List of The New York Times number-one books of 1950

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1950.

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

[1] Henry Morton Robinson's The Cardinal dominated the list for 24 weeks and Ernest Hemingway had his only Number 1 bestseller that year.

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