best-seller list
noun
: a list of books that are selling the most copies
Her first novel was on the best-seller list for two months.
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Every Summer After—which spent 14 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list after its release in May 2022—is officially back on the charts following news that Percy and Sam's nostalgic love story is getting the Amazon treatment.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 July 2025
The novel spent 10 months on the New York Times best-seller list and became an international sensation, with rights sold in 40 countries.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 July 2025
Between handy ground lights and shepherds poles, Amazon’s best-seller list has even more to add to your digital shopping cart—read on for our favorite click-worthy outdoor finds.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
The novel, planted at the top of the German best-seller list for 37 weeks, became a career-maker in 2005.
—David Segal, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 July 2025
The novel spent 10 months on the New York Times best-seller list and became an international sensation, with rights sold in 40 countries.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 July 2025
Between handy ground lights and shepherds poles, Amazon’s best-seller list has even more to add to your digital shopping cart—read on for our favorite click-worthy outdoor finds.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
The novel, planted at the top of the German best-seller list for 37 weeks, became a career-maker in 2005.
—David Segal, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Best-seller list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-seller%20list. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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