# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2019

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens with 25 weeks at the top of the list.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 6 | The Reckoning | John Grisham |
| January 13 | Long Road to Mercy | David Baldacci |
| January 20 | Verses for the Dead | Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child |
| January 27 | Turning Point | Danielle Steel |
| February 3 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| February 10 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| February 17 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| February 24 | Connections in Death | J. D. Robb |
| March 3 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| March 10 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| March 17 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| March 24 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| March 31 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| April 7 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| April 14 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| April 21 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| April 28 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| May 5 | Redemption | David Baldacci |
| May 12 | Neon Prey | John Sandford |
| May 19 | 18th Abduction | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| May 26 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| June 2 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| June 9 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| June 16 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| June 23 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| June 30 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| July 7 | Summer of '69 | Elin Hilderbrand |
| July 14 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| July 21 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| July 28 | Under Currents | Nora Roberts |
| August 4 | The New Girl | Daniel Silva |
| August 11 | One Good Deed | David Baldacci |
| August 18 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| August 25 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| September 1 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| September 8 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| September 15 | A Better Man | Louise Penny |
| September 22 | Vendetta in Death | J. D. Robb |
| September 29 | The Institute | Stephen King |
| October 6 | The Institute | Stephen King |
| October 13 | The Water Dancer | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| October 20 | Bloody Genius | John Sandford |
| October 27 | The 19th Christmas | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| November 3 | The Guardians | John Grisham |
| November 10 | The Night Fire | Michael Connelly |
| November 17 | Blue Moon | Lee Child |
| November 24 | Blue Moon | Lee Child |
| December 1 | Twisted Twenty-Six | Janet Evanovich |
| December 8 | A Minute to Midnight | David Baldacci |
| December 15 | The Rise of Magicks | Nora Roberts |
| December 22 | The Guardians | John Grisham |
| December 29 | Where The Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Becoming by Michelle Obama with 15 weeks at the top of the list; it was also a best seller for the last five weeks in 2018.
| Date | Book | Author | Publisher |
| January 6 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| January 13 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| January 20 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| January 27 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| February 3 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| February 10 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| February 17 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| February 24 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| March 3 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| March 10 | The Threat | Andrew McCabe | St. Martin's |
| March 17 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| March 24 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| March 31 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| April 7 | The Right Side of History | Ben Shapiro | Broadside |
| April 14 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| April 21 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| April 28 | Life Will Be the Death of Me | Chelsea Handler | Spiegel & Grau |
| May 5 | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| May 12 | The Mueller Report | The Washington Post | Scribner |
| May 19 | The Mueller Report | The Washington Post | Scribner |
| May 26 | The Pioneers | David McCullough | Simon & Schuster |
| June 2 | Howard Stern Comes Again | Howard Stern | Simon & Schuster |
| June 9 | Unfreedom of the Press | Mark Levin | Threshold Editions |
| June 16 | Unfreedom of the Press | Mark Levin | Threshold Editions |
| June 23 | Unfreedom of the Press | Mark Levin | Threshold Editions |
| June 30 | Unfreedom of the Press | Mark Levin | Threshold Editions |
| July 7 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| July 14 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| July 21 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| July 28 | Three Women | Lisa Taddeo | Avid Reader |
| August 4 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| August 11 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| August 18 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| August 25 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| September 1 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| September 8 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| September 15 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| September 22 | Call Sign Chaos | Jim Mattis and Bing West | Random House |
| September 29 | Talking to Strangers | Malcolm Gladwell | Little, Brown |
| October 6 | Talking to Strangers | Malcolm Gladwell | Little, Brown |
| October 13 | Inside Out | Demi Moore | Harper |
| October 20 | Blowout | Rachel Maddow | Crown |
| October 27 | Blowout | Rachel Maddow | Crown |
| November 3 | Me | Elton John | Holt |
| November 10 | Me | Elton John | Holt |
| November 17 | The Beautiful Ones | Prince | Spiegel & Grau |
| November 24 | Triggered | Donald Trump Jr. | Center Street |
| December 1 | Triggered | Donald Trump Jr. | Center Street |
| December 8 | A Warning | Anonymous | Twelve |
| December 15 | Crime in Progress | Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch | Random House |
| December 22 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |
| December 29 | Educated | Tara Westover | Random House |