This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1947.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Only six books topped the list that year. The most popular titles were Gentlemen's Agreement (14 weeks) and House Divided, which spent much of the last quarter of the year at the top of the list and a total of 15 weeks at the top overall. Two other novels, Lydia Bailey and The Moneymen each spent 12 weeks at the top. Sinclair Lewis had his only No. 1 bestseller that year (at least since the list went national in 1942).
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | Lydia Bailey | Kenneth Roberts |
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | ||
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | Gentlemen's Agreement | Laura Z. Hobson |
| May 4 | ||
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | Kingsblood Royal | Sinclair Lewis |
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | Gentlemen's Agreement | Laura Z. Hobson |
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | The Moneyman | Thomas B. Costain |
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | House Divided | Ben Ames Williams |
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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See also
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. 27-31
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