This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1955.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1955
DateBookAuthor January 2 The View from Pompey's Head Hamilton Basso January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 Sincerely, Willis Wayde John P. Marquand April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 Bonjour Tristesse Françoise Sagan May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 Something of Value Robert Ruark July 10 Bonjour Tristesse Françoise Sagan July 17 Something of Value Robert Ruark July 24 Bonjour Tristesse Françoise Sagan July 31 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 Auntie Mame Patrick Dennis September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 Marjorie Morningstar Herman Wouk October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 25
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1955
DateBookAuthor January 2 The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 Gift from the Sea Anne Morrow Lindbergh April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 25
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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