Find out What the Bestselling Book Was the Year You Were Born

Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?

Have you ever wondered what “the book” was the year were born? What your mom and dad were probably reading when you were just a newborn being rocked in your crib?

Well, thanks to a handy tool from Wordery, you can now find out which book was the biggest bestseller the year you were born.

All I can say is, man, John Grisham must be rolling in the dough because he makes many appearances on the list.

Here are the bestselling books for each of the last 50 years. If you want to see the bestsellers from 1948-1968, you can do that HERE.

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Love Story by Erich Segal

The Passions of the Mind by Irving Stone

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Burr by Gore Vidal

Centennial by James A. Michener

Trinity by Leon Uris

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon

The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

The Covenant by James A. Michener

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