Number 1 Bestselling Books from 1970 to 1979

These books reached the level of popularity to make them the Number 1 bestselling book for each year from 1970 to 1979. These books can be easily found at used book stores, garage sales, estate sales, flea markets, and your favorite website selling used books. List was compiled from Publisher’s Weekly magazine lists for these years.

1970 – Love Story by Erich Segal

1971 – Wheels by Arthur Hailey

1972 – Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

1973 – Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

1974 – Centennial by James A. Michener

1975 – Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow

1976 – Trinity by Leon Uris

1977 – The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

1978 – Chesapeake by James A. Michener

1979 – The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum

Number 1 Bestseller Books from 1960 to 1969

According to Publisher’s Weekly magazine the number 1 bestselling books for the decade of 1960 to 1969 are named below. These books are easily found in many areas. Look in your local used book stores, garage sales, flea markets, estate sales, and your favorite online website.

1960 – Advise and Consent by Allen Drury

1961 – The Agony and the Ecstatsy by Irving Stone

1962 – Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter

1963 – The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris L. West

1964 – The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John le Carre

1965 – The Source by James Michener

1966 – Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

1967 – The Arrangement by Elia Kazan

1968 – Airport by Arthur Hailey

1969 – Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth