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
Along with its collection of bestsellers and old favorites, the store hosts a variety of author events as well as a monthly book club.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
Both Small and Bhanusali report that the brands’ duos that include both a topical and supplement are the bestsellers.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Obviously, the book was a huge bestseller.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The Pattern Leave-In conditioner continues to be a bestseller thanks to its remarkable ability to seal in moisture for maximum curl popping.
—Celia San Miguel, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Keeping It Reel On the film front, B-Reel’s movie adaptation of Andrev Walden’s bestseller ‘Jävla Karlar’ (‘Bloody Men’ in English) has wrapped and will get a theatrical release in 2026.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
In October, the novel landed on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
In his 1899 bestseller, The Theory of the Leisure Class, economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen would document the excessive consumption of this new moneyed class, showing that as Wall Street splurged, rural America suffered.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
His bakery’s rum and black cakes are the bestsellers, especially during the holidays.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
Both Small and Bhanusali report that the brands’ duos that include both a topical and supplement are the bestsellers.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Obviously, the book was a huge bestseller.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The Pattern Leave-In conditioner continues to be a bestseller thanks to its remarkable ability to seal in moisture for maximum curl popping.
—Celia San Miguel, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Keeping It Reel On the film front, B-Reel’s movie adaptation of Andrev Walden’s bestseller ‘Jävla Karlar’ (‘Bloody Men’ in English) has wrapped and will get a theatrical release in 2026.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
In October, the novel landed on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
In his 1899 bestseller, The Theory of the Leisure Class, economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen would document the excessive consumption of this new moneyed class, showing that as Wall Street splurged, rural America suffered.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
His bakery’s rum and black cakes are the bestsellers, especially during the holidays.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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