This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1946.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. The most popular title was The Hucksters which spent much of the latter half of the year (19 weeks) at the top of the list and a total of 35 weeks among the top 15. During its reign at the top, it was challenged, but never toppled, by two recognized classics, George Orwell's Animal Farm and Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, neither of which ever reached the top spot.

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.

See also

  • Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s

References


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