This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1956.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1956
DateBookAuthor January 1 Andersonville MacKinlay Kantor January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 The Last Hurrah Edwin O'Connor 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 Don't Go Near the Water William Brinkley 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 Peyton Place Grace Metalious 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 1956 DateBookAuthor January 1 Gift from the Sea Anne Morrow Lindbergh January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 4 The Search for Bridey Murphy Morey Bernstein March 11 March 18 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 The Birth of Britain Winston Churchill May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 Arthritis and Common Sense Dale Alexander July 22 The Birth of Britain Winston Churchill July 29 Arthritis and Common Sense Dale Alexander August 5 Eisenhower: The Inside Story Robert J. Donovan August 12 August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 October 7 October 14 October 21 The Nun's Story Kathryn Hulme 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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