List of The New York Times number-one books of 2010

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

The most popular books of the year were The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson and The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, with respectively 8 and 6 weeks at the top. The author James Patterson was at the top for five different books (Worst Case, The 9th Judgment, Private, The Postcard Killers and Cross Fire).

Date Book Author
January 3 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
January 10
January 17
January 24 The Help Kathryn Stockett
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21 Worst Case James Patterson
February 28
March 7 The Help Kathryn Stockett
March 14 Fantasy in Death J. D. Robb
March 21 House Rules Jodi Picoult
March 28
April 4 The Help Kathryn Stockett
April 11 Caught Harlan Coben
April 18 Silver Borne Patricia Briggs
April 25 Changes Jim Butcher
May 2 The Shadow of Your Smile Mary Higgins Clark
May 9 Deliver us from Evil David Baldacci
May 16 The 9th Judgment James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
May 23 Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris
May 30
June 6 61 Hours Lee Child
June 13 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
June 20
June 27
July 4 The Overton Window Glenn Beck
July 11 Sizzling Sixteen Janet Evanovich
July 18 Private James Patterson
July 25 The Search Nora Roberts
August 1 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
August 8 The Rembrandt Affair Daniel Silva
August 15 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
August 22
August 29
September 5 The Postcard Killers James Patterson and Liza Marklund
September 12 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
September 19 Freedom Jonathan Franzen
September 26
October 3 Safe Haven Nicholas Sparks
October 10 Freedom Jonathan Franzen
October 17 Fall of Giants Ken Follett
October 24 The Reversal Michael Connelly
October 31 American Assassin Vince Flynn
November 7 Worth Dying For Lee Child
November 14 The Confession John Grisham
November 21 Towers of Midnight Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
November 28 Hell's Corner David Baldacci
December 5 Cross Fire James Patterson
December 12
December 19 Port Mortuary Patricia Cornwell
December 26 Dead or Alive Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]

Date Book Author Publisher
January 3 Going Rogue Sarah Palin HarperCollins
January 10 Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom Hyperion
January 19 Committed Elizabeth Gilbert Viking
January 24 Game Change John Heilemann and Mark Halperin HarperCollins
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14 No Apology Mitt Romney St. Martin's
March 21 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Chelsea Handler Grand Central
March 28 The Big Short Michael Lewis Norton
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25 Oprah: A Biography Kitty Kelley Crown
May 2 The Big Short Michael Lewis Norton
May 9
May 16 Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush Scribner
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20 Shit My Dad Says Justin Halpern HarperCollins
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1 The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham Threshold Editions
August 8 Shit My Dad Says Justin Halpern HarperCollins
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12 Crimes Against Liberty David Limbaugh Regnery
September 19
September 26 The Grand Design Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Bantam Books
October 3
October 10 Earth (The Book) Jon Stewart and others Grand Central
October 17 Obama's Wars Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster
October 24
October 31 Earth (The Book) Jon Stewart and others Grand Central
November 7
November 14 Life Keith Richards with James Fox Little, Brown
November 21
November 28 Decision Points George W. Bush Crown
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2010 Hawes Publications
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.