The top ten highest sellers in the US for 2011, and it’s probably close to what you expected:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
2. Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
3. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)
4. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)
5. Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)
7. Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)
8. Gears of War 3 (360)
9. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
10. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)
The top three sellers for December and all of 2011 are the same, and all the games on this list except for Madden, Just Dance 2 and Black Ops came out in the fall. In a strange combination, it seems that American gamers love two things: dancing and military shooters. Also worth noting is that only two games are system exclusives and that no portable titles made the list, despite Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 having really strong showings at the year’s end.
Other parts of the world also posted their top sellers for the year. Take a look at the UK’s and you’ll see some striking similarities:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, PC, Wii)
2. FIFA 12 (360, PS3, PC, Wii)
3. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)
4. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)
6. Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
7. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)
8. LA Noire (360, PS3, PC)
9. Saints Row: The Third (360, PS3, PC)
10. Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Music Lovers::::::::::: Have a peek !!!!! The Best Selling Albums Worldwide
40 million copies or more
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Michael Jackson
Thriller
1982 Pop / Rock / R&B
110 [1][2]
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973 Progressive rock
50 [3]
AC/DC
Back in Black
1980 Hard rock / Heavy metal
49 [4]
Whitney Houston / Various artists The Bodyguard
1992 Soundtrack 44 [5]
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell
1977 Hard rock
43 [6]
Eagles
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
1976 Rock 42 [1]
Various artists Dirty Dancing
1987 Soundtrack 42 [7]
Bee Gees / Various artists Saturday Night Fever
1977 Soundtrack 40 [8]
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
1977 Rock 40 [9]
Shania Twain
Come On Over
1997 Country / Pop 40 [10]
30–39 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
1971 Hard rock / Heavy metal
37 [11]
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill
1995 Rock 33 [12]
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967 Rock 32 [13]
Celine Dion
Falling into You
1996 Pop 32 [14]
Mariah Carey
Music Box
1993 Pop / R&B 32 [15]
Michael Jackson
Dangerous
1991 Pop / Rock 32 [16]
The Beatles
1
2000 Rock 31 [17]
Celine Dion
Let's Talk About Love
1997 Pop 31 [18]
Backstreet Boys
Millennium
1999 Pop 30 [19][20]
Bee Gees
Spirits Having Flown
1979 Disco / Pop 30 [21]
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.
1984 Rock 30 [22]
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
1985 Rock 30 [23]
James Horner
Titanic
1997 Soundtrack 30 [24]
Madonna
The Immaculate Collection
1990 Pop / Dance 30 [25][26]
Michael Jackson
Bad
1987 Pop / Rock 30 [16][27]
Pink Floyd
The Wall
1979 Progressive rock 30 [28]
Nirvana
Nevermind
1991 Grunge / Alternative rock
30 [29]
20–29 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
ABBA
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
1992 Pop 28 [30]
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet's Back
1997 Pop 28 [31]
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
1986 Hard rock
28 [32]
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
1987 Hard rock / Heavy metal
28 [33]
Various artists Grease
1978 Soundtrack 28 [24]
Santana
Supernatural
1999 Rock 27 [34]
Britney Spears
...Baby One More Time
1999 Pop 26 [35]
Carole King
Tapestry
1971 Pop 25 [36]
Iron Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1968 Psychedelic rock
25 [37]
Mariah Carey
Daydream
1995 Pop / R&B 25 [38]
Queen
Greatest Hits
1981 Rock 25 [39]
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water
1970 Folk Rock 25 [40]
U2
The Joshua Tree
1987 Rock 25 [41]
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1985 Pop / R&B 25 [42]
Backstreet Boys
Black & Blue
2000 Pop 24 [31]
Linkin Park
Hybrid Theory
2000 Nu metal / Rap metal / Alternative rock 24 [43]
Madonna
True Blue
1986 Pop 24 [44]
Ace of Base
Happy Nation/The Sign
1993 Pop 23 [45]
Spice Girls
Spice
1996 Pop 23 [46]
Metallica
Metallica
1991 Heavy metal
22 [47]
Oasis
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 Britpop / Rock 22 [48][49]
Bon Jovi
Cross Road
1994 Rock 21 [50]
Dido
No Angel
1999 Pop 21 [51]
Madonna
Like a Virgin
1984 Pop / Dance 21 [52]
Andrea Bocelli
Romanza
1997 Pop / Operatic Pop
20 [53]
Billy Ray Cyrus
Some Gave All
1992 Country 20 [54]
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1984 Reggae 20 [55]
Blondie
Parallel Lines
1978 Rock 20 [56]
Britney Spears
Oops!... I Did It Again
2000 Pop 20 [57]
Céline Dion
The Colour of My Love
1993 Pop 20 [58]
Def Leppard
Hysteria
1987 Hard rock
20 [59]
Janet Jackson
janet.
