The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1945
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1945. Seven books topped the list that year, the longest on top being The Green Years, which dominated the winter months (17 weeks). Other particularly popular titles included A Lion in the Streets (12 weeks on top), Captain from Castile (7 weeks) and The Black Rose (18 weeks including 4 in 1946).[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 4 | ||
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | ||
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | Earth and High Heaven | Gwethalyn Graham |
| April 29 | ||
| May 6 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| May 13 | Captain from Castile | Samuel Shellabarger |
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | ||
| June 10 | ||
| June 17 | ||
| June 24 | ||
| July 1 | A Lion is in the Streets | Adria Locke Langley |
| July 8 | ||
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | ||
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | So Well Remembered | James Hilton |
| September 30 | The Black Rose | Thomas B. Costain |
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | ||
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 |
References
- John Bear, The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. pp. 17-21
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