April 23, 2021, 12:45pm
Want to read what everyone else is reading? MarketWatch reports that in honor of World Book Day, Amazon has released a list of their 50 overall bestselling books in the U.S. (at least in the 27 years since their launch in 1994). Of course, not everyone buys their books on Amazon (may we suggest your local indie?), so this list can’t necessarily be scaled up with any accuracy. But it’s interesting nonetheless. So behold, Amazon’s top 50 best selling books of all time in the U.S., featuring all the books you’d expect and also a few you’ve (probably) never heard of!
1. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
2. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
3. E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey
4. Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
5. Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
6. Tom Rath, StrengthsFinder 2.0
7. E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker
8. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
9. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
10. E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed
11. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
12. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
13. Paula Hawkins, The Girl On The Train
14. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
15. Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
16. George Orwell, 1984
17. Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
18. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
19. Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
20. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
21. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
22. Michelle Obama, Becoming
23. John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
24. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
25. Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People
26. Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
27. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
28. Veronica Roth, Divergent
29. Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
30. Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
31. Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
32. Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese?
33. Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
34. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
35. Mark Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
36. Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
37. R. J. Palacio, Wonder
38. Sarah Young, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
39. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
40. Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale
41. Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
42. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
43. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
44. Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
45. George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
46. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
47. Roger Priddy, First 100 Words
48. William P. Young, The Shack
49. Veronica Roth, Insurgent
50. Lois Lowry, The Giver