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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Kirkland Signature Extra Virgin Italian Olive Oil Kirkland’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil is consistently rated a bestseller and a favorite among shoppers for both quality and price.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Tapping into both mythical and real fears regarding great white sharks – including an infamous set of shark attacks along the Jersey Shore in 1916 – Benchley’s 1974 novel became a bestseller.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Dawkins’s 1976 bestseller, The Selfish Gene, and Wilson’s field-defining 1975 book, Sociobiology, proposed that nearly any feature of human society could be explained in terms of its propensity to propagate the genes responsible for it.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
His 2023 memoir, Straight Shooter, is a New York Times bestseller.
—Danyel Smith, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Slade’s first two romantic novels – The Rebound and Told You So – were No. 1 bestsellers, with the former named one of Audible’s best books of 2023.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Entitled, ‘Coupe Rose’ the collection is made up of bestsellers, cue the Lake Como crafted Better Than Your Boyfriend’s Shirt and the Pull-Up Shorts, made from fil coupé, along with the Mini Foulard in 100% Italian silk, of course.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The pool is widened even further by the fact that the March sisters' father recently published a controversial bestseller about them, making just about anybody a potential suspect.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 June 2025
This week, the song ranks as a powerful bestseller on several Billboard tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Tapping into both mythical and real fears regarding great white sharks – including an infamous set of shark attacks along the Jersey Shore in 1916 – Benchley’s 1974 novel became a bestseller.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Dawkins’s 1976 bestseller, The Selfish Gene, and Wilson’s field-defining 1975 book, Sociobiology, proposed that nearly any feature of human society could be explained in terms of its propensity to propagate the genes responsible for it.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
His 2023 memoir, Straight Shooter, is a New York Times bestseller.
—Danyel Smith, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Slade’s first two romantic novels – The Rebound and Told You So – were No. 1 bestsellers, with the former named one of Audible’s best books of 2023.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Entitled, ‘Coupe Rose’ the collection is made up of bestsellers, cue the Lake Como crafted Better Than Your Boyfriend’s Shirt and the Pull-Up Shorts, made from fil coupé, along with the Mini Foulard in 100% Italian silk, of course.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The pool is widened even further by the fact that the March sisters' father recently published a controversial bestseller about them, making just about anybody a potential suspect.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 June 2025
This week, the song ranks as a powerful bestseller on several Billboard tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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