# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2006

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 For One More Day by Mitch Albom with 6 weeks at the top of the list.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 1 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson |
| January 8 | Mary, Mary | James Patterson |
| January 15 | "S" Is for Silence | Sue Grafton |
| January 22 | The Hostage | W. E. B. Griffin |
| January 29 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| February 5 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| February 12 | Cell | Stephen King |
| February 19 | Cell | Stephen King |
| February 26 | Cell | Stephen King |
| March 5 | The 5th Horseman | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| March 12 | The 5th Horseman | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| March 19 | The House | Danielle Steel |
| March 26 | The 5th Horseman | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| April 2 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| April 9 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown |
| April 16 | Gone | Jonathan Kellerman |
| April 23 | Two Little Girls in Blue | Mary Higgins Clark |
| April 30 | Two Little Girls in Blue | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 7 | Two Little Girls in Blue | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 14 | Two Little Girls in Blue | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 21 | Beach Road | James Patterson and Peter de Jonge |
| May 28 | Beach Road | James Patterson and Peter de Jonge |
| June 4 | Beach Road | James Patterson and Peter de Jonge |
| June 11 | At Risk | Patricia Cornwell |
| June 18 | The Husband | Dean Koontz |
| June 25 | The Husband | Dean Koontz |
| July 2 | The Husband | Dean Koontz |
| July 9 | Twelve Sharp | Janet Evanovich |
| July 16 | Twelve Sharp | Janet Evanovich |
| July 23 | Twelve Sharp | Janet Evanovich |
| July 30 | Angels Fall | Nora Roberts |
| August 6 | Phantom | Terry Goodkind |
| August 13 | Angels Fall | Nora Roberts |
| August 20 | Judge and Jury | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| August 27 | Judge and Jury | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| September 3 | Judge and Jury | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| September 10 | Judge and Jury | James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| September 17 | Rise and Shine | Anna Quindlen |
| September 24 | The Book of Fate | Brad Meltzer |
| October 1 | The Thirteenth Tale | Diane Setterfield |
| October 8 | The Thirteenth Tale | Diane Setterfield |
| October 15 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
| October 22 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
| October 29 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
| November 5 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
| November 12 | Lisey's Story | Stephen King |
| November 19 | Dear John | Nicholas Sparks |
| November 26 | Dear John | Nicholas Sparks |
| December 3 | Cross | James Patterson |
| December 10 | Cross | James Patterson |
| December 17 | Cross | James Patterson |
| December 24 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
| December 31 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 1 | Teacher Man | Frank McCourt |
| January 8 | Team of Rivals | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| January 15 | Our Endangered Values | Jimmy Carter |
| January 22 | My Friend Leonard | James Frey |
| January 29 | For Laci | Sharon Rocha |
| February 5 | For Laci | Sharon Rocha |
| February 12 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| February 19 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| February 26 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| March 5 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| March 12 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| March 19 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| March 26 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| April 2 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| April 9 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| April 16 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| April 23 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| April 30 | Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings | Tyler Perry |
| May 7 | Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings | Tyler Perry |
| May 14 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| May 21 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| May 28 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| June 4 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| June 11 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| June 18 | Dispatches from the Edge | Anderson Cooper |
| June 25 | Godless: The Church of Liberalism | Ann Coulter |
| July 2 | Wisdom of Our Fathers | Tim Russert |
| July 9 | Godless: The Church of Liberalism | Ann Coulter |
| July 16 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| July 23 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| July 30 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| August 6 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| August 13 | Fiasco | Thomas E. Ricks |
| August 20 | Fiasco | Thomas E. Ricks |
| August 27 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| September 3 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| September 10 | I Feel Bad About My Neck | Nora Ephron |
| September 17 | I Feel Bad About My Neck | Nora Ephron |
| September 24 | I Feel Bad About My Neck | Nora Ephron |
| October 1 | Marley & Me | John Grogan |
| October 8 | I Feel Bad About My Neck | Nora Ephron |
| October 15 | Culture Warrior | Bill O'Reilly |
| October 22 | State of Denial | Bob Woodward |
| October 29 | The Innocent Man | John Grisham |
| November 5 | The Innocent Man | John Grisham |
| November 12 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| November 19 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| November 26 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| December 3 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| December 10 | The Innocent Man | John Grisham |
| December 17 | The Innocent Man | John Grisham |
| December 24 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| December 31 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |