This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1951.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1951
DateBookAuthor January 7 The Disenchanted Budd Schulberg January 14 Joy Street Frances Parkinson Keyes January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 February 18 The Disenchanted Budd Schulberg February 25 Joy Street Frances Parkinson Keyes March 4 March 11 The Disenchanted Budd Schulberg March 18 Joy Street Frances Parkinson Keyes March 25 From Here to Eternity James Jones April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 August 5 August 12 The Caine Mutiny Herman Wouk August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 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 The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1951 DateBookAuthor January 7 Kon-Tiki Thor Heyerdahl January 14 January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 April 1 Washington Confidential Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 Kon-Tiki Thor Heyerdahl July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 The Sea Around Us Rachel Carson September 16 September 23 September 30 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
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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