List of The New York Times number-one books of 1943

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1943.

Fiction

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

Only three titles topped the list in 1943. The most popular was The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, which started the year at the top of the list and only dropped to number two for one week in March to Mrs. Parkington, by Louis Bromfield, before finally ceding the top spot to So Little Time, by John P. Marquand, in mid-October. Marquand's satirical novel stayed at the top of the list for the rest of the year.

After The Robe was toppled, it still remained near the top of the chart for two more years. Thus very early in the history of the NYT Best Seller list, The Robe set the record as the adult fiction title with the longest run on the list, and it continued to hold the record at least until 1992.[1] The book returned to the bestseller list in 1953 when a film of the same name was released. By 1975, The Robe had sold more than 3.7 million copies.[2]

Date Book Author
January 3 The Robe Lloyd Douglas
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14 Mrs. Parkington Louis Bromfield
March 21 The Robe Lloyd Douglas
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17 So Little Time John P. Marquand
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

Nonfiction

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bear, John (1992). 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, pp. 5-9.
  2. ^ Myers, Melissa. "Douglas, Lloyd C.: The Robe". 20th-Century American Bestsellers. Department of English, Brandeis University. Retrieved 8 May 2014.