NYT Bestsellers – Fiction 2000-2005

New York Times #1 Bestselling Fiction 2000-2005

Here’s a list of fiction titles that have made it to the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. This page covers the years 2000 – 2005. The books that are owned by the library have the call numbers listed.

For more New York Times Bestseller reading lists check out:

New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Fiction – 2000-2005
New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Fiction – 2006-2010
New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Fiction – 2011
New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Nonfiction – 2000-2005
New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Nonfiction – 2006-2010
New York Times #1 Bestsellers – Nonfiction – 2011

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New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction – 2000
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
The Brethern	John Grisham	Feb 20, 2000	Fic – Grisham, J.
The Wedding	Danielle Steel	Apr 23, 2000	Fic – Steel, D.
Before I Say Goodbye	Mary Higgins Clark	May 7, 2000	Fic – Clark, M.
Easy Prey	John Sandford	Jun 4, 2000	Fic – Sandford, J.
Indwelling	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Jun 11, 2000	Fic – LaHaye, T.
Hot Six	Janet Evanovich	Jul 9, 2000	Fic – Evanovich, J.
The House on Hope Street	Danielle Steel	Jul 16, 2000	Fic – Steel, D.
Winter Solstice	Rosamunde Pilcher	Aug 20, 2000	Fic – Pilcher, R.
The Bear and the Dragon	Tom Clancy	Sep 10, 2000	Fic – Clancy, T.
The Rescue	Nicholas Sparks	Oct 15, 2000	Fic – Sparks, N.
Drowning Ruth	Christina Schwarz	Oct 29, 2000	Fic – Schwarz, C.
The Last Precinct	Patricia Cornwell	Nov 5, 2000	Mys – Cornwell, P.
Winter’s Heart	Robert Jordan	Nov 26, 2000	N/A
The Mark	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Dec 3, 2000	Fic – LaHaye, T.
New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction - 2001
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
From the Corner of His Eye	Dean R. Koontz	Jan 14, 2001	N/A
A Day Late and a Dollar Short	Terry McMillan	Feb 4, 2001	Fic – McMillan, T.
A Painted House	John Grisham	Feb 25, 2001	Fic – Grisham, J.
1st to Die	James Patterson	Mar 25, 2001	Fic – Patterson, J.
Dreamcatcher	Stephen King	Apr 8, 2001	Fic – King, S.
A Common Life	Jan Karon	Apr 29, 2001	Fic – Karon, J.
On the Street Where You Live	Mary Higgins Clark	May 6, 2001	Fic – Clark, M.
Chosen Prey	John Sandford	Jun 3, 2001	Fic – Sandford, J.
“P” Is For Peril	Sue Grafton	Jun 24, 2001	Mys – Grafton, S.
Seven Up	Janet Evanovich	Jul 8, 2001	Mys – Evanovich, J.
Leap of Faith	Danielle Steel	Jul 15, 2001	Fic – Steel, D.
The Fourth Hand	John Irving	Jul 29, 2001	Fic – Irving, J.
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas	James Patterson	Aug 5, 2001	Fic – Patterson, J.
Valhalla Rising	Clive Cussler	Sep 2, 2001	Fic – Cussler, C.
Black House	Stephen King and Peter Straub	Sep 30, 2001	Fic – King, S.
The Corrections	Jonathan Franzen	Oct 14, 2001	Fic – Franzen, J.
Isle of Dogs	Patricia Cornwell	Oct 28, 2001	Fic – Cornwell, P.
Midnight Bayou	Nora Roberts	Nov 4, 2001	Fic – Roberts, N.
The Kiss	Danielle Steel	Nov 11, 2001	Fic – Steel, D.
Desecration	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Nov 18, 2001	Fic – LaHaye, T.
Skipping Christmas	John Grisham	Dec 9, 2001	Fic – Grisham, J.
New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction - 2002
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
One Door Away From Heaven	Dean R. Koontz	Jan 20, 2002	Fic – Koontz, D.
Journey Through Heartsongs	Mattie J. T. Stepanek	Feb 3, 2002	N/A
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer	Joyce Reardon	Feb 17, 2002	N/A
The Summons	John Grisham	Feb 24, 2002	Fic – Grisham, J.
2nd Chance	James Patterson with Andrew Gross	Mar 24, 2002	Fic – Patterson, J.
Everything’s Eventual	Stephen King	Apr 7, 2002	N/A
Three Fates	Nora Roberts	Apr 21, 2002	Fic – Roberts, N.
The Nannie Diaries	Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus	Apr 28, 2002	N/A
Daddy’s Little Girl	Mary Higgins Clark	May 5, 2002	Fic – Clark, M.
The Shelters of Stone	Jean M. Auel	May 19, 2002	Fic – Auel, J.
In This Mountain	Jan Karon	Jun 16, 2002	Fic – Karon, J.
The Beach House	James Patterson and Peter de Jonge	Jun 30, 2002	Fic – Patterson, J.
