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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Her expose, The Devil’s Candy,’ becoming a bestseller and seminal study of what can go wrong in moviemaking, despite the best efforts of top filmmaking and actor talent.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Another everyday favorite—and one of the brand’s absolute bestsellers—is the Core ring.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
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—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
In Prime’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 bestseller of the same name, Morrone starred as Camila, wife to Claflin’s Billy.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Hsu said Apple's early bestsellers, like the 1984 Macintosh desktop computer, helped democratize technology.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Young is also the author of bestsellers including Cross Roads and Eve.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
One of the reasons it may be listed as a bestseller on the Casterly website.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on the bestseller by Baek Hee-na, the film captures a live stage performance of the story about a young girl who meets a magical elderly fairy in an old neighborhood bathhouse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Another everyday favorite—and one of the brand’s absolute bestsellers—is the Core ring.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
Brooks-Dalton is the author of the national bestseller The Light Pirate, which was the runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a #1 Indie Next title, and a New York Times Editors’ Pick.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
In Prime’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 bestseller of the same name, Morrone starred as Camila, wife to Claflin’s Billy.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Hsu said Apple's early bestsellers, like the 1984 Macintosh desktop computer, helped democratize technology.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Young is also the author of bestsellers including Cross Roads and Eve.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
One of the reasons it may be listed as a bestseller on the Casterly website.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on the bestseller by Baek Hee-na, the film captures a live stage performance of the story about a young girl who meets a magical elderly fairy in an old neighborhood bathhouse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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