1993 Pop / R&B 20 [60]
Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
1995 Pop / Rock / R&B 20 [61]
Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
1979 Soul / Disco / R&B 20 [61][62]
Norah Jones
Come Away with Me
2002 Jazz 20 [63]
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain
1984 Soundtrack 20 [24]
Tina Turner
Private Dancer
1984 Rock 20 [64]
Usher
Confessions
2004 R&B 20 [65]
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Michael Jackson
Thriller
1982 Pop / Rock / R&B
110 [1][2]
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973 Progressive rock
50 [3]
AC/DC
Back in Black
1980 Hard rock / Heavy metal
49 [4]
Whitney Houston / Various artists The Bodyguard
1992 Soundtrack 44 [5]
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell
1977 Hard rock
43 [6]
Eagles
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
1976 Rock 42 [1]
Various artists Dirty Dancing
1987 Soundtrack 42 [7]
Bee Gees / Various artists Saturday Night Fever
1977 Soundtrack 40 [8]
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
1977 Rock 40 [9]
Shania Twain
Come On Over
1997 Country / Pop 40 [10]
30–39 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
1971 Hard rock / Heavy metal
37 [11]
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill
1995 Rock 33 [12]
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967 Rock 32 [13]
Celine Dion
Falling into You
1996 Pop 32 [14]
Mariah Carey
Music Box
1993 Pop / R&B 32 [15]
Michael Jackson
Dangerous
1991 Pop / Rock 32 [16]
The Beatles
1
2000 Rock 31 [17]
Celine Dion
Let's Talk About Love
1997 Pop 31 [18]
Backstreet Boys
Millennium
1999 Pop 30 [19][20]
Bee Gees
Spirits Having Flown
1979 Disco / Pop 30 [21]
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.
1984 Rock 30 [22]
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
1985 Rock 30 [23]
James Horner
Titanic
1997 Soundtrack 30 [24]
Madonna
The Immaculate Collection
1990 Pop / Dance 30 [25][26]
Michael Jackson
Bad
1987 Pop / Rock 30 [16][27]
Pink Floyd
The Wall
1979 Progressive rock 30 [28]
Nirvana
Nevermind
1991 Grunge / Alternative rock
30 [29]
20–29 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
ABBA
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
1992 Pop 28 [30]
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet's Back
1997 Pop 28 [31]
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
1986 Hard rock
28 [32]
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
1987 Hard rock / Heavy metal
28 [33]
Various artists Grease
1978 Soundtrack 28 [24]
Santana
Supernatural
1999 Rock 27 [34]
Britney Spears
...Baby One More Time
1999 Pop 26 [35]
Carole King
Tapestry
1971 Pop 25 [36]
Iron Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1968 Psychedelic rock
25 [37]
Mariah Carey
Daydream
1995 Pop / R&B 25 [38]
Queen
Greatest Hits
1981 Rock 25 [39]
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water
1970 Folk Rock 25 [40]
U2
The Joshua Tree
1987 Rock 25 [41]
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1985 Pop / R&B 25 [42]
Backstreet Boys
Black & Blue
2000 Pop 24 [31]
Linkin Park
Hybrid Theory
2000 Nu metal / Rap metal / Alternative rock 24 [43]
Madonna
True Blue
1986 Pop 24 [44]
Ace of Base
Happy Nation/The Sign
1993 Pop 23 [45]
Spice Girls
Spice
1996 Pop 23 [46]
Metallica
Metallica
1991 Heavy metal
22 [47]
Oasis
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 Britpop / Rock 22 [48][49]
Bon Jovi
Cross Road
1994 Rock 21 [50]
Dido
No Angel
1999 Pop 21 [51]
Madonna
Like a Virgin
1984 Pop / Dance 21 [52]
Andrea Bocelli
Romanza
1997 Pop / Operatic Pop
20 [53]
Billy Ray Cyrus
Some Gave All
1992 Country 20 [54]
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1984 Reggae 20 [55]
Blondie
Parallel Lines
1978 Rock 20 [56]
Britney Spears
Oops!... I Did It Again
2000 Pop 20 [57]
Céline Dion
The Colour of My Love
1993 Pop 20 [58]
Def Leppard
Hysteria
1987 Hard rock
20 [59]
Janet Jackson
janet.
1993 Pop / R&B 20 [60]
Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
1995 Pop / Rock / R&B 20 [61]
Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
1979 Soul / Disco / R&B 20 [61][62]
Norah Jones
Come Away with Me
2002 Jazz 20 [63]
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain
1984 Soundtrack 20 [24]
Tina Turner
Private Dancer
1984 Rock 20 [64]
Usher
Confessions
2004 R&B 20 [65]
Best Selling Books::::: Take a Look readers
Between 50 million and 100 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
English
1950 85 million[7]
She
H. Rider Haggard
English 1887 83 million[8]
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
English 2003 80 million[9]
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
English 1937 70 million[10]
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
English 1951 65 million[11]
O Alquimista (The Alchemist)
Paulo Coelho
Portuguese
1988 65 million[12]
Steps to Christ
Ellen G. White
English 1892 60 million[13]
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
English 1955 50 million[14]
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning)
Johanna Spyri
German
1880 50 million[15]
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Dr. Benjamin Spock
English 1946 50 million[16]
Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery
English 1908 50 million[17]
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horse Anna Sewell
English 1877 50 million[18]
Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose)
Umberto Eco
Italian
1980 50 million[19]
The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Higgins
English 1975 50 million[20]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Hite Report
Shere Hite
English 1976 48 million[21]
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams
English 1952 45 million[22]
The Ginger Man
J. P. Donleavy
English 1955 45 million[23]
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
English 1902 45 million[24]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[25]
J. K. Rowling
English 2007 44 million[26]
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
English 1970 40 million[27]
A Message to Garcia
Elbert Hubbard
English 1899 40 million[16]
Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
English 2000 39 million[28]
Как закалялась сталь (Kak zakalyalas' stal'; How the Steel Was Tempered)
Nikolai Ostrovsky
Russian 1932 36.4 million copies in USSR[29]
Война и мир (Voyna i mir; War and Peace)
Leo Tolstoy
Russian 1869 36.0 million copies in USSR[29]
Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of Pinocchio)
Carlo Collodi
Italian 1881 35 million[30]
You Can Heal Your Life
Louise Hay
English 1984 35 million[31]
Kane and Abel
Jeffrey Archer
English 1979 34 million[32]
Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young Girl, The Diary of Anne Frank) Anne Frank
Dutch
1947 30 million[33]
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?
