The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger started the year at the top of the list carrying over from 1961, where it entered the top spot on October 25.
In all Salinger's book spent 25 continuous weeks in the top spot.
[1] The list was interrupted at the end of the year by the 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike which lasted 114 days and had a profound impact on the newspaper industry in New York.
[2] The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.