List of The New York Times number-one books of 2010

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The American daily newspaper

children's books
. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

The most popular books of the year were

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Date Book Author
January 3 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
January 10
January 17
January 24 The Help Kathryn Stockett
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21 Worst Case James Patterson
February 28
March 7 The Help Kathryn Stockett
March 14 Fantasy in Death
J. D. Robb
March 21 House Rules Jodi Picoult
March 28
April 4 The Help Kathryn Stockett
April 11 Caught Harlan Coben
April 18
Silver Borne
Patricia Briggs
April 25
Changes
Jim Butcher
May 2 The Shadow of Your Smile Mary Higgins Clark
May 9 Deliver us from Evil David Baldacci
May 16
The 9th Judgment
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
May 23 Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris
May 30
June 6 61 Hours Lee Child
June 13 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
June 20
June 27
July 4 The Overton Window Glenn Beck
July 11 Sizzling Sixteen Janet Evanovich
July 18
Private
James Patterson
July 25 The Search Nora Roberts
August 1 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
August 8 The Rembrandt Affair Daniel Silva
August 15 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
August 22
August 29
September 5 The Postcard Killers James Patterson and Liza Marklund
September 12 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson
September 19 Freedom Jonathan Franzen
September 26
October 3 Safe Haven Nicholas Sparks
October 10 Freedom Jonathan Franzen
October 17
Fall of Giants
Ken Follett
October 24 The Reversal Michael Connelly
October 31 American Assassin Vince Flynn
November 7 Worth Dying For Lee Child
November 14 The Confession John Grisham
November 21 Towers of Midnight Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
November 28 Hell's Corner David Baldacci
December 5 Cross Fire James Patterson
December 12
December 19 Port Mortuary Patricia Cornwell
December 26 Dead or Alive Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood

Nonfiction

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

Date Book Author Publisher
January 3 Going Rogue Sarah Palin HarperCollins
January 10 Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom Hyperion
January 19 Committed Elizabeth Gilbert Viking
January 24
Game Change
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin HarperCollins
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
No Apology
Mitt Romney St. Martin's
March 21 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Chelsea Handler Grand Central
March 28 The Big Short Michael Lewis Norton
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
Oprah: A Biography
Kitty Kelley Crown
May 2 The Big Short Michael Lewis Norton
May 9
May 16 Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush Scribner
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20 Shit My Dad Says Justin Halpern HarperCollins
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1 The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham Threshold Editions
August 8 Shit My Dad Says Justin Halpern HarperCollins
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12 Crimes Against Liberty David Limbaugh
Regnery
September 19
September 26 The Grand Design Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Bantam Books
October 3
October 10 Earth (The Book) Jon Stewart and others Grand Central
October 17 Obama's Wars Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster
October 24
October 31 Earth (The Book) Jon Stewart and others Grand Central
November 7
November 14
Life
Keith Richards with James Fox
Little, Brown
November 21
November 28 Decision Points George W. Bush Crown
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

See also

References

  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2010 Hawes Publications
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.