List of The New York Times number-one books of 1937
This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1937. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]
Fiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were Northwest Passage, by Kenneth Roberts, which held on top of the list for 14 weeks, and The Citadel by A. J. Cronin, which was on top of the list for 9 weeks.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| March 15 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
| March 22 | Theatre | Somerset Maugham |
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds |
| April 12 | Theatre | Somerset Maugham |
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | The Outward Room | Millen Brand |
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
| June 7 | The Outward Room | Millen Brand |
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | The Years | Virginia Woolf |
| July 19 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | ||
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| October 11 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | ||
| November 1 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| November 8 | ||
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | Northwest Passage | Kenneth Roberts |
| November 29 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |
Nonfiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[3]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | An American Doctor's Odyssey | Victor Heiser |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | The Hundred Days | Philip Guedalla |
| February 22 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | Present Indicative | Noël Coward |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | Coronation Commentary | Geoffrey Dennis |
| May 24 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | Orchids on Your Budget | Marjorie Hillis |
| July 12 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| July 19 | Orchids on Your Budget | Marjorie Hillis |
| July 26 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| August 2 | Conversation at Midnight | Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| August 9 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| August 16 | Conversation at Midnight | Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| August 23 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | Life with Mother | Clarence Day |
| September 13 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| September 20 | ||
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | The Arts | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| October 25 | ||
| November 1 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| November 8 | The Arts | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| November 15 | How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| November 22 | ||
| November 29 | The Arts | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | Madame Curie | Ève Curie |
| December 27 | The Importance of Living | Lin Yutang |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History. Vol. Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304. ISBN 0271020504.
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1937 Retrieved March 14, 2018
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1937