bestseller
noun
best·sell·er
ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər 
variants
or best seller
plural bestsellers or best sellers
: a popular product and especially a book whose sales are among the highest of its class
[Isabel] Allende's new book is spun from the stuff of epic romances: eternal love, lost innocence, distant locales, revolution. In short, all the elements of a sure bestseller.—
Julie K. L. Dam
Julie K. L. DamThe Harvard Book Store Café … is not only the obvious choice for the latest best seller but the intelligent break for a shopper's graze.—Alice Rubenstein Gochman
Alice Rubenstein GochmanTwo million copies have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for four years.—Judith Daniels
Judith Daniels… the two Fisher-Price bestsellers are the company's Fun with Food [toy] series and the Fisher-Price Fun with Food Kitchen.—The New Yorker
The New YorkerShe knows what the mass market wants—Vanderbilt and Chaps [fragrances] are best sellers—and she has a flair for what appeals to a more specialized market …—Amy Singer
Amy SingerExamples of bestseller in a Sentence
She has written several best sellers.
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Sherrilyn McQueen, who has published more than 80 novels that reached the New York Times bestseller list under the name Sherrilyn Kenyon, first accused her ex-husband Lawrence Kenyon of poisoning her in a lawsuit in 2019, a year after her husband filed for divorce.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025
The group’s list of top 10 bestsellers is much longer, and includes both newer tunes and classics.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An Edgar Award-winning author of over 40 bestsellers, Connelly is repped for film and television by Joel Gotler of the Intellectual Property Group and attorneys Diane Golden and Sarah Lerner at Katz Golden Lerner LLP.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
However, basics continue to be their bestsellers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Flex Reusable Period Disc The Flex Reusable Disc is a bestseller on Amazon.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 Sep. 2025
Her third novel, The Eighth Life (for Brilka), was translated into thirty languages and became an international bestseller.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Per Covello, Agent Nateur’s number-one bestseller Holi (Mane), $99, has been a core driver for the business, particularly after influencer and comedian Esther Povitsky posted a viral TikTok about it in 2021.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
There was buzz by then around The Hunting Wives, an adaptation of May Cobb’s 2021 bestseller that is produced by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025
The group’s list of top 10 bestsellers is much longer, and includes both newer tunes and classics.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An Edgar Award-winning author of over 40 bestsellers, Connelly is repped for film and television by Joel Gotler of the Intellectual Property Group and attorneys Diane Golden and Sarah Lerner at Katz Golden Lerner LLP.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
However, basics continue to be their bestsellers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Flex Reusable Period Disc The Flex Reusable Disc is a bestseller on Amazon.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 Sep. 2025
Her third novel, The Eighth Life (for Brilka), was translated into thirty languages and became an international bestseller.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Per Covello, Agent Nateur’s number-one bestseller Holi (Mane), $99, has been a core driver for the business, particularly after influencer and comedian Esther Povitsky posted a viral TikTok about it in 2021.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
There was buzz by then around The Hunting Wives, an adaptation of May Cobb’s 2021 bestseller that is produced by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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