# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1936

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1936. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, which held on top of the list for 25 weeks, and The Last Puritan by George Santayana, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 6 | It Can't Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis |
| January 13 | It Can't Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis |
| January 20 | If I Have Four Apples | Josephine Lawrence |
| January 27 | If I Have Four Apples | Josephine Lawrence |
| February 3 | If I Have Four Apples | Josephine Lawrence |
| February 10 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| February 17 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| February 24 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| March 2 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| March 9 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| March 16 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| March 23 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| March 30 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| April 6 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| April 13 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| April 20 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| April 27 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| May 4 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| May 11 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| May 18 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| May 25 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| June 1 | The Weather in the Streets | Rosamond Lehmann |
| June 8 | The Doctor | Mary Roberts Rinehart |
| June 15 | The Doctor | Mary Roberts Rinehart |
| June 22 | The Doctor | Mary Roberts Rinehart |
| June 29 | The Doctor | Mary Roberts Rinehart |
| July 6 | Sanfelice | Vincent Sheean |
| July 13 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| July 20 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| July 27 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| August 3 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| August 10 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| August 17 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| August 24 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| August 31 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| September 7 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| September 14 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| September 21 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| September 28 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| October 5 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| October 12 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| October 19 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| October 26 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| November 2 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| November 9 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| November 16 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| November 23 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| November 30 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| December 7 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| December 14 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| December 21 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| December 28 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.