List of The New York Times number-one books of 1996
The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States.
Fiction[edit]
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[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 |
Nonfiction[edit]
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]