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List of The New York Times number-one books of 1956

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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1956.

Fiction

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

Date Book Author
January 1 Andersonville MacKinlay Kantor
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25 The Last Hurrah Edwin O'Connor
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12 Don't Go Near the Water William Brinkley
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25 Peyton Place Grace Metalious
December 2
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

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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