List of The New York Times number-one books of 1945
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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1945.
Fiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Seven books topped the list that year, the longest on top being The Green Years, which dominated the winter months (17 weeks). Other particularly popular titles included A Lion in the Streets (12 weeks on top), Captain from Castile (7 weeks) and The Black Rose (18 weeks including 4 in 1946).[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 4 | ||
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | ||
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | Earth and High Heaven | Gwethalyn Graham |
| April 29 | ||
| May 6 | The Green Years | A.J. Cronin |
| May 13 | Captain from Castile | Samuel Shellabarger |
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | ||
| June 10 | ||
| June 17 | ||
| June 24 | ||
| July 1 | A Lion is in the Streets | Adria Locke Langley |
| July 8 | ||
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | ||
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | So Well Remembered | James Hilton |
| September 30 | The Black Rose | Thomas B. Costain |
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | ||
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 |
Nonfiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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