List of The New York Times number-one books of 1996
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1996.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans |
| January 28 | Intensity | Dean Koontz |
| February 4 | ||
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| February 25 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | Moonlight Becomes You | Mary Higgins Clark |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Terry McMillan |
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | Servant of the Bones | Anne Rice |
| September 1 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| October 13 | Desperation | Stephen King |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | Silent Honor | Danielle Steel |
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 | Airframe | Michael Crichton |
See also
- 1996 in literature
- Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers
- Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1990s