# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2024

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 The Women by Kristin Hannah with 10 weeks at the top of the list, followed by Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros with 6 weeks at the top of the list and It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 5 weeks at the top of the list.
| Issue date | Title | Author(s) | Publisher |
| January 7 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| January 14 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| January 21 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| January 28 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| February 4 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| February 11 | Random in Death | J. D. Robb | St. Martin's Press |
| February 18 | House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| February 25 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| March 3 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| March 10 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| March 17 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| March 24 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| March 31 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| April 7 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| April 14 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| April 21 | Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez | Forever |
| April 28 | Toxic Prey | John Sandford | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| May 5 | A Calamity of Souls | David Baldacci | Grand Central Publishing |
| May 12 | Funny Story | Emily Henry | Berkley |
| May 19 | King of Sloth | Ana Huang | Bloom Books |
| May 26 | The 24th Hour | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro | Little, Brown and Company |
| June 2 | Think Twice | Harlan Coben | Grand Central Publishing |
| June 9 | You Like It Darker | Stephen King | Scribner |
| June 16 | Camino Ghosts | John Grisham | Doubleday |
| June 23 | Eruption | Michael Crichton and James Patterson | Little, Brown and Company |
| June 30 | The Housemaid Is Watching | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press |
| July 7 | Red Sky Mourning | Jack Carr | Emily Bestler Books |
| July 14 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| July 21 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's Press |
| July 28 | A Death in Cornwall | Daniel Silva | Harper |
| August 4 | The Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness | Ballantine Books |
| August 11 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| August 18 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| August 25 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| September 1 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| September 8 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| September 15 | Daydream | Hannah Grace | Atria Books |
| September 22 | Passions in Death | J. D. Robb | St. Martin's Press |
| September 29 | Somewhere Beyond the Sea | TJ Klune | Tor Books |
| October 6 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower Books |
| October 13 | Counting Miracles | Nicholas Sparks | Random House |
| October 20 | The Boyfriend | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press |
| October 27 | The Boyfriend | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press |
| November 3 | The Waiting | Michael Connelly | Little, Brown and Company |
| November 10 | In Too Deep | Lee Child and Andrew Child | Delacorte Press |
| November 17 | The Grey Wolf | Louise Penny | Minotaur Books |
| November 24 | Hexed | Emily McIntire | Bloom Books |
| December 1 | To Die For | David Baldacci | Grand Central Publishing |
| December 8 | The Mirror | Nora Roberts | St. Martin's Press |
| December 15 | Wicked | Gregory Maguire | William Morrow |
| December 22 | Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson | Tor Books |
| December 29 | James | Percival Everett | Doubleday |

## 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 Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann with 6 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, The Demon of Unrest of Erik Larson and Melania by Melania Trump with 5 weeks at the top of the list. David Grann was also the most frequent weekly best-selling author with 8 weeks at the top of the list.
| Issue date | Title | Author(s) | Publisher |
| January 7 | The Wager | David Grann | Doubleday |
| January 14 | The Wager | David Grann | Doubleday |
| January 21 | The Boys in the Boat | Daniel James Brown | Penguin Books |
| January 28 | Oath and Honor | Liz Cheney | Little, Brown and Company |
| February 4 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| February 11 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| February 18 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| February 25 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| March 3 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| March 10 | Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Doubleday |
| March 17 | Blood Money | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| March 24 | The House of Hidden Meanings | RuPaul | Dey Street Books |
| March 31 | Blood Money | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| April 7 | Get It Together | Jesse Watters | Broadside Books |
| April 14 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press |
| April 21 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press |
| April 28 | Somehow | Anne Lamott | Riverhead Books |
| May 5 | An Unfinished Love Story | Doris Kearns Goodwin | Simon & Schuster |
| May 12 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press |
| May 19 | The Demon of Unrest | Erik Larson | Crown |
| May 26 | The Demon of Unrest | Erik Larson | Crown |
| June 2 | The Situation Room | George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey | Grand Central Publishing |
| June 9 | What This Comedian Said Will Shock You | Bill Maher | Simon & Schuster |
| June 16 | The Demon of Unrest | Erik Larson | Crown |
| June 23 | The War on Warriors | Pete Hegseth | Broadside Books |
| June 30 | The Demon of Unrest | Erik Larson | Crown |
| July 7 | On Call | Anthony Fauci | Viking |
| July 14 | On Call | Anthony Fauci | Viking |
| July 21 | The Demon of Unrest | Erik Larson | Crown |
| July 28 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press |
| August 4 | Hillbilly Elegy | J. D. Vance | Harper |
| August 11 | Hillbilly Elegy | J. D. Vance | Harper |
| August 18 | Hillbilly Elegy | J. D. Vance | Harper |
| August 25 | Hillbilly Elegy | J. D. Vance | Harper |
| September 1 | Shameless | Brian Tyler Cohen | Harper |
| September 8 | Imminent | Luis Elizondo | William Morrow |
| September 15 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press |
| September 22 | Lovely One | Ketanji Brown Jackson | Random House |
| September 29 | Confronting the Presidents | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | St. Martin's Press |
| October 6 | Something Lost, Something Gained | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Simon & Schuster |
| October 13 | The Small and the Mighty | Sharon McMahon | Thesis |
| October 20 | Be Ready When the Luck Happens | Ina Garten | Crown |
| October 27 | Melania | Melania Trump | Skyhorse Publishing |
| November 3 | War | Bob Woodward | Simon & Schuster |
| November 10 | Framed | John Grisham and Jim McCloskey | Doubleday |
| November 17 | Melania | Melania Trump | Skyhorse Publishing |
| November 24 | Melania | Melania Trump | Skyhorse Publishing |
| December 1 | Melania | Melania Trump | Skyhorse Publishing |
| December 8 | Cher: The Memoir, Part One | Cher | Dey Street Books |
| December 15 | Cher: The Memoir, Part One | Cher | Dey Street Books |
| December 22 | Cher: The Memoir, Part One | Cher | Dey Street Books |
| December 29 | Melania | Melania Trump | Skyhorse Publishing |