List of The New York Times number-one books of 1988
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The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.
Fiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]
Date | Book | Author |
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January 3 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King |
January 10 | ||
January 17 | ||
January 24 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
January 31 | ||
February 7 | ||
February 14 | ||
February 21 | ||
February 28 | ||
March 6 | ||
March 13 | ||
March 20 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
March 27 | ||
April 3 | ||
April 10 | ||
April 17 | ||
April 24 | ||
May 1 | ||
May 8 | ||
May 15 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
May 22 | ||
May 29 | ||
June 5 | ||
June 12 | ||
June 19 | ||
June 26 | ||
July 3 | Alaska | James Michener |
July 10 | ||
July 17 | ||
July 24 | ||
July 31 | ||
August 7 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
August 14 | ||
August 21 | ||
August 28 | ||
September 4 | ||
September 11 | ||
September 18 | ||
September 25 | ||
October 2 | ||
October 9 | ||
October 16 | ||
October 23 | ||
October 30 | The Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice |
November 6 | ||
November 13 | ||
November 20 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
November 27 | ||
December 4 | ||
December 11 | ||
December 18 | ||
December 25 |
Nonfiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
Date | Book | Author |
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January 3 | Time Flies | Bill Cosby |
January 10 | ||
January 17 | Trump: The Art of the Deal | Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz |
January 24 | ||
January 31 | ||
February 7 | ||
February 14 | ||
February 21 | ||
February 28 | ||
March 6 | ||
March 13 | ||
March 20 | ||
March 27 | ||
April 3 | ||
April 10 | Love, Medicine and Miracles | Bernie S. Siegel |
April 17 | Trump: The Art of the Deal | Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz |
April 24 | Love, Medicine and Miracles | Bernie S. Siegel |
May 1 | ||
May 8 | ||
May 15 | Moonwalk | Michael Jackson |
May 22 | ||
May 29 | For The Record | Donald T. Regan |
June 5 | ||
June 12 | ||
June 19 | ||
June 26 | A Brief History of Time | Stephen W. Hawking |
July 3 | Talking Straight | Lee Iacocca with Sonny Kleinfield |
July 10 | ||
July 17 | A Brief History of Time | Stephen W. Hawking |
July 24 | ||
July 31 | ||
August 7 | ||
August 14 | ||
August 21 | ||
August 28 | ||
September 4 | ||
September 11 | ||
September 18 | ||
September 25 | ||
October 2 | ||
October 9 | ||
October 16 | ||
October 23 | ||
October 30 | ||
November 6 | ||
November 13 | ||
November 20 | The Last Lion | William Manchester |
November 27 | ||
December 4 | Gracie | George Burns |
December 11 | ||
December 18 | ||
December 25 |