] This page is a listing of adult fiction books which have
] made number one on the New York Times Best Seller List
] along with the date that they first reached number one,
] in date order. This listing starts with the very first
] book ever placed on the list back on August 9, 1942.

Interesting list. It's worth remembering that the years with only a few titles, must have obviously been dominated by one of those titles. Years with lots of titles, mean there wasn't any one clear leader for the year.