This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1966.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1966
Only three novels topped the list that year, which was dominated by Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls which spent 28 weeks at the top of the list and 65 weeks in the top 10. Valley was toppled by Robert Crichton's The Secret of Santa Vittoria, a World War II story based on fact, which sold more than 100,000 copies in the first month of its release. It spent 18 weeks at the top of the list and nearly a year in the top 10. The other top seller of the year, James Michener's The Source, spent 36 weeks at the top of the list in 1965 and 1966.John Bear, The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992, pp. 95-97
DateBookAuthor January 2 The Source James Michener January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 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 Secret of Santa Vittoria Robert Crichton November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 26
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1966 DateBookAuthor January 2 Kennedy Ted Sorensen January 9 A Thousand Days Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 In Cold Blood Truman Capote February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 The Last Battle Cornelius Ryan May 15 In Cold Blood Truman Capote May 22 The Last Battle Cornelius Ryan May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 How to Avoid Probate Norman F. Dacey 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 Rush to Judgment Mark Lane November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 26
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1960s
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