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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The ring continues to be a bestseller for the brand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Gurwitch has become an advocate in the years since, chronicling her experience of needing support and stepping into mentorship in her bestseller The End of My Life is Killing Me.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The couple first crossed paths after Charles — who has authored nine books — was asked to review Jarman’s 2021 nonfiction bestseller River Kings, centered on her specialist subject of the Vikings.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Still going strong with customers are the KBBQ Steak bowls and plates — accompanied by cucumber kimchi, spicy broccoli and apple kimchi sauce — and two of the restaurant’s longtime bestsellers, the Caramelized Steak and Miso Salmon plates.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The entire Ipanema collection—a bestseller in their outdoor collection—is on sale.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
The product is regularly featured on Amazon’s bestsellers list and can be found in nearly every kitchen retailer.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Unanimous also makes a slate of podcasts with iHeartMedia and has a publishing arm that released New York Times bestseller Shot Ready in September 2025.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Hua is the author of the national bestsellers A River of Stars and Forbidden City, as well as Deceit and Other Possibilities.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Gurwitch has become an advocate in the years since, chronicling her experience of needing support and stepping into mentorship in her bestseller The End of My Life is Killing Me.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The couple first crossed paths after Charles — who has authored nine books — was asked to review Jarman’s 2021 nonfiction bestseller River Kings, centered on her specialist subject of the Vikings.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Still going strong with customers are the KBBQ Steak bowls and plates — accompanied by cucumber kimchi, spicy broccoli and apple kimchi sauce — and two of the restaurant’s longtime bestsellers, the Caramelized Steak and Miso Salmon plates.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The entire Ipanema collection—a bestseller in their outdoor collection—is on sale.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
The product is regularly featured on Amazon’s bestsellers list and can be found in nearly every kitchen retailer.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Unanimous also makes a slate of podcasts with iHeartMedia and has a publishing arm that released New York Times bestseller Shot Ready in September 2025.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Hua is the author of the national bestsellers A River of Stars and Forbidden City, as well as Deceit and Other Possibilities.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
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