List of The New York Times number-one books of 1991
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 6 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | The Secret Pilgrim | John le Carré |
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | Cold Fire | Dean Koontz |
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | Heartbeat | Danielle Steel |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | The Seeress of Kell | David Eddings |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Dr. Seuss |
| June 30 | Heir to the Empire |
Timothy Zahn |
| July 7 | The Kitchen God's Wife | Amy Tan |
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | The Sum of All Fears | Tom Clancy |
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | Scarlett | Alexandra Ripley |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | A Life on the Road | Charles Kuralt |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | Iron John | Robert Bly |
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | The Prize | Daniel Yergin |
| February 17 | Iron John | Robert Bly |
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | And the Sea Will Tell | Bruce B. Henderson
|
| March 24 | Iron John | Robert Bly |
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again | Julia Phillips |
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | Nancy Reagan | Kitty Kelley |
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | The Commanders | Bob Woodward |
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | Iron John | Robert Bly |
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | Chutzpah | Alan M. Dershowitz
|
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | Iron John | Robert Bly |
| August 18 | Chutzpah | Alan M. Dershowitz
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| August 25 | Parliament of Whores | P. J. O'Rourke |
| September 1 | When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It is Time to Go Home | Erma Bombeck |
| September 8 | Uh-Oh |
Robert Fulghum |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | Me: Stories of My Life | Katharine Hepburn |
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | Den of Thieves | James B. Stewart |
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | Under Fire | Oliver L. North with William Novak
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| December 8 | Me: Stories of My Life | Katharine Hepburn |
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |