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
The brand has been ramping up its efforts in Japan, too — where the Mosaic is a bestseller — over the last couple of years.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
This kind of softness and support became an industry standard, and the Cortez itself quickly achieved the status of brand bestseller.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
These picks are bestsellers among Glamour readers; pay special attention to Uniqlo’s soft, long-lasting design (a perennial go-to among our editors).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
The adaptation – directed and cowritten by Phil Johnston (Ralph Breaks the Internet, Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph) – marks the first time Dahl’s bestseller and its iconic characters Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world, have been brought to the big screen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
The latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover bestseller centers on family secrets and teenage love stories.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Ranked our best mid-plush pillow, this has long been a bestseller among AD fans and Amazon customers alike.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
On an overcast day in April, Allison Williams, Dave Franco, Scott Eastwood, and Willa Fitzgerald are shuffling in and out of a kitchen, preparing to film a scene for their new movie Regretting You, the latest big-screen adaptation of a Colleen Hoover bestseller.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Both Girl, 1983 and Unquiet were nominated for Northern Europe’s most prestigious literary award, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and were bestsellers throughout Scandinavia.
—Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
This kind of softness and support became an industry standard, and the Cortez itself quickly achieved the status of brand bestseller.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
These picks are bestsellers among Glamour readers; pay special attention to Uniqlo’s soft, long-lasting design (a perennial go-to among our editors).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
The adaptation – directed and cowritten by Phil Johnston (Ralph Breaks the Internet, Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph) – marks the first time Dahl’s bestseller and its iconic characters Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world, have been brought to the big screen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
The latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover bestseller centers on family secrets and teenage love stories.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Ranked our best mid-plush pillow, this has long been a bestseller among AD fans and Amazon customers alike.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
On an overcast day in April, Allison Williams, Dave Franco, Scott Eastwood, and Willa Fitzgerald are shuffling in and out of a kitchen, preparing to film a scene for their new movie Regretting You, the latest big-screen adaptation of a Colleen Hoover bestseller.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Both Girl, 1983 and Unquiet were nominated for Northern Europe’s most prestigious literary award, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and were bestsellers throughout Scandinavia.
—Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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