1981
Top 1. Noble House by James Clavell
Top 2. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Top 3. Cujo by Stephen King
Top 4. An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough
Top 5. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
Top 6. Masquerade by Kit Williams
Top 7. Goodbye, Janette by Harold Robbins
Top 8. The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders
Top 9. The Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh
Top 10. No Time for Tears by Cynthia Freeman
1982
Top 1. E.T., The Extraterrestrial by William Kotzwinkle
Top 2. Space by James A Michener
Top 3. The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum
Top 4. Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Top 5. Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz
Top 6. The Valley of Horses by Jean M Auel
Top 7. Different Seasons by Stephen King
Top 8. North and South by John Jakes
Top 9. 2010, Odyssey Two by Arthur C Clarke
Top 10. The Man from St. Petersburg by Ken Follett
1983
Top 1. Return of the Jedi by James Kahn
Top 2. Poland by James A Michener
Top 3. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Top 4. The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carre
Top 5. Christine by Stephen King
Top 6. Changes by Danielle Steel
Top 7. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Top 8. White Gold Wielder by Stephen R Donaldson
Top 9. Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins
Top 10. The Lonesome Gods by Louis L'Amour
1984
Top 1. The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Top 2. The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum
Top 3. The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
Top 4. Love and War by John Jakes
Top 5. The Butter Battle Book by Dr Seuss
Top 6. And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
Top 7. The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
Top 8. Full Circle by Danielle Steel
Top 9. The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz by Joan Rivers
Top 10. Lincoln by Gore Vidal
1985
Top 1. The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel
Top 2. Texas by James A Michener
Top 3. Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
Top 4. If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon
Top 5. Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Top 6. Secrets by Danielle Steel
Top 7. Contact by Carl Sagan
Top 8. Lucky by Jackie Collins
Top 9. Family Album by Danielle Steel
Top 10. Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour
1986
Top 1. It by Stephen King
Top 2. Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond
Top 3. Whirlwind by James Clavell
Top 4. The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
Top 5. Hollywood Husbands by Jackie Collins
Top 6. Wanderlust by Danielle Steel
Top 7. I'll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz
Top 8. Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour
Top 9. The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Top 10. A Perfect Spy by John le Carre
1987
Top 1. The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Top 2. Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
Top 3. Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel
Top 4. Misery by Stephen King
Top 5. Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor
Top 6. Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon
Top 7. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Top 8. Fine Things by Danielle Steel
Top 9. Heaven and Hell by John Jakes
Top 10. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
1988
Top 1. The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Top 2. The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon
Top 3. Zoya by Danielle Steel
Top 4. The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum
Top 5. Alaska by James A Michener
Top 6. Till We Meet Again by Judith Krantz
Top 7. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Top 8. To Be the Best by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Top 9. One by Richard Bach
Top 10. Mitla Pass by Leon Uris
1989
Top 1. Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy
Top 2. The Dark Half by Stephen King
Top 3. Daddy by Danielle Steel
Top 4. Star by Danielle Steel
Top 5. Caribbean by James A Michener
Top 6. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Top 7. The Russia House by John le Carre
Top 8. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Top 9. California Gold by John Jakes
Top 10. While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark
1990
Top 1. The Plains of Passage by Jean M Auel
Top 2. Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
Top 3. The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow
Top 4. Memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
Top 5. Message from Nam by Danielle Steel
Top 6. The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
Top 7. The Stand by Stephen King
Top 8. Lady Boss by Jackie Collins
Top 9. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Top 10. September by Rosamunde Pilcher
