The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1990
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1990

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1990.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 7 | The Dark Half | Stephen King |
| January 14 | The Dark Half | Stephen King |
| January 21 | Daddy | Danielle Steel |
| January 28 | Daddy | Danielle Steel |
| February 4 | The Bad Place | Dean Koontz |
| February 11 | The Bad Place | Dean Koontz |
| February 18 | Devices and Desires | P. D. James |
| February 25 | Devices and Desires | P. D. James |
| March 4 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Dr. Seuss |
| March 11 | Devices and Desires | P. D. James |
| March 18 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum |
| March 25 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum |
| April 1 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum |
| April 8 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum |
| April 15 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Robert Ludlum |
| April 22 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher |
| April 29 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher |
| May 6 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher |
| May 13 | The Stand | Stephen King |
| May 20 | The Stand | Stephen King |
| May 27 | September | Rosamunde Pilcher |
| June 3 | The Stand | Stephen King |
| June 10 | The Stand | Stephen King |
| June 17 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| June 24 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| July 1 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| July 8 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| July 15 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| July 22 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| July 29 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| August 5 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| August 12 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| August 19 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| August 26 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow |
| September 2 | Memories of Midnight | Sidney Sheldon |
| September 9 | Memories of Midnight | Sidney Sheldon |
| September 16 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King |
| September 23 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King |
| September 30 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King |
| October 7 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King |
| October 14 | Four Past Midnight | Stephen King |
| October 21 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| October 28 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| November 4 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| November 11 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| November 18 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| November 25 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| December 2 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| December 9 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| December 16 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| December 23 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
| December 30 | The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel |
