt |
| October 20 | |||
| October 27 | |||
| November 3 | |||
| November 10 | |||
| November 17 | |||
| November 24 | Things That Matter | Charles Krauthammer | Crown Forum |
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | |||
| December 22 | |||
| December 29 |