The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1996
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1996

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1996.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 7 | The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans |
| January 14 | The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans |
| January 21 | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans |
| January 28 | Intensity | Dean Koontz |
| February 4 | Intensity | Dean Koontz |
| February 11 | Intensity | Dean Koontz |
| February 18 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| February 25 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| March 3 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| March 10 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| March 17 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| March 24 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| March 31 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| April 7 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| April 14 | Primary Colors | Anonymous Later revealed to be Joe Klein |
| April 21 | Moonlight Becomes You | Mary Higgins Clark |
| April 28 | Moonlight Becomes You | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 5 | Moonlight Becomes You | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 12 | Moonlight Becomes You | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 19 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Terry McMillan |
| May 26 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Terry McMillan |
| June 2 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| June 9 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| June 16 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| June 23 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| June 30 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| July 7 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| July 14 | The Runaway Jury | John Grisham |
| July 21 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| July 28 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 4 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 11 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 18 | Cause of Death | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 25 | Servant of the Bones | Anne Rice |
| September 1 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| September 8 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| September 15 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| September 22 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| September 29 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy |
| October 6 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| October 13 | Desperation | Stephen King |
| October 20 | Desperation | Stephen King |
| October 27 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| November 3 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| November 10 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| November 17 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| November 24 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard |
| December 1 | Silent Honor | Danielle Steel |
| December 8 | Silent Honor | Danielle Steel |
| December 15 | Silent Honor | Danielle Steel |
| December 22 | Silent Honor | Danielle Steel |
| December 29 | Airframe | Michael Crichton |
