The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1982
DateBookAuthor January 3 An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 The Hotel New Hampshire John Irving February 21 An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough February 28 North and South John Jakes March 7 March 14 March 21 The Parsifal Mosaic Robert Ludlum March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 The Man from St. Petersburg Ken Follett June 13 The Parsifal Mosaic Robert Ludlum June 20 June 27 July 4 The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer July 11 The Parsifal Mosaic Robert Ludlum July 18 July 25 The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer August 1 August 8 August 15 Different Seasons Stephen King August 22 The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer August 29 Different Seasons Stephen King September 5 September 12 Master of the Game Sidney Sheldon September 19 September 26 October 3 October 10 Space James Michener October 17 October 24 October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 December 5 December 12 December 19 December 26
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
DateBookAuthor January 3 A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 7 A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney Andrew A. Rooney March 14 Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 Living, Loving and Learning Leo Buscaglia June 13 Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda June 20 June 27 July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw August 15 August 22 Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda August 29 Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw September 5 September 12 Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda September 19 September 26 October 3 October 10 Life Extension Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw October 17 October 24 October 31 Jane Fonda's Workout Book Jane Fonda November 7 November 14 November 21 And More by Andy Rooney Andrew A. Rooney November 28 December 5 December 12 December 19 December 26
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1980s
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