This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1957.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1957
DateBookAuthor January 6 Peyton Place Grace Metalious January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 The Scapegoat Daphne du Maurier March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 Peyton Place Grace Metalious July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 By Love Possessed James Gould Cozzens September 29 October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 December 1 December 8 December 15 December 22 December 29
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1957
DateBookAuthor January 6 The Nun's Story Kathryn Hulme January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 The FBI Story Don Whitehead February 10 February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 Day of Infamy Walter Lord June 2 The FBI Story Don Whitehead June 9 Day of Infamy Walter Lord June 16 June 23 The Day Christ Died Jim Bishop June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 The Hidden Persuaders Vance Packard August 11 August 18 The Day Christ Died Jim Bishop August 25 The Hidden Persuaders Vance Packard September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 Baruch: My Own Story Bernard Baruch September 29 October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 December 1 December 8 December 15 December 22 December 29
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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