Charles M. Sheldon
English 1896 30 million[16]
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
English 1960 30 million[34]
Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann
English 1966 30 million[16]
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
English 1936 30 million[35]
Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
Gabriel García Márquez
Spanish
1967 30 million[36][37]
The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren
English 2002 30 million[38]
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
English 1977 30 million[39]
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
William Bradford Huie
English 1951 30 million[40]
Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Stieg Larsson
Swedish 2005 30 million[41]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
English 1969 30 million[42]
Sofies verden (Sophie's World)
Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian
1991 30 million[43]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Late, Great Planet Earth
Hal Lindsey, C. C. Carlson
English 1970 28 million[44]
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
English 1998 26 million[45]
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
English 1908 25 million[46]
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
English 1949 25 million[47]
The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
English 1993 23 million[48]
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
English 1969 21 million[49]
Love Story
Erich Segal
English 1970 21 million[50]
狼图腾 (Wolf Totem)
Jiang Rong
Chinese
2004 20 million[51]
The Happy Hooker: My Own Story Xaviera Hollander
English 1971 20 million[52]
Jaws
Peter Benchley
English 1974 20 million[53]
Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
English 1986 20 million[54]
The Women's Room
Marilyn French
English 1977 20 million[55]
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff
English 1984 20 million[56]
[edit] Between 10 million and 20 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
English 1963 19 million[57]
The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
English 2006 19 million[58]
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
English 1973 18 million[59]
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
English 1947 16 million[60]
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
English 1994 15 million[61]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
English 1989 15 million[62]
Shōgun
James Clavell
English 1975 15 million[63]
The Poky Little Puppy
Janette Sebring Lowrey
English 1942 15 million[64]
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
English 1989 15 million[65]
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
English 1936 15 million[66]
Das Parfum (Perfume)
Patrick Süskind
German
1985 15 million[67]
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
English 1939 15 million[68]
The Horse Whisperer
Nicholas Evans
English 1995 15 million[69]
La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind)
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish 2001 15 million[70]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
English 1979 14 million[71]
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
English 1997 14 million[72]
God's Little Acre
Erskine Caldwell
English 1933 14 million[73]
Va' dove ti porta il cuore (Follow Your Heart)
Susanna Tamaro
Italian
1994 14 million[74]
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
English 1967 13 million[75]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
English 1964 13 million[76]
ノルウェイの森, Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood)
Haruki Murakami
Japanese 1987 12 million[77]
The Shack
William P. Young
English 2007 12 million[78]
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
English 1956 12 million[79]
Dune
Frank Herbert
English 1965 12 million[80]
La Peste (The Plague)
Albert Camus
French
1947 12 million[81]
人間失格 (No Longer Human)
Osamu Dazai
Japanese 1948 12 million[82]
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
English 1968 12 million[83]
The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller
English 1992 12 million[84]
Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager (Man's Search for Meaning)
Viktor Frankl
German 1946 12 million[85]
Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)
Dante Alighieri
Italian 1304 11-12 million (during 20th century)[86]
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
English 1958 11 million[87]
The Prophet
Khalil Gibran
English 1923 11 million[88]
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
English 1971 11 million[89]
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
English 1999 10.5 million[90]
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
English 1961 10 million[91]
Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett
English 1978 10 million[92]
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
English 1988 10 million[93]
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
English 1957 10 million[94]
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
English 2002 10 million[95]
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
English 1992 10 million[96]
Santa Evita
Tomás Eloy Martínez
Spanish
1995 10 million[97]
Un di Velt Hot Geshvign (Night)
Elie Wiesel
Yiddish
1958 10 million[98]
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
English 2003 10 million[99]
于丹《论语》心得 (Confucius from the Heart)
Yu Dan
Chinese
2006 10 million[100]
The Total Woman
Marabel Morgan
English 1974 10 million[101]
知価革命 (Knowledge-value Revolution)
Taichi Sakaiya
Japanese 1985 10 million[102]
中国社会主义经济问题研究 (Problems in China's Socialist Economy) Xue Muqiao
Chinese 1979 10 million[103]
What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles
English 1970 10 million[104]
The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan
French 10 million[105]
The Joy of Sex
Alex Comfort
English 1972 10 million[106]
The Gospel According to Peanuts
Robert L. Short
English 1965 10 million[107]
[edit] No Reliable Sales Figures
Note: These books do not have reliable sales data; however, there is evidence that they have sold at least 10 Million copies, and therefore belong on this list.
