# List of The New York Times number-one books of 2022

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.
For the third year, the most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens with 12 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 11 weeks at the top of the list. Colleen Hoover was also the most frequent weekly best-selling author with 19 weeks at the top of the list.
| Issue date | Title | Author(s) | Publisher |
| January 2 | Call Us What We Carry | Amanda Gorman | Viking Books |
| January 9 | The Judge's List | John Grisham | Doubleday |
| January 16 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| January 23 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| January 30 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| February 6 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| February 13 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| February 20 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| February 27 | Abandoned in Death | J. D. Robb | St. Martin's Press |
| March 6 | House of Sky and Breath | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| March 13 | The Paris Apartment | Lucy Foley | William Morrow |
| March 20 | Hook, Line, and Sinker | Tessa Bailey | Avon |
| March 27 | Run, Rose, Run | Dolly Parton and James Patterson | Little, Brown and Company |
| April 3 | The Match | Harlan Coben | Grand Central Publishing |
| April 10 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| April 17 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| April 24 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| May 1 | The Investigator | John Sandford | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| May 8 | Dream Town | David Baldacci | Grand Central Publishing |
| May 15 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| May 22 | Book Lovers | Emily Henry | Berkley Books |
| May 29 | Book Lovers | Emily Henry | Berkley Books |
| June 5 | In the Blood | Jack Carr | Emily Bestler Books |
| June 12 | Nightwork | Nora Roberts | St. Martin's Press |
| June 19 | Sparring Partners | John Grisham | Doubleday |
| June 26 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| July 3 | The Hotel Nantucket | Elin Hilderbrand | Little, Brown and Company |
| July 10 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| July 17 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| July 24 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| July 31 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| August 7 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| August 14 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| August 21 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| August 28 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| September 4 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| September 11 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| September 18 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| September 25 | Fairy Tale | Stephen King | Scribner |
| October 2 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| October 9 | Dreamland | Nicholas Sparks | Random House |
| October 16 | Verity | Colleen Hoover | Grand Central Publishing |
| October 23 | Righteous Prey | John Sandford | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| October 30 | Long Shadows | David Baldacci | Grand Central Publishing |
| November 6 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| November 13 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| November 20 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| November 27 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| December 4 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| December 11 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |
| December 18 | A World of Curiosities | Louise Penny | Minotaur Books |
| December 25 | It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover | Atria Books |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books, in the combined print and e-books category.
| Issue date | Title | Author(s) | Publisher |
| January 2 | The 1619 Project | Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine | One World |
| January 9 | The Storyteller | Dave Grohl | Dey Street Books |
| January 16 | The 1619 Project | Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine | One World |
| January 23 | Unthinkable | Jamie Raskin | Harper |
| January 30 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| February 6 | Enough Already | Valerie Bertinelli | Harvest |
| February 13 | Red-Handed | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| February 20 | Red-Handed | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| February 27 | Red-Handed | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| March 6 | From Strength to Strength | Arthur C. Brooks | Portfolio |
| March 13 | Red-Handed | Peter Schweizer | Harper |
| March 20 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| March 27 | One Damn Thing After Another | William P. Barr | William Morrow |
| April 3 | One Damn Thing After Another | William P. Barr | William Morrow |
| April 10 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| April 17 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| April 24 | Bittersweet | Susan Cain | Crown |
| May 1 | Freezing Order | Bill Browder | Simon & Schuster |
| May 8 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| May 15 | Finding Me | Viola Davis | HarperOne |
| May 22 | Killing the Killers | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | St. Martin's Press |
| May 29 | Killing the Killers | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | St. Martin's Press |
| June 5 | The Office BFFs | Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey | Dey Street Books |
| June 12 | Here's the Deal | Kellyanne Conway | Threshold Editions |
| June 19 | Happy-Go-Lucky | David Sedaris | Little, Brown and Company |
| June 26 | James Patterson | James Patterson | Little, Brown and Company |
| July 3 | Battle for the American Mind | Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin | Broadside Books |
| July 10 | Battle for the American Mind | Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin | Broadside Books |
| July 17 | Battle for the American Mind | Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin | Broadside Books |
| July 24 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| July 31 | Tanqueray | Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton | St. Martin's Press |
| August 7 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| August 14 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| August 21 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin Books |
| August 28 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| September 4 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| September 11 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| September 18 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| September 25 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| October 2 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| October 9 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| October 16 | I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy | Simon & Schuster |
| October 23 | Confidence Man | Maggie Haberman | Penguin Press |
| October 30 | Confidence Man | Maggie Haberman | Penguin Press |
| November 6 | Beyond the Wand | Tom Felton | Grand Central Publishing |
| November 13 | Radio's Greatest of All Time | Rush Limbaugh with Kathryn Adams Limbaugh and David Limbaugh | Threshold Editions |
| November 20 | Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing | Matthew Perry | Flatiron Books |
| November 27 | Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing | Matthew Perry | Flatiron Books |
| December 4 | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| December 11 | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| December 18 | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama | Crown |
| December 25 | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama | Crown |