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 into three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category. The Da Vinci Code dominated the year, spending a cumulative 20 weeks at the top. Sales continued strong into 2004.
DateBookAuthor January 5 Prey Michael Crichton January 12 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold January 19 January 26 Crossroads of Twilight Robert Jordan February 2 February 9 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold February 16 February 23 The King of Torts John Grisham March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 The Jester James Patterson and Andrew Gross March 30 The King of Torts John Grisham April 6 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown April 13 April 20 Birthright Nora Roberts April 27 Armageddon Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 Naked Prey John Sandford June 8 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown June 15 June 22 June 29 The Lake House James Patterson July 6 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown July 13 July 20 Johnny Angel Danielle Steel July 27 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown August 3 To the Nines Janet Evanovich August 10 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown August 17 August 24 August 31 The Teeth of the Tiger Tom Clancy September 7 September 14 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown September 21 September 28 Bleachers John Grisham October 5 October 12 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom October 19 October 26 November 2 Blow Fly Patricia Cornwell November 9 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom November 16 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown November 23 November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 December 28
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
DateBookAuthorJanuary 5 Bush at War Bob WoodwardJanuary 12January 19 Portrait of a Killer Patricia CornwellJanuary 26 Bush at War Bob WoodwardFebruary 2 The Savage Nation Michael SavageFebruary 9February 16 What Should I Do with My Life? Po BronsonFebruary 23 The Savage Nation Michael SavageMarch 2March 9 Stupid White Men Michael MooreMarch 16March 23 Devil in the White City Erik LarsonMarch 30 The Savage Nation Michael SavageApril 6 Stupid White Men Michael MooreApril 13 Leap of Faith Queen NoorApril 20April 27 What Should I Do with My Life? Po BronsonMay 4 Leap of Faith Queen NoorMay 11May 18May 25June 1 An Unfinished Life Robert DallekJune 8June 15June 22June 29 Living History Hillary Rodham ClintonJuly 6July 13July 20July 27August 3 Kate Remembered A. Scott BergAugust 10August 17August 24August 31September 7 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them Al FrankenSeptember 14September 21September 28October 5October 12 Who's Looking Out for You? Bill O'ReillyOctober 19 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them Al FrankenOctober 26 Dude, Where's My Country? Michael MooreNovember 2November 9November 16 A Royal Duty Paul BurrellNovember 23 Dude, Where's My Country? Michael MooreNovember 30 I Am a Soldier Too Rick BraggDecember 7 Dude, Where's My Country? Michael MooreDecember 14December 21 Who's Looking Out For You? Bill O'ReillyDecember 28
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2000s
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