List of The New York Times number-one books of 1981
The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]
Date | Book | Author |
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January 4 | The Covenant | James Michener |
January 11 | ||
January 18 | ||
January 25 | ||
February 1 | ||
February 8 | ||
February 15 | ||
February 22 | ||
March 1 | ||
March 8 | ||
March 15 | ||
March 22 | ||
March 29 | ||
April 5 | ||
April 12 | ||
April 19 | ||
April 26 | Gorky Park | Martin Cruz Smith |
May 3 | ||
May 10 | Noble House | James Clavell |
May 17 | ||
May 24 | ||
May 31 | ||
June 7 | ||
June 14 | ||
June 21 | ||
June 28 | ||
July 5 | ||
July 12 | ||
July 19 | ||
July 26 | ||
August 2 | ||
August 9 | ||
August 16 | ||
August 23 | Cujo | Stephen King |
August 30 | ||
September 6 | ||
September 13 | ||
September 20 | ||
September 27 | The Hotel New Hampshire | John Irving |
October 4 | ||
October 11 | ||
October 18 | ||
October 25 | ||
November 1 | ||
November 8 | ||
November 15 | An Indecent Obsession | Colleen McCullough |
November 22 | ||
November 29 | ||
December 6 | ||
December 13 | ||
December 20 | ||
December 27 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
Date | Book | Author |
---|---|---|
January 4 | Cosmos | Carl Sagan |
January 11 | ||
January 18 | ||
January 25 | Crisis Investing | Douglas R. Casey |
February 1 | ||
February 8 | ||
February 15 | Cosmos | Carl Sagan |
February 22 | ||
March 1 | ||
March 8 | Never-Say-Diet Book | Richard Simmons |
March 15 | ||
March 22 | Cosmos | Carl Sagan |
March 29 | ||
April 5 | Never-Say-Diet Book | Richard Simmons |
April 12 | ||
April 19 | ||
April 26 | ||
May 3 | ||
May 10 | ||
May 17 | The Lord God Made Them All | James Herriot |
May 24 | ||
May 31 | ||
June 7 | ||
June 14 | ||
June 21 | ||
June 28 | ||
July 5 | ||
July 12 | The Beverly Hills Diet | Judy Mazel |
July 19 | ||
July 26 | ||
August 2 | ||
August 9 | ||
August 16 | ||
August 23 | ||
August 30 | ||
September 6 | ||
September 13 | ||
September 20 | ||
September 27 | ||
October 4 | ||
October 11 | ||
October 18 | ||
October 25 | Never-Say-Diet Book | Richard Simmons |
November 1 | The Beverly Hills Diet | Judy Mazel |
November 8 | The Lord God Made Them All | James Herriot |
November 15 | Never-Say-Diet Book | Richard Simmons |
November 22 | ||
November 29 | A Light in the Attic | Shel Silverstein |
December 6 | ||
December 13 | ||
December 20 | ||
December 27 |
See also
- Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1980s
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List of The New York Times number-one books