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.
Fiction
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.
| 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
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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See also
References
- 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
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