New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers, 1931—2020

Abstract

The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers (1931–2020) contains three related datasets. The first dataset provides a tabular representation of the hardcover fiction bestseller list of The New York Times every week between 1931 and 2020. The second dataset provides title-level data for every unique title that appeared on the hardcover fiction bestseller list during this time period. The third dataset provides HathiTrust Digital Library identifiers for every unique title that appeared on the hardcover fiction bestseller list and that also has a corresponding volume in the HathiTrust Digital Library.