Book Author(s) Genre Original language First published Notes
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
Satire
Spanish 1605 [108]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1997 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1998 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1999 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2000 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2003 [109]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2005 [109][111]
[edit] List of best-selling book series
[edit] At least 100 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
English 7 + 3 companion books 1997–2007 450 million[109]
Goosebumps
R. L. Stine
English
62 + spin off series 1992–1997-present 350 million[112]
Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner
English 82 1933 — 1970 300 million[113]
Berenstain Bears
Stan and Jan Berenstain
English over 300 1962 — present 260 million[114]
Choose Your Own Adventure
various authors English 185 1979 — 1998 250 million[115]
Sweet Valley High
Francine Pascal and ghostwriters English 400 1983–2003 250 million[116]
Noddy
Enid Blyton
English 24 1949–present 200 million[117]
Nancy Drew
various authors as Carolyn Keene
English 175 1930 — present 200 million[118]
The Railway Series
(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)
Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry
English
41 1945–2007 200 million[119]
The Baby-sitters Club
Ann Martin
English 335 1986 — present 172 million[120]
Star Wars
various authors English over 200 1977 — present 160 million[121]
Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
English 6 1902–1930 150 million[122]
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
English 105 1997 — present 130 million[123]
Frank Merriwell
Gilbert Patten
English 209 1896 - 125 million[124]
Dirk Pitt
Clive Cussler
English 19 1973 — present 120 million[125]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese
7 1935–1939 120 million[126]
American Girl
various authors English 1986 — present 120 million[127]
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
English 7 1949–1954 120 million[128]
Mr. Men
Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves
English 43 1971 — present 120 million[129]
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
English 4 + 1 Novella + 1 Graphic Novel + 1 Guide 2005–2011 116 million[130]
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell
English 1963 — present 110 million[131]
James Bond
Ian Fleming
English 14 1953–1966 100 million[132]
Martine
Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier
French 60 1954 — present 100 million[133]
[edit] Between 50 million and 100 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy)
Dick Bruna
Dutch
119 1955 — present 85 million[134]
Fear Street
R. L. Stine
English 114 1989 — present 80 million[135]
The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice
English 12 1976-2003 80 million[136]
OSS 117
Jean Bruce
French
265 1949–1992 75 million[137]
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard
English 4 1926–1928 70 million[138]
Magic Tree House series
Mary Pope Osborne
English 43 1992–present 70 million[139]
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
English 16 1996 — 2007 65 million[140]
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler
English 13 1999–2006 65 million[141]
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
English 12 1932–2006 60 million[142]
Arch Books (Lantern Books) various authors English 1958 — present 58 million[143]
Discworld
Terry Pratchett
English 39 1983–present 55 million[144]
Where's Wally?[145]
Martin Handford
English 13 1987–present 55 million[146]
Millennium Trilogy
Stieg Larsson
Swedish 3 2005–2007 53 million[147]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
John Gray
English 15 1992–present 50 million[148]
The Hardy Boys
various authors as Franklin W. Dixon
English 190 1927-present 50 million[149]
The Bobbsey Twins
various authors as Laura Lee Hope
English 72 1904-79 50 million[150]
アンパンマン (Anpanman)
Takashi Yanase
Japanese
more than 678 1970 — present 50 million[151]
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
English 26 1914–1995 50 million[152]
Jack Reacher
Lee Child
English 16 1997–present 50 million[153]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
A Child's First Library Of Learning
various authors English 1980 - 45 million[154]
Junie B. Jones
Barbara Park
English 1992 - 44 million[155]
The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan
English Currently 13. 14 planned 1990 - 44 million[156]
Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly
English 15 1992 - 42 million[157]
Jack Reacher
Lee Child
English 15 1997–present 40 million[158]
Harry Hole
Jo Nesbø
Norwegian 9 1997–present 40 million[159]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
English 5 2007–present 37 million[160]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)
original author: Liu Zhixia
Chinese 10 1955–1962 36.52 million[161]
Paddington Bear
Michael Bond
English 70 1958–present 35 million[162]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Sohachi Yamaoka
Japanese
26 1950–1967 30 million[163]
Ramona
Beverly Cleary
English 8 1955–1999 30 million[164]
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
English 7 1982-2004 30 million[165]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)
Sachiko Kiyono
Japanese
25 1976–2006 28 million[166]
Curious George
Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey
English 58 1941–present 27 million[167]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)
Kaoru Kurimoto
Japanese 118 1979–2009 26 million[168]
Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey
English 1997–present 26 million[169]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Mike-neko Holmes series)
Jirō Akagawa
Japanese 43 1978–present 26 million[170]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter
English 18 1997- 26 million[171]
Kurt Wallander
Henning Mankell
Swedish
10 1991–2002 25 million[172]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People)
Margit Sandemo
Norwegian
47 1982–1989 25 million[173]
The Inheritance Cycle
Christopher Paolini
English 4 2002–present 25 million[174]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)
Shōtarō Ikenami
Japanese 24 1968–1990 24.4 million, only bunkobon[175]
Brain Quest series
various authors English 1992–present 23.7 million[176]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)
Yutaka Hara
Japanese 41 1987–present 23 million[177]
South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
English 6 2003–present 22 million[178]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese 5 1963–1966 21.5 million[179]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)
Masamoto Nasu
Japanese 50 1978–2004 21 million[180]
Shannara
Terry Brooks
English 20 1977–present 21 million[181]
Redwall
Brian Jacques
English 22 1986–present 20 million[182]
Maisy
Lucy Cousins
English 23 1990–present 20 million[61]
Dragonlance
various authors English more than 150 1984 — present 20 million[183]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)
Kazumasa Hirai
Japanese 20 1979–1983 20 million[184]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Japanese 1970–present 20 million[185]
The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov
English 3[186]
1950–1953 20 million[187]
Horrible Histories
Terry Deary
English 24 1993–present 20 million[188]
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
English 7 2001–present 20 million[189]
Rainbow Magic
Daisy Meadows
English 80+ 2003–present 20 million[190]
