The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1950
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1950

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1950. Henry Morton Robinson's The Cardinal dominated the list for 24 weeks and Ernest Hemingway had his only Number 1 bestseller that year.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 1 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 8 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 15 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 22 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| January 29 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 5 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 12 | The Egyptian | Mika Waltari |
| February 19 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| February 26 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 5 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 12 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 19 | The Parasites | Daphne du Maurier |
| March 26 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 2 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 9 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 16 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 23 | The Wall | John Hersey |
| April 30 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 7 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 14 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 21 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| May 28 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 4 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 11 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 18 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| June 25 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 2 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 9 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 16 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 23 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| July 30 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 6 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 13 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 20 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| August 27 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 3 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 10 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 17 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| September 24 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 1 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 8 | The Cardinal | Henry Morton Robinson |
| October 15 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 22 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 29 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 5 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 12 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 19 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| November 26 | Across the River and into the Trees | Ernest Hemingway |
| December 3 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 10 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 17 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 24 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |
| December 31 | The Disenchanted | Budd Schulberg |

* ↑ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1950.
* ↑ John Bear, The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992, pp. 43-47
