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List of The New York Times number-one books of 1990

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.[1]

Date Book Author
January 7 The Dark Half Stephen King
January 14
January 21 Daddy Danielle Steel
January 28
February 4 The Bad Place Dean Koontz
February 11
February 18 Devices and Desires P. D. James
February 25
March 4 Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss
March 11 Devices and Desires P. D. James
March 18 The Bourne Ultimatum Robert Ludlum
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22 September Rosamunde Pilcher
April 29
May 6
May 13 The Stand Stephen King
May 20
May 27 September Rosamunde Pilcher
June 3 The Stand Stephen King
June 10
June 17 The Burden of Proof Scott Turow
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2 Memories of Midnight Sidney Sheldon
September 9
September 16 Four Past Midnight Stephen King
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21 The Plains of Passage Jean M. Auel
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

Nonfiction

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

Date Book Author
January 7 It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It Robert Fulghum
January 14
January 21
January 28 Liar's Poker Michael Lewis
February 4 Megatrends 2000 John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4
March 11 Barbarians at the Gate Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
March 18 Megatrends 2000 John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
March 25
April 1
April 8 Means of Ascent Robert A. Caro
April 15 Megatrends 2000 John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
April 22 Means of Ascent Robert A. Caro
April 29 Men at Work George F. Will
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9 Trump: Surviving at the Top Donald J. Trump with Charles Leerhsen
September 16 Darkness Visible William Styron
September 23 Trump: Surviving at the Top Donald J. Trump with Charles Leerhsen
September 30 Millie's Book as dictated to Barbara Bush
October 7 By Way of Deception Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward with Ric Burns and Ken Burns
November 18
November 25
December 2 A Life on the Road Charles Kuralt
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

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