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. 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 See All Example Sentences for best-seller list

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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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