''The New York Times'' Fiction Best Sellers of 1950

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1950.[1] Henry Morton Robinson's The Cardinal dominated the list for 24 weeks and Ernest Hemingway had his only Number 1 bestseller that year.[2]


Date Book Author
January 1The EgyptianMika Waltari
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19The ParasitesDaphne du Maurier
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26The WallJohn Hersey
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30The CardinalHenry Morton Robinson
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15Across the River and into the TreesErnest Hemingway
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3The DisenchantedBudd Schulberg
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31
  1. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1950.
  2. John Bear, The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992, pp. 43-47
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