The New York Times Bestsellers list has been a monumentally influential force on publishing world for decades and decades. Authors and publishers dream to have a book that makes the list and readers trust it’s authority to find their next book.

Looking through past lists isn’t just reading old lists of books, it’s a time portal that illuminates history. See the grandeur for yourself in our lists below….

New York Times Bestsellers 1940s nyt

New York Times Bestsellers 1950s 

New York Times Bestsellers 1960s 

New York Times Bestsellers 1970s 

New York Times Bestsellers 1980s 

New York Times Bestsellers 1990s  

New York Times Bestsellers 2000s  

New York Times Bestsellers 2010s  

And of course, you can add the Current New York Times Bestsellers as well. A great idea would be to add these lists to your collection and do curated collections of best sellers!

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Rachel Kray is a Collection Development Analyst at OverDrive