# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1939

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1939. 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 The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, which held on top of the list for 24 weeks, and All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field, which was on top of the list for 14 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 2 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| January 9 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| January 16 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| January 23 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| January 30 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| February 6 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| February 13 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| February 10 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| February 27 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| March 6 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| March 13 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| March 20 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| March 27 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| April 3 | Wickford Point | John P. Marquand |
| April 10 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| April 17 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| April 24 | Wickford Point | John P. Marquand |
| May 1 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| May 8 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| May 15 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| May 22 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| May 29 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| June 5 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| June 12 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| June 19 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| June 26 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| July 3 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| July 10 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| July 17 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| July 24 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| July 31 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| August 7 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| August 14 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| August 21 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| August 28 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| September 4 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| September 11 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| September 18 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| September 25 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| October 2 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| October 9 | Escape | Ethel Vance |
| October 16 | The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| October 23 | Escape | Ethel Vance |
| October 30 | Escape | Ethel Vance |
| November 6 | Escape | Ethel Vance |
| November 13 | Escape | Ethel Vance |
| November 20 | Kitty Foyle | Christopher Morley |
| November 27 | Kitty Foyle | Christopher Morley |
| December 4 | Kitty Foyle | Christopher Morley |
| December 11 | Kitty Foyle | Christopher Morley |
| December 18 | The Nazarene | Sholem Asch |
| December 25 | Moment in Peking | Lin Yutang |

## Nonfiction

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