List of The New York Times number-one books of 2005

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown with 7 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by The Broker by John Grisham with 5 weeks.

Date Book Author
January 2 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom
January 9 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
January 16
January 23
January 30 The Broker John Grisham
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6 Honeymoon James Patterson and Howard Roughan
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3 The Rising Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
April 10 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
April 17
April 24 No Place Like Home Mary Higgins Clark
May 1 True Believer Nicholas Sparks
May 8
May 15
May 22 4th of July James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
May 29
June 5 The Closers Michael Connelly
June 12 4th of July James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
June 19
June 26 The Mermaid Chair Sue Monk Kidd
July 3 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova
July 10 Eleven on Top Janet Evanovich
July 17
July 24
July 31 Lifeguard James Patterson and Andrew Gross
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
September 4 Chill Factor Sandra Brown
September 11 Point Blank Catherine Coulter
September 18 Polar Shift Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos
September 25
October 2 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
October 9 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman
October 16 A Breath of Snow and Ashes Diana Gabaldon
October 23 The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly
October 30 Knife of Dreams Robert Jordan
November 6 At First Sight Nicholas Sparks
November 13 Predator Patricia Cornwell
November 20
November 27 A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin
December 4 Mary, Mary James Patterson
December 11
December 18
December 25 "S" Is for Silence Sue Grafton

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.

Date Book Author
January 2 America: The Book Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writers
January 9
January 16
January 23 Witness Amber Frey
January 30
February 6 Blink Malcolm Gladwell
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6 Juiced Jose Canseco
March 13 Blink Malcolm Gladwell
March 20 Blood Brother Anne Bird
March 27
April 3 A Deadly Game Catherine Crier with Cole Thompson
April 10 Blink Malcolm Gladwell
April 17
April 24 My Life So Far Jane Fonda
May 1
May 8
May 15 The World Is Flat Thomas Friedman
May 22
May 29
June 5 On Bullshit Harry Frankfurt
June 12 1776 David McCullough
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21 The FairTax Book Neal Boortz and John Linder
August 28
September 4 1776 David McCullough
September 11
September 18 The World Is Flat Thomas Friedman
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16 The City of Falling Angels John Berendt
October 23
October 30 The World Is Flat Thomas Friedman
November 6
November 13 The Truth (with jokes) Al Franken
November 20 Our Endangered Values Jimmy Carter
November 27
December 4 Teacher Man Frank McCourt
December 11 Our Endangered Values Jimmy Carter
December 18 Teacher Man Frank McCourt
December 25

See also

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References

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