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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—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died.
—R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Her memoir, Over the Influence, became a New York Times bestseller in 2024.
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Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that Dodd’s Francesca Bridgerton will be the next sibling to find true love in the adaptation of Julia Quinn’s bestsellers.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Adelmo’s osso buco and lasagna, two bestsellers, will remain.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
The book became a New York Times bestseller.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Data teams look closely at bestseller lists.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died.
—R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
From Italy there is Murder on Lake Garda (WT) based on Tom Hindle’s eponymous Sunday Times bestseller.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Her memoir, Over the Influence, became a New York Times bestseller in 2024.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that Dodd’s Francesca Bridgerton will be the next sibling to find true love in the adaptation of Julia Quinn’s bestsellers.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Adelmo’s osso buco and lasagna, two bestsellers, will remain.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
The book became a New York Times bestseller.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Data teams look closely at bestseller lists.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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