# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1943

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1943.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
Only three titles topped the list in 1943. The most popular was The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, which started the year at the top of the list and only dropped to number two for one week in March to Mrs. Parkington, by Louis Bromfield, before finally ceding the top spot to So Little Time, by John P. Marquand, in mid-October. Marquand's satirical novel stayed at the top of the list for the rest of the year.
After The Robe was toppled, it still remained near the top of the chart for two more years. Thus very early in the history of the NYT Best Seller list, The Robe set the record as the adult fiction title with the longest run on the list, and it continued to hold the record at least until 1992. The book returned to the bestseller list in 1953 when a film of the same name was released. By 1975, The Robe had sold more than 3.7 million copies.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 3 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 10 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 17 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 24 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| January 31 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| February 7 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| February 14 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| February 21 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| February 28 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| March 7 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| March 14 | Mrs. Parkington | Louis Bromfield |
| March 21 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| March 28 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| April 4 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| April 11 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| April 18 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| April 25 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| May 2 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| May 9 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| May 16 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| May 23 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| May 30 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| June 6 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| June 13 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| June 20 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| June 27 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| July 4 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| July 11 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| July 18 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| July 25 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| August 1 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| August 8 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| August 15 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| August 22 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| August 29 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| September 5 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| September 12 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| September 19 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| September 26 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| October 3 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| October 10 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
| October 17 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| October 24 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| October 31 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| November 7 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| November 14 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| November 21 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| November 28 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| December 5 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| December 12 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| December 19 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |
| December 26 | So Little Time | John P. Marquand |

## Nonfiction

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