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List of The New York Times number-one books of 2011

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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. 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.

Changes to the list

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In November 2010, The New York Times announced it would be tracking e-book best-seller lists in fiction and nonfiction starting in early 2011.[1] "RoyaltyShare, a San Diego–based company that tracks data and aggregates sales information for publishers, will ... provide [e-book] data".[1] The two new e-book lists were first published with the February 13, 2011, issue, the first tracks combined print and e-book sales, the second tracks e-book sales only (both lists are further sub-divided into Fiction and Nonfiction). In addition a third new list was published on the web only, which tracks combined print sales (hardcover and paperback) in fiction and nonfiction.

Fiction

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Hardcover fiction

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

Date Book Author
January 2 Dead or Alive Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwood
January 9
January 16 What the Night Knows Dean Koontz
January 23 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
January 30 The Inner Circle Brad Meltzer
February 6 Shadowfever Karen Marie Moning
February 13 Tick Tock James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13 Treachery in Death J. D. Robb
March 20 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss
March 27 The Jungle Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
April 3 Toys James Patterson and Neil McMahon
April 10 Live Wire Harlan Coben
April 17 The Land of Painted Caves Jean M. Auel
April 24 The Fifth Witness Michael Connelly
May 1 Chasing Fire Nora Roberts
May 8 The Sixth Man David Baldacci
May 15
May 22 Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19 Dreams of Joy Lisa See
June 26 Hit List Laurell K. Hamilton
July 3 Against All Enemies Tom Clancy with Peter Telep
July 10 Smokin' Seventeen Janet Evanovich
July 17 Now You See Her James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
July 24
July 31 A Dance with Dragons George R. R. Martin
August 7
August 14 Ghost Story Jim Butcher
August 21 Cold Vengeance Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
August 28 A Dance with Dragons George R. R. Martin
September 4 The Omen Machine Terry Goodkind
September 11 Flash and Bones Kathy Reichs
September 18 Kill Me If You Can James Patterson and Marshall Karp
September 25
October 2 New York to Dallas J. D. Robb
October 9 Heat Rises Richard Castle
October 16 The Affair Lee Child
October 23 Shock Wave John Sandford
October 30 The Best of Me Nicholas Sparks
November 6
November 13 The Litigators John Grisham
November 20 Zero Day David Baldacci
November 27 11/22/63 Stephen King
December 4 Kill Alex Cross James Patterson
December 11 Explosive Eighteen Janet Evanovich
December 18 The Drop Michael Connelly
December 25 11/22/63 Stephen King

Combined print and e-book fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-book fiction category.[2]

The most popular books of the year was The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen with respectively 15 and 8 cumulative weeks at the top. The Help had been released in 2009, was a No. 1 best seller in 2010, and had a resurgence in 2011. The prolific James Patterson was at the top for three different books (Tick Tock, Now You See Her and Kill Alex Cross).

Date Book Author
February 13 Tick Tock James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
February 20
February 27
March 6 Alone Lisa Gardner
March 13 Treachery in Death J. D. Robb
March 20 Sing You Home Jodi Picoult
March 27 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
April 3
April 10 Live Wire Harlan Coben
April 17 The Land of Painted Caves Jean M. Auel
April 24 The Fifth Witness Michael Connelly
May 1 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
May 8
May 15
May 22 Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
May 29 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
June 5
June 12
June 19 The Help Kathryn Stockett
June 26
July 3
July 10 Smokin' Seventeen Janet Evanovich
July 17 Now You See Her James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
July 24 The Help Kathryn Stockett
July 31 A Dance with Dragons George R. R. Martin
August 7 The Help Kathryn Stockett
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16 The Affair Lee Child
October 23 The Help Kathryn Stockett
October 30 The Best of Me Nicholas Sparks
November 6
November 13 The Litigators John Grisham
November 20 Zero Day David Baldacci
November 27 11/22/63 Stephen King
December 4 Kill Alex Cross James Patterson
December 11 Explosive Eighteen Janet Evanovich
December 18 The Drop Michael Connelly
December 25 Red Mist Patricia Cornwell

Nonfiction

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Hardcover nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[3] The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand with 13 weeks at the top of the list.

Date Book Author Publisher
January 2 Decision Points George W. Bush Crown
January 9
January 16 Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand Random House
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27 Known and Unknown Donald Rumsfeld Sentinel
March 6 Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand Random House
March 13
March 20
March 27 The Social Animal David Brooks Random House
April 3 Red Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin It Books/HarperCollins
April 10 Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand Random House
April 17 Onward Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon Rodale
April 24 Bossypants Tina Fey Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29 Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me Chelsea Handler Grand Central
June 5 In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson Crown
June 12 Those Guys Have All the Fun James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales Little, Brown
June 19 The Greater Journey David McCullough Simon & Schuster
June 26
July 3
July 10 Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand Random House
July 17
July 24
July 31 A Stolen Life Jaycee Dugard Simon & Schuster
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18 In My Time Dick Cheney Threshold Editions
September 25
October 2 Jacqueline Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Hyperion
October 9
October 16 Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard Holt
October 23
October 30
November 6
November 13 Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bosman, Julie (November 10, 2010). "Times Will Rank E-Book Best Sellers". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2011 Hawes Publications
  3. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.