# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1950

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1950.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Henry Morton Robinson's The Cardinal dominated the list for 24 weeks and Ernest Hemingway had his only Number 1 bestseller that year.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 1 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 8 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 15 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 22 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 29 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 5 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 12 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 19 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| February 26 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 5 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 12 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 19 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 26 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 2 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 9 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 16 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 23 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 30 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 7 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 14 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 21 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 28 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 4 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 11 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 18 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 25 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 2 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 9 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 16 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 23 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 30 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 6 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 13 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 20 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 27 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 3 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 10 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 17 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 24 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 1 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 8 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 15 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 22 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 29 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 5 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 12 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 19 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 26 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| December 3 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 10 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 17 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 24 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 31 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |

## Nonfiction

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