# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2005

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 hardcover fiction category.
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown with 7 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by The Broker by John Grisham with 5 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 2 | The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom |
| January 9 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| January 16 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| January 23 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| January 30 | The Broker | John Grisham |
| February 6 | The Broker | John Grisham |
| February 13 | The Broker | John Grisham |
| February 20 | The Broker | John Grisham |
| February 27 | The Broker | John Grisham |
| March 6 | Honeymoon | James Patterson and Howard Roughan |
| March 13 | Honeymoon | James Patterson and Howard Roughan |
| March 20 | Honeymoon | James Patterson and Howard Roughan |
| March 27 | Honeymoon | James Patterson and Howard Roughan |
| April 3 | The Rising | Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
| April 10 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| April 17 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| April 24 | No Place Like Home | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 1 | True Believer | Nicholas Sparks |
| May 8 | True Believer | Nicholas Sparks |
| May 15 | True Believer | Nicholas Sparks |
| May 22 | 4th of July | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| May 29 | 4th of July | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| June 5 | The Closers | Michael Connelly |
| June 12 | 4th of July | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| June 19 | 4th of July | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| June 26 | The Mermaid Chair | Sue Monk Kidd |
| July 3 | The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova |
| July 10 | Eleven on Top | Janet Evanovich |
| July 17 | Eleven on Top | Janet Evanovich |
| July 24 | Eleven on Top | Janet Evanovich |
| July 31 | Lifeguard | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| August 7 | Lifeguard | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| August 14 | Lifeguard | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| August 21 | Lifeguard | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| August 28 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| September 4 | Chill Factor | Sandra Brown |
| September 11 | Point Blank | Catherine Coulter |
| September 18 | Polar Shift | Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos |
| September 25 | Polar Shift | Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos |
| October 2 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| October 9 | Anansi Boys | Neil Gaiman |
| October 16 | A Breath of Snow and Ashes | Diana Gabaldon |
| October 23 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Michael Connelly |
| October 30 | Knife of Dreams | Robert Jordan |
| November 6 | At First Sight | Nicholas Sparks |
| November 13 | Predator | Patricia Cornwell |
| November 20 | Predator | Patricia Cornwell |
| November 27 | A Feast for Crows | George R. R. Martin |
| December 4 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson |
| December 11 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson |
| December 18 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson |
| December 25 | "S" Is for Silence | Sue Grafton |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 2 | America: The Book | Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writers |
| January 9 | America: The Book | Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writers |
| January 16 | America: The Book | Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writers |
| January 23 | Witness | Amber Frey |
| January 30 | Witness | Amber Frey |
| February 6 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| February 13 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| February 20 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| February 27 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| March 6 | Juiced | Jose Canseco |
| March 13 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| March 20 | Blood Brother | Anne Bird |
| March 27 | Blood Brother | Anne Bird |
| April 3 | A Deadly Game | Catherine Crier with Cole Thompson |
| April 10 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| April 17 | Blink | Malcolm Gladwell |
| April 24 | My Life So Far | Jane Fonda |
| May 1 | My Life So Far | Jane Fonda |
| May 8 | My Life So Far | Jane Fonda |
| May 15 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| May 22 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| May 29 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| June 5 | On Bullshit | Harry Frankfurt |
| June 12 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| June 19 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| June 26 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| July 3 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| July 10 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| July 17 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| July 24 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| July 31 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| August 7 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| August 14 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| August 21 | The FairTax Book | Neal Boortz and John Linder |
| August 28 | The FairTax Book | Neal Boortz and John Linder |
| September 4 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| September 11 | 1776 | David McCullough |
| September 18 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| September 25 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| October 2 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| October 9 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| October 16 | The City of Falling Angels | John Berendt |
| October 23 | The City of Falling Angels | John Berendt |
| October 30 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| November 6 | The World Is Flat | Thomas Friedman |
| November 13 | The Truth (with jokes) | Al Franken |
| November 20 | Our Endangered Values | Jimmy Carter |
| November 27 | Our Endangered Values | Jimmy Carter |
| December 4 | Teacher Man | Frank McCourt |
| December 11 | Our Endangered Values | Jimmy Carter |
| December 18 | Teacher Man | Frank McCourt |
| December 25 | Teacher Man | Frank McCourt |