Morgan Kane
Louis Masterson
Norwegian 90 1966– 20 million[191]
[edit] Between 15 million and 20 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album) various authors Japanese 1970–present 19 million[192]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)
Shotaro Ikenami
Japanese 18 1972–1989 18 million[193]
Erast Fandorin
Boris Akunin
Russian
12 1998–present 18 million[194]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Japanese 17 1983–present 17 million[195]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer
English 6 1979–2008 16 million[196]
Bridget Jones
Helen Fielding
English 2 1996–present 15 million[197]
The Riftwar Cycle
Raymond E. Feist
English 25 1982–present 15 million[198]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
English 9 1999–present 15 million[199]
ぼくらシリーズ(Bokura series) Osamu Soda
Japanese 36 1985–present 15 million[200]
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
English 3 1995–2000 15 million[201]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
Yoshiki Tanaka
Japanese 14 1982–1989 15 million[202]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)
Marcus Pfister
German 1992–present 15 million[203]
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
English 5 1996–present 15 million[204]
[edit] Notes
The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies,[205] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone. Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format.[206]
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is included in the list as a single entry because it was written by Tolkien as a single book.
[edit] List of best-selling regularly updated books
[edit] More than 100 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
新华字典 (Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary) Chief editor: Wei Jiangong
Chinese 1957 400 million[207]
Scouting for Boys
Robert Baden-Powell
English 1908 100-150 million[208]
The McGuffey Readers
William Holmes McGuffey
English 1853 125 million[209]
Guinness World Records (published every year) various authors English 1955 — present 115 million[210]
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary)
Noah Webster
English 1783 100 million[16]
[edit] Between 50 million and 100 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
World Almanac (published every year)
various authors English 1868 — 1876; 1886–present 80 million[211]
六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune) Kazuko Hosoki
Japanese
1986 — Present 79 million[212]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
English 1898 55 million[213]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Roget's Thesaurus
Peter Mark Roget
English 1852 - 40 million[214]
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series) Impress Dekiru Series Editorial Desk Japanese 1994–present 40 million[215]
수학의 정석 (數學의 定石) (The principle of Mathematics - Mathematics reference book) Hong Sung-dae
Korean
1966–present (current edition since 1997) 40 million[216]
~ 37 million[217]
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
various authors English 1930 - 38 million[218]
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
A. S. Hornby
English 1948 30 million[219]
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
Bill Wilson
English 1939 30 million[220][221]
Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year) various authors French 1900–present 30 million[222]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Betty Crocker Cookbook
various authors as Betty Crocker
English 1955- 27 million[223]
超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series) X media
Japanese 1996–2007 25 million[224]
自由自在 (Jiyu Jizai)
various authors Japanese 1953–present 24 million[225]
新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai kokugo jiten)
Tadao Yamada
Japanese
1972 20.4 million[226]
English Grammar Lindley Murray
English 1795 20 million[227]
[edit] Between 10 million and 20 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Joy of Cooking
various authors English 1936 18 million[228]
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple) various authors Japanese 1991–present 18 million[229]
チャート式 (Chart Shiki)
various authors Japanese 1927–present 17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school[230]
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary" Yoshio Akao
Japanese, English 1942 17.2 million[230]
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations" Ichiro Mori
Japanese, English 1967 15 million[231]
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese-Chinese Dictionary" Shigeru Takebayashi
Japanese, English 1967 12 million[232]
広辞苑 (Kōjien)
Izuru Shinmura
Japanese 1955 11 million[226][233]
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms" Akira Matsumura
Japanese 1960 11 million[234]
三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language" Kenbō Hidetoshi
Japanese 1960 10 million[235]
家庭に於ける實際的看護の秘訣 (Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key to Practical Personal Care at Home" Takichi Tsukuda
Japanese 1925 10 million[236]
C程序设计 (C Program Design)
Tan, Haoqiang
Chinese 1991 10 million[237]
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
English
1950 85 million[7]
She
H. Rider Haggard
English 1887 83 million[8]
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
English 2003 80 million[9]
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
English 1937 70 million[10]
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
English 1951 65 million[11]
O Alquimista (The Alchemist)
Paulo Coelho
Portuguese
1988 65 million[12]
Steps to Christ
Ellen G. White
English 1892 60 million[13]
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
English 1955 50 million[14]
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning)
Johanna Spyri
German
1880 50 million[15]
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Dr. Benjamin Spock
English 1946 50 million[16]
Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery
English 1908 50 million[17]
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horse Anna Sewell
English 1877 50 million[18]
Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose)
Umberto Eco
Italian
1980 50 million[19]
The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Higgins
English 1975 50 million[20]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Hite Report
Shere Hite
English 1976 48 million[21]
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams
English 1952 45 million[22]
The Ginger Man
J. P. Donleavy
English 1955 45 million[23]
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
English 1902 45 million[24]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[25]
J. K. Rowling
English 2007 44 million[26]
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
English 1970 40 million[27]
A Message to Garcia
Elbert Hubbard
English 1899 40 million[16]
Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
English 2000 39 million[28]
Как закалялась сталь (Kak zakalyalas' stal'; How the Steel Was Tempered)
Nikolai Ostrovsky
Russian 1932 36.4 million copies in USSR[29]
Война и мир (Voyna i mir; War and Peace)
Leo Tolstoy
Russian 1869 36.0 million copies in USSR[29]
Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of Pinocchio)
Carlo Collodi
Italian 1881 35 million[30]
You Can Heal Your Life
Louise Hay
English 1984 35 million[31]
Kane and Abel
Jeffrey Archer
English 1979 34 million[32]
Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young Girl, The Diary of Anne Frank) Anne Frank
Dutch
1947 30 million[33]
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?
Charles M. Sheldon
English 1896 30 million[16]
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
English 1960 30 million[34]
Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann
English 1966 30 million[16]
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
English 1936 30 million[35]
Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
Gabriel García Márquez
Spanish
1967 30 million[36][37]
The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren
English 2002 30 million[38]
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
English 1977 30 million[39]
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
William Bradford Huie
English 1951 30 million[40]
Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Stieg Larsson
Swedish 2005 30 million[41]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
English 1969 30 million[42]
Sofies verden (Sophie's World)
Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian
1991 30 million[43]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Late, Great Planet Earth
Hal Lindsey, C. C. Carlson
English 1970 28 million[44]
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
English 1998 26 million[45]
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
English 1908 25 million[46]
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
English 1949 25 million[47]
The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
English 1993 23 million[48]
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
English 1969 21 million[49]
Love Story
Erich Segal
English 1970 21 million[50]
狼图腾 (Wolf Totem)
Jiang Rong
Chinese
2004 20 million[51]
The Happy Hooker: My Own Story Xaviera Hollander
English 1971 20 million[52]
Jaws
Peter Benchley
English 1974 20 million[53]
Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
English 1986 20 million[54]
The Women's Room
Marilyn French
English 1977 20 million[55]
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff
English 1984 20 million[56]
[edit] Between 10 million and 20 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
English 1963 19 million[57]
The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
English 2006 19 million[58]
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
English 1973 18 million[59]
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
English 1947 16 million[60]
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
English 1994 15 million[61]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
English 1989 15 million[62]
Shōgun
James Clavell
English 1975 15 million[63]
The Poky Little Puppy
Janette Sebring Lowrey
English 1942 15 million[64]
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
English 1989 15 million[65]
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
English 1936 15 million[66]
Das Parfum (Perfume)
Patrick Süskind
German
1985 15 million[67]
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
English 1939 15 million[68]
The Horse Whisperer
Nicholas Evans
English 1995 15 million[69]
La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind)
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish 2001 15 million[70]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
English 1979 14 million[71]
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
English 1997 14 million[72]
God's Little Acre
Erskine Caldwell
English 1933 14 million[73]
Va' dove ti porta il cuore (Follow Your Heart)
Susanna Tamaro
Italian
1994 14 million[74]
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
English 1967 13 million[75]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
English 1964 13 million[76]
ノルウェイの森, Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood)
Haruki Murakami
Japanese 1987 12 million[77]
The Shack
William P. Young
English 2007 12 million[78]
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
English 1956 12 million[79]
Dune
Frank Herbert
English 1965 12 million[80]
La Peste (The Plague)
Albert Camus
French
1947 12 million[81]
人間失格 (No Longer Human)
Osamu Dazai
Japanese 1948 12 million[82]
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
English 1968 12 million[83]
The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller
English 1992 12 million[84]
Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager (Man's Search for Meaning)
Viktor Frankl
German 1946 12 million[85]
Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)
Dante Alighieri
Italian 1304 11-12 million (during 20th century)[86]
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
English 1958 11 million[87]
The Prophet
Khalil Gibran
English 1923 11 million[88]
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
English 1971 11 million[89]
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
English 1999 10.5 million[90]
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
English 1961 10 million[91]
Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett
English 1978 10 million[92]
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
English 1988 10 million[93]
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
English 1957 10 million[94]
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
English 2002 10 million[95]
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
English 1992 10 million[96]
Santa Evita
Tomás Eloy Martínez
Spanish
1995 10 million[97]
Un di Velt Hot Geshvign (Night)
Elie Wiesel
Yiddish
1958 10 million[98]
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
English 2003 10 million[99]
于丹《论语》心得 (Confucius from the Heart)
Yu Dan
Chinese
2006 10 million[100]
The Total Woman
Marabel Morgan
English 1974 10 million[101]
知価革命 (Knowledge-value Revolution)
Taichi Sakaiya
Japanese 1985 10 million[102]
中国社会主义经济问题研究 (Problems in China's Socialist Economy) Xue Muqiao
Chinese 1979 10 million[103]
What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles
English 1970 10 million[104]
The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan
French 10 million[105]
The Joy of Sex
Alex Comfort
English 1972 10 million[106]
The Gospel According to Peanuts
Robert L. Short
English 1965 10 million[107]
[edit] No Reliable Sales Figures
Note: These books do not have reliable sales data; however, there is evidence that they have sold at least 10 Million copies, and therefore belong on this list.
Book Author(s) Genre Original language First published Notes
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
Satire
Spanish 1605 [108]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1997 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1998 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
1999 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2000 [109][110]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2003 [109]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy fiction
English
2005 [109][111]
[edit] List of best-selling book series
[edit] At least 100 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
English 7 + 3 companion books 1997–2007 450 million[109]
Goosebumps
R. L. Stine
English
62 + spin off series 1992–1997-present 350 million[112]
Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner
English 82 1933 — 1970 300 million[113]
Berenstain Bears
Stan and Jan Berenstain
English over 300 1962 — present 260 million[114]
Choose Your Own Adventure
various authors English 185 1979 — 1998 250 million[115]
Sweet Valley High
Francine Pascal and ghostwriters English 400 1983–2003 250 million[116]
Noddy
Enid Blyton
English 24 1949–present 200 million[117]
Nancy Drew
various authors as Carolyn Keene
English 175 1930 — present 200 million[118]
The Railway Series
(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)
Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry
English
41 1945–2007 200 million[119]
The Baby-sitters Club
Ann Martin
English 335 1986 — present 172 million[120]
Star Wars
various authors English over 200 1977 — present 160 million[121]
Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
English 6 1902–1930 150 million[122]
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
English 105 1997 — present 130 million[123]
Frank Merriwell
Gilbert Patten
English 209 1896 - 125 million[124]
Dirk Pitt
Clive Cussler
English 19 1973 — present 120 million[125]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese
7 1935–1939 120 million[126]
American Girl
various authors English 1986 — present 120 million[127]
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
English 7 1949–1954 120 million[128]
Mr. Men
Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves
English 43 1971 — present 120 million[129]
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
English 4 + 1 Novella + 1 Graphic Novel + 1 Guide 2005–2011 116 million[130]
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell
English 1963 — present 110 million[131]
James Bond
Ian Fleming
English 14 1953–1966 100 million[132]
Martine
Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier
French 60 1954 — present 100 million[133]
[edit] Between 50 million and 100 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy)
Dick Bruna
Dutch
119 1955 — present 85 million[134]
Fear Street
R. L. Stine
English 114 1989 — present 80 million[135]
The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice
English 12 1976-2003 80 million[136]
OSS 117
Jean Bruce
French
265 1949–1992 75 million[137]
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard
English 4 1926–1928 70 million[138]
Magic Tree House series
Mary Pope Osborne
English 43 1992–present 70 million[139]
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
English 16 1996 — 2007 65 million[140]
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler
English 13 1999–2006 65 million[141]
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
English 12 1932–2006 60 million[142]
Arch Books (Lantern Books) various authors English 1958 — present 58 million[143]
Discworld
Terry Pratchett
English 39 1983–present 55 million[144]
Where's Wally?[145]
Martin Handford
English 13 1987–present 55 million[146]
Millennium Trilogy
Stieg Larsson
Swedish 3 2005–2007 53 million[147]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
John Gray
English 15 1992–present 50 million[148]
The Hardy Boys
various authors as Franklin W. Dixon
English 190 1927-present 50 million[149]
The Bobbsey Twins
various authors as Laura Lee Hope
English 72 1904-79 50 million[150]
アンパンマン (Anpanman)
Takashi Yanase
Japanese
more than 678 1970 — present 50 million[151]
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
English 26 1914–1995 50 million[152]
Jack Reacher
Lee Child
English 16 1997–present 50 million[153]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
A Child's First Library Of Learning
various authors English 1980 - 45 million[154]
Junie B. Jones
Barbara Park
English 1992 - 44 million[155]
The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan
English Currently 13. 14 planned 1990 - 44 million[156]
Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly
English 15 1992 - 42 million[157]
Jack Reacher
Lee Child
English 15 1997–present 40 million[158]
Harry Hole
Jo Nesbø
Norwegian 9 1997–present 40 million[159]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
English 5 2007–present 37 million[160]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)
original author: Liu Zhixia
Chinese 10 1955–1962 36.52 million[161]
Paddington Bear
Michael Bond
English 70 1958–present 35 million[162]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Sohachi Yamaoka
Japanese
26 1950–1967 30 million[163]
Ramona
Beverly Cleary
English 8 1955–1999 30 million[164]
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
English 7 1982-2004 30 million[165]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)
Sachiko Kiyono
Japanese
25 1976–2006 28 million[166]
Curious George
Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey
English 58 1941–present 27 million[167]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)
Kaoru Kurimoto
Japanese 118 1979–2009 26 million[168]
Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey
English 1997–present 26 million[169]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Mike-neko Holmes series)
Jirō Akagawa
Japanese 43 1978–present 26 million[170]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter
English 18 1997- 26 million[171]
Kurt Wallander
Henning Mankell
Swedish
10 1991–2002 25 million[172]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People)
Margit Sandemo
Norwegian
47 1982–1989 25 million[173]
The Inheritance Cycle
Christopher Paolini
English 4 2002–present 25 million[174]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)
Shōtarō Ikenami
Japanese 24 1968–1990 24.4 million, only bunkobon[175]
Brain Quest series
various authors English 1992–present 23.7 million[176]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)
