# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1946

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1946.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. The most popular title was The Hucksters which spent much of the latter half of the year (19 weeks) at the top of the list and a total of 35 weeks among the top 15. During its reign at the top, it was challenged, but never toppled, by two recognized classics, George Orwell's Animal Farm and Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, neither of which ever reached the top spot.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 6 | The Black Rose | Thomas Costain |
| January 13 | The Black Rose | Thomas Costain |
| January 20 | The Black Rose | Thomas Costain |
| January 27 | The Black Rose | Thomas Costain |
| February 3 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| February 10 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| February 17 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| February 24 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 3 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 10 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| March 17 | The King's General | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 24 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| March 31 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| April 7 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| April 14 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| April 21 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| April 28 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| May 5 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque |
| May 12 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| May 19 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| May 26 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| June 2 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| June 9 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| June 16 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| June 23 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| June 30 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| July 7 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell |
| July 14 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| July 21 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| July 28 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| August 4 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| August 11 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| August 18 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| August 25 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| September 1 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| September 8 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| September 15 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| September 22 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| September 29 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| October 6 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| October 13 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| October 20 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| October 27 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| November 3 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| November 10 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| November 17 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman |
| November 24 | East River | Sholem Asch |
| December 1 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |
| December 8 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |
| December 15 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |
| December 22 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |
| December 29 | B.F.'s Daughter | John P. Marquand |

## Nonfiction

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