List of The New York Times number-one books of 1972
This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1972.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Wheels | Arthur Hailey |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | The Winds of War | Herman Wouk |
| January 23 | Wheels | Arthur Hailey |
| January 30 | The Winds of War | Herman Wouk |
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | The Word | Irving Wallace |
| May 21 | The Winds of War | Herman Wouk |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | The Word | Irving Wallace |
| June 11 | The Winds of War | Herman Wouk |
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach |
| 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 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| July 2 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| July 23 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| August 13 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| August 20 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| August 27 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| September 3 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |