The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1988
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1988

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1988.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 3 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King |
| January 10 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King |
| January 17 | The Tommyknockers | Stephen King |
| January 24 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| January 31 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| February 7 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| February 14 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| February 21 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| February 28 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| March 6 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| March 13 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
| March 20 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| March 27 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| April 3 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| April 10 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| April 17 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| April 24 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| May 1 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| May 8 | The Icarus Agenda | Robert Ludlum |
| May 15 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| May 22 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| May 29 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| June 5 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| June 12 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| June 19 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| June 26 | Zoya | Danielle Steel |
| July 3 | Alaska | James Michener |
| July 10 | Alaska | James Michener |
| July 17 | Alaska | James Michener |
| July 24 | Alaska | James Michener |
| July 31 | Alaska | James Michener |
| August 7 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| August 14 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| August 21 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| August 28 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| September 4 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| September 11 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| September 18 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| September 25 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| October 2 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| October 9 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| October 16 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| October 23 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin | Tom Clancy |
| October 30 | The Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice |
| November 6 | The Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice |
| November 13 | The Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice |
| November 20 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
| November 27 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
| December 4 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
| December 11 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
| December 18 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
| December 25 | The Sands of Time | Sidney Sheldon |
