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Stephen King or Danielle Steel
Who Will Eventually Win the "Competition"?

There is no question that the two most prolific writers to have the most number one best sellers on the New York Times Best Seller List are Stephen King and Danielle Steel. Not sure who's ahead in the "competition"? Here is the current listing of all of their books to reach number one in date order. Each have had a few that did not make number one, so remember that this is not a complete listing of their works. Come back and keep track of the "competition"!

Stephen King

Danielle Steel

Stephen King
	Title	Publisher	Date First Reached Number One
1	*The Dead Zone*	Viking	October 14, 1979
2	*Firestarters*	Viking	September 28, 1980
3	*Cujo*	Viking	August 23, 1981
4	*Different Seasons*	Viking	August 15, 1982
5	*Pet Sematary*	Doubleday	November 13, 1983
6	*The Talisman* (with Peter Straub)	Viking	October 28, 1984
7	*Thinner* (as Richard Bachman)	NAL Books	April 28, 1985
8	*Skeleton Crew*	Putnam	June 23, 1985
9	It	Viking	September 14, 1986
10	*The Eyes of the Dragon*	Viking	February 1, 1987
11	*Misery*	Viking	June 7, 1987
12	*The Tommyknockers*	Putnam	November 29, 1987
13	*The Dark Half*	Viking	November 5, 1989
14	*The Stand*	Doubleday	May 13, 1990
15	*Four Past Midnight*	Viking	September 16, 1990
16	*Gerald's Game*	Viking	July 19, 1992
17	*Dolores Claiborne*	Viking	December 6, 1992
18	*Insomnia*	Viking	October 23, 1994
19	*Desperation*	Viking	October 13, 1996
20	*Bag of Bones*	Scribner	October 11, 1998
21	*The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon*	Scribner	May 2, 1999
22	*Dreamcatcher*	Scribner	April 8, 2001
23	*Black House* (with Peter Straub)	Random House	September 30, 2001
24	*Everything's Eventual*	Scribner	April 7, 2002
25	*From a Buick 8*	Scribner	October 13, 2002
26	*Song of Susannah*	Donald M. Grant/Scribner	June 27, 2004
27	*The Dark Tower*	Donald M. Grant/Scribner	October 10, 2004
28	*Cell*	Scribner	February 12, 2006
29	*Lisey's Story*	Scribner	November 12, 2006
30	*Duma Key*	Scribner	February 10, 2008
31	*Under the Dome*	Scribner	November 29, 2009
32	*11/22/63*	Scribner	November 27, 2011
33	*The Wind Through the Keyhole*	Scribner	May 13, 2012

Danielle Steel
	Title	Publisher	Date First Reached Number One
1	*Full Circle*	Delacorte	June 3, 1984
2	*Family Album*	Delacorte	March 31, 1985
3	*Wanderlust*	Delacorte	July 20, 1986
4	*Fine Things*	Delacorte	March 29, 1987
5	*Kaleidoscope*	Delacorte	October 25, 1987
6	*Zoya*	Delacorte	May 15, 1988
7	*Star*	Delacorte	February 26, 1989
8	*Daddy*	Delacorte	November 19, 1989
9	*Heartbeat*	Delacorte	February 24, 1991
10	*Jewels*	Delacorte	May 17, 1992
11	*Mixed Blessings*	Delacorte	November 22, 1992
12	*Accident*	Delacorte	February 27, 1994
13	*The Gift*	Delacorte	August 7, 1994
14	*Five Days In Paris*	Delacorte	December 3, 1995
15	*Silent Honor*	Delacorte	December 1, 1996
16	*Special Delivery*	Delacorte	July 20, 1997
17	*The Ghost*	Delacorte	November 30, 1997
18	*The Long Road Home*	Delacorte	April 26, 1998
19	*The Klone and I*	Delacorte	July 12, 1998
20	*Bittersweet*	Delacorte	April 25, 1999
21	*The Wedding*	Delacorte	April 23, 2000
22	*The House on Hope Street*	Delacorte	July 16, 2000
23	*Leap of Faith*	Delacorte	July 15, 2001
24	*The Kiss*	Delacorte	November 11, 2001
25	*Answered Prayers*	Delacorte	November 17, 2002
26	*Johnny Angel*	Delacorte	July 20, 2003
27	*The House*	Delacorte	May 19, 2006
28	*Until the End of Time*	Delacorte	February 17, 2013