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

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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

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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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1937 Retrieved March 14, 2018