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 1988
DateBookAuthor January 3 The Tommyknockers Stephen King January 10 January 17 January 24 The Bonfire of the Vanities Tom Wolfe January 31 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 The Icarus Agenda Robert Ludlum March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 Zoya Danielle Steel May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 Alaska James Michener July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 August 7 The Cardinal of the Kremlin Tom Clancy August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice November 6 November 13 November 20 The Sands of Time Sidney Sheldon November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 25
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1988
DateBookAuthor January 3 Time Flies Bill Cosby January 10 January 17 Trump: The Art of the Deal Donald Trump with Tony Schwartz January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 Love, Medicine and Miracles Bernie S. Siegel April 17 Trump: The Art of the Deal Donald Trump with Tony Schwartz April 24 Love, Medicine and Miracles Bernie S. Siegel May 1 May 8 May 15 Moonwalk Michael Jackson May 22 May 29 For The Record Donald T. Regan June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 A Brief History of Time Stephen W. Hawking July 3 Talking Straight Lee Iacocca with Sonny Kleinfield July 10 July 17 A Brief History of Time Stephen W. Hawking 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 Last Lion William Manchester November 27 December 4 Gracie George Burns December 11 December 18 December 25
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1980s
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