This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1974.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1974
DateBookAuthor January 6 Burr Gore Vidal January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 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 Watership Down Richard Adams May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy John le Carré August 11 August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 13 Centennial James Michener 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 1974
DateBookAuthor January 6 Alistair Cooke's America Alistair Cooke January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort February 17 How to Be Your Own Best Friend Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen February 24 Plain Speaking Merle Miller March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis Harry Browne May 5 Plain Speaking Merle Miller May 12 May 19 Times to Remember Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 All the President's Men Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 All Things Bright and Beautiful James Herriot 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 1970s
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