Yutaka Hara
Japanese 41 1987–present 23 million[177]
South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
English 6 2003–present 22 million[178]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese 5 1963–1966 21.5 million[179]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)
Masamoto Nasu
Japanese 50 1978–2004 21 million[180]
Shannara
Terry Brooks
English 20 1977–present 21 million[181]
Redwall
Brian Jacques
English 22 1986–present 20 million[182]
Maisy
Lucy Cousins
English 23 1990–present 20 million[61]
Dragonlance
various authors English more than 150 1984 — present 20 million[183]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)
Kazumasa Hirai
Japanese 20 1979–1983 20 million[184]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Japanese 1970–present 20 million[185]
The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov
English 3[186]
1950–1953 20 million[187]
Horrible Histories
Terry Deary
English 24 1993–present 20 million[188]
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
English 7 2001–present 20 million[189]
Rainbow Magic
Daisy Meadows
English 80+ 2003–present 20 million[190]
Morgan Kane
Louis Masterson
Norwegian 90 1966– 20 million[191]
[edit] Between 15 million and 20 million copies
Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album) various authors Japanese 1970–present 19 million[192]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)
Shotaro Ikenami
Japanese 18 1972–1989 18 million[193]
Erast Fandorin
Boris Akunin
Russian
12 1998–present 18 million[194]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Japanese 17 1983–present 17 million[195]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer
English 6 1979–2008 16 million[196]
Bridget Jones
Helen Fielding
English 2 1996–present 15 million[197]
The Riftwar Cycle
Raymond E. Feist
English 25 1982–present 15 million[198]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
English 9 1999–present 15 million[199]
ぼくらシリーズ(Bokura series) Osamu Soda
Japanese 36 1985–present 15 million[200]
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
English 3 1995–2000 15 million[201]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
Yoshiki Tanaka
Japanese 14 1982–1989 15 million[202]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)
Marcus Pfister
German 1992–present 15 million[203]
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
English 5 1996–present 15 million[204]
[edit] Notes
The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies,[205] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone. Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format.[206]
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is included in the list as a single entry because it was written by Tolkien as a single book.
[edit] List of best-selling regularly updated books
[edit] More than 100 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
新华字典 (Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary) Chief editor: Wei Jiangong
Chinese 1957 400 million[207]
Scouting for Boys
Robert Baden-Powell
English 1908 100-150 million[208]
The McGuffey Readers
William Holmes McGuffey
English 1853 125 million[209]
Guinness World Records (published every year) various authors English 1955 — present 115 million[210]
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary)
Noah Webster
English 1783 100 million[16]
[edit] Between 50 million and 100 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
World Almanac (published every year)
various authors English 1868 — 1876; 1886–present 80 million[211]
六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune) Kazuko Hosoki
Japanese
1986 — Present 79 million[212]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
English 1898 55 million[213]
[edit] Between 30 million and 50 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Roget's Thesaurus
Peter Mark Roget
English 1852 - 40 million[214]
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series) Impress Dekiru Series Editorial Desk Japanese 1994–present 40 million[215]
수학의 정석 (數學의 定石) (The principle of Mathematics - Mathematics reference book) Hong Sung-dae
Korean
1966–present (current edition since 1997) 40 million[216]
~ 37 million[217]
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
various authors English 1930 - 38 million[218]
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
A. S. Hornby
English 1948 30 million[219]
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
Bill Wilson
English 1939 30 million[220][221]
Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year) various authors French 1900–present 30 million[222]
[edit] Between 20 million and 30 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
Betty Crocker Cookbook
various authors as Betty Crocker
English 1955- 27 million[223]
超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series) X media
Japanese 1996–2007 25 million[224]
自由自在 (Jiyu Jizai)
various authors Japanese 1953–present 24 million[225]
新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai kokugo jiten)
Tadao Yamada
Japanese
1972 20.4 million[226]
English Grammar Lindley Murray
English 1795 20 million[227]
[edit] Between 10 million and 20 million copies
Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales
The Joy of Cooking
various authors English 1936 18 million[228]
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple) various authors Japanese 1991–present 18 million[229]
チャート式 (Chart Shiki)
various authors Japanese 1927–present 17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school[230]
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary" Yoshio Akao
Japanese, English 1942 17.2 million[230]
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations" Ichiro Mori
Japanese, English 1967 15 million[231]
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese-Chinese Dictionary" Shigeru Takebayashi
Japanese, English 1967 12 million[232]
広辞苑 (Kōjien)
Izuru Shinmura
Japanese 1955 11 million[226][233]
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms" Akira Matsumura
Japanese 1960 11 million[234]
三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language" Kenbō Hidetoshi
Japanese 1960 10 million[235]
家庭に於ける實際的看護の秘訣 (Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key to Practical Personal Care at Home" Takichi Tsukuda
Japanese 1925 10 million[236]
C程序设计 (C Program Design)
Tan, Haoqiang
Chinese 1991 10 million[237]
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