This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1959.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1959
DateBookAuthor January 4 Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 Exodus Leon Uris May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 Advise and Consent Allen Drury October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1959
DateBookAuthor January 4 Only in America Harry Golden January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 Mine Enemy Grows Older Alexander King April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 The Status Seekers Vance Packard June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 For 2¢ Plain Harry Golden September 20 The Status Seekers Vance Packard September 27 October 4 October 11 For 2¢ Plain Harry Golden October 18 October 25 The Status Seekers Vance Packard November 1 Act One Moss Hart November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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