Hard Eight	Janet Evanovich	Jul 7, 2002	Mys – Evanovich, J.
The Remnant	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Jul 21, 2002	Fic – LaHaye, T.
The Lovely Bones	Alice Sebold	Aug 18, 2002	Fic – Sebold, A.
Red Rabbit	Tom Clancy	Aug 25, 2002	Fic – Clancy, T.
Nights in Rodanthe	Nicholas Sparks	Oct 6, 2002	Fic – Sparks, N.
From a Buick 8	Stephen King	Oct 13, 2002	N/A
“Q” Is For Quarry	Sue Grafton	Nov 3, 2002	Mys – Grafton, S.
Answered Prayers	Danielle Steel	Nov 17, 2002	Fic – Steel, D.
Chesapeake Blue	Nora Roberts	Nov 24, 2002	Fic – Roberts, N.
Four Blind Mice	James Patterson	Dec 8, 2002	Fic – Patterson, J.
Prey	Michael Crichton	Dec 15, 2002	Fic – Crichton, M.
New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction - 2003
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
Crossroads of Twilight	Robert Jordan	Jan 26, 2003	N/A
The King of Torts	John Grisham	Feb 23, 2003	Fic – Grisham, J.
The Jester	James Patterson and Andrew Gross	Mar 23, 2003	Fic – Patterson, J.
The Da Vinci Code	Dan Brown	Apr 6, 2003	Fic – Brown, D.
Birthright	Nora Roberts	Apr 20, 2003	Fic – Roberts, N.
Armageddon	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Apr 27, 2003	Fic – LaHaye, T.
Naked Prey	John Sandford	Jun 1, 2003	Fic – Sandford, J.
The Lake House	James Patterson	Jun 29, 2003	Fic – Patterson, J.
Johnny Angel	Danielle Steel	Jul 20, 2003	N/A
To the Nines	Janet Evanovich	Aug 3, 2003	Mys – Evanovich, J.
The Teeth of the Tiger	Tom Clancy	Aug 31, 2003	N/A
Bleachers	John Grisham	Sep 28, 2003	Fic – Grisham, J.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven	Mitch Albom	Oct 12, 2003	Fic – Albom, M.
Blow Fly	Patricia Cornwell	Nov 2, 2003	Fic – Cornwell, P.
New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction - 2004
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
The Last Juror	John Grisham	Feb 22, 2004	Fic – Grisham, J.
3rd Degree	James Patterson and Andrew Gross	Mar 21, 2004	Fic – Patterson, J.
Glorious Appearing	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Apr 18, 2004	Fic – LaHaye, T.
Song of Susannah	Stephen King	Jun 27, 2004	N/A
Ten Big Ones	Janet Evanovich	Jul 11, 2004	Mys – Evanovich, J.
Sam’s Letters to Jennifer	James Patterson	Jul 18, 2004	Fic – Patterson, J.
“R” Is For Ricochet	Sue Grafton	Aug 1, 2004	Mys – Grafton, S.
Trace	Patricia Cornwell	Sep 26, 2004	Fic – Cornwell, P.
The Dark Tower	Stephen King	Oct 10, 2004	Fic – King, S.
Northern Lights	Nora Roberts	Oct 31, 2004	Fic – Roberts, N.
Hour Game	David Baldacci	Nov 14, 2004	Fic – Baldacci, D.
Metro Girl	Janet Evanovich	Nov 21, 2004	Fic – Evanovich, J.
London Bridges	James Patterson	Nov 28, 2004	Fic – Patterson, J.
Night Fall	Nelson DeMille	Dec 12, 2004	Fic – DeMille, N.
New York Times #1 Bestsellers Fiction - 2005
Title	Author(s)	Date of #1 Ranking	Library Owns / Call #
The Broker	John Grisham	Jan 30, 2005	Fic – Grisham, J.
Honeymoon	James Patterson and Howard Roughan	Mar 6, 2005	Fic – Patterson, J.
The Rising	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	Apr 3, 2005	Fic – LaHaye, T.
No Place Like Home	Mary Higgins Clark	Apr 24, 2005	Fic – Clark, M.
True Believer	Nicholas Sparks	May 1, 2005	Fic – Sparks, N.
4th of July	James Patterson and Maxine Paetro	May 22, 2005	Fic – Patterson, J.
The Closers	Michael Connelly	Jun 5, 2005	Mys – Connelly, M.
The Mermaid Chair	Sue Monk Kidd	Jun 26, 2005	Fic – Kidd, S.
The Historian	Elizabeth Kostova	Jul 3, 2005	Fic – Kostova, E.
Eleven On Top	Janet Evanovich	Jul 10, 2005	Mys – Evanovich, J.
Lifeguard	James Patterson and Andrew Gross	Jul 31, 2005	Fic – Patterson, J.
Chill Factor	Sandra Brown	Sep 4, 2005	Fic – Brown, S.
Point Blank	Catherine Coulter	Sep 11, 2005	Fic – Coulter, C.
Polar Shift	Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos	Sep 18, 2005	Fic – Cussler, C.
Anansi Boys	Neil Gaiman	Oct 9, 2005	N/A
A Breath of Snow and Ashes	Diana Gabaldon	Oct 16, 2005	Fic – Gabaldon, D.
The Lincoln Lawyer	Michael Connelly	Oct 23, 2005	Fic – Connelly, M.
Knife of Dreams	Robert Jordan	Oct 30, 2005	N/A
At First Sight	Nicholas Sparks	Nov 6, 2005	Fic – Sparks, N.
Predator	Patricia Cornwell	Nov 13, 2005	Fic – Cornwell, P.
A Feast For Crows	George R. R. Martin	Nov 27, 2005	N/A
Mary, Mary	James Patterson	Dec 4, 2005	Fic – Patterson, J.
“S” Is For Silence	Sue Grafton	Dec 25, 2005	Mys – Grafton, S.