Records and has since sold 40 million albums worldwide. All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been. At number 6th place we have the iconic agatha christie novel and then there. Based on number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Alltime bestselling childrens books a listing of hardcovers that have sold 750,000 copies and paperbacks that have topped the one million copy mark over the years.
Book genres that make the most money bookstr book news. Da vinci code at number one, followed by the harry potter novels. Created by stan lee and jack kirby in 1961, this comic book shows the fantastic fours first adventure. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers are hard to nail down. Coming in at number one, green eggs and ham has sold well over 8,100,000 copies, with 8,143,088 copies sold as of 2001. Publisher penguin random house announced tuesday that becoming has sold close to 10 million copies to date. Billboard 200 charts, the uk album charts and winning a grammy award for album of the year in 1978. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the 16th week running. The emotional roller is balanced with intellectual and psychological journey of the main character, rooting the deep courage chyna manifested.
Valentines chunky liftaflap board book holly berrybyrd. Even if you could somehow pin down the number of copies actually sold, the books. The familiar observation that the bible is the bestselling book of all time obscures a more startling fact. Jul 03, 2016 coming in at number one is the highest selling little golden book and highest selling childrens story of all time with sales exceeding 14,898,341 individual sales as of 2001. Best selling books of all time 100 books goodreads. Here are the 10 bestselling books of all time information news. Top 20 alltime best selling childrens books amreading. Scholars can debate endlessly over which book is the best of all time, but finding out which ones have enjoyed the most commercial success should be a more concrete endeavor. Some titles may have had more copies printed than some of these books, but a vast number of those books were not sold, so well assume that they did not get read. Get to know which book has sold how many copies worldwide. Books that have sold over 50 million copies stacker. United kingdom although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the worlds bestselling and most widely distributed book. Age, and appears among the list of best fiction canonical novels ever published. Excluding the bible, business insider did a great chart on this as of 2012 thats unfortunately not quite right, but well get to that in a moment.
Why is the bible the number 1 book sold but least read like a novel. The second and third books, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed, are also selling fast, with uk. So prepare yourself for a heartbreakingly believable tale. House announced this week that the erotic novel has sold in excess of 5. We can just look at the sales numbers and rank them. It was published in three volumes between 29 july, 1954 and 20 october, 1955. As you can see from the graphic below created by designer jared fanning, the bible leads the countdown by a large margin, with nearly 4 billion copies printed and sold globally in the last five decades. The album was released on february 4, 1977, by warner bro. It is a timeless classic with phrases that can be remembered and rehearsed by all ages such as. The bible society alone has a world wide distribution of 24 million bibles, 26 million new testaments and 577 million portions of scripture each year. The top 10 bestselling books, ever plus 11 lesserknown. Oddly the book that meets this description would be maos little red book sources claim that over 6.
Jun 24, 2012 the new yorker also pointed out that in 2005 the number of bibles sold in the us alone was conservatively estimated at 25 million and barna research indicates that 92% of all american households have at least one bible and typically own three. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. While the novel enjoys surges in popularity now and then, especially in spain, the sales number is a guess. A survey by the bible society concluded that around 2. This does not include the over 1 million new testaments distributed each week by the gideons. The invention of colour 2001 by philip ball have been sold until now. Stacker explores books that have sold over 50 million copies. How to retrieve the number of copies sold for a specific book. Rumours became fleetwood macs most successful release to date after topping the u.
That means most of the 25m bibles are being sold to homes that already have at least one and likely more. A signed first edition of this classic from 1960 in fine condition with a price clipped dust jacket. Its no surprise that this novel has sold so many copiesits practically. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years he found. May 30, 2018 the most prolific and popular novel of all time, don quixote, is a testament to how great storytelling has no expiration date. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers are hard to. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any language. Dec 22, 2017 the book was on the new york times bestseller list for over 100 weeks, has sold over seven million copies, and has been made into a muchawarded film.
In fact, sold which was published in 2006 is so compelling and well written that it was a national book award finalist, it won the quill award, and it was named an ala top ten best book for young adults, all in 2007. And for more classic reading content, check out these 40 books every women over 40 should have on her bookshelf. May 25, 2011 the bible is the biggest bestseller in history. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales. I was read this book several years ago, alone, at night big mistake. The bible has sold billions of copies and is the best selling book of all time. The 20 bestselling books of all time updated 2020 wealthy.
Im doing a research and im would like to know actually how many copies of a specific book has been sold until now. Numbers of books sold is a good thermometer to guide book readers. There is no central repository for total sales numbers for books. For the record, the excluded books have sold an estimated hundreds of millions of copies each several billion, in the bibles case and would have taken most of the top positions on the list. While religion dominates the first half of the list, the rest is mostly fantasy.
The bible has sold billions of copies and is the best selling book of all. The new york times best sellers may 31, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. It is estimated that it has sold over 150 million copies. I really dont know where can i find this number and what is the more accurate way to get an accurate value. New york times number 1 best seller books goodreads. This list is for comics printed in a traditional book format paperback or hardcover, typically with a similar number of pages as novels. There is, of course, no way to tally sales from the 1600s, so although some sources suggest that this has sold 500 million copies, theres no way anyone could. The novel was authored between 1937 and 1949 and is regarded as one of the bestselling books.
Is the bible the bestselling fiction ever, or are there other fictions that have sold more copies. The 20 bestselling albums of all time updated 2020. African american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80. Perhaps the most famous selfhelp book ever written, think and grow. The book thief anniversary editionthe book thief anniversary edition markus zusak markus zusak. In some cases of famous authors, researchers may have already determined this information.
Though the epistolary novel a novel in the form of letters written by one or more characters was most popular before the 19th century, alice walker became a champion of the style with her 1982 pulitzer prize and national book awardwinning novel the color purple. Excluding religious, political, or ideological texts, this list covers 39 books that have reached this achievement, the overwhelming majority of which are fictional novels featuring stories that capture our imagination or change how we view the world. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. It is the oldest book on this list, so its had a long time to accrue sales. One piece is the bestselling comic by a single author and the bestselling manga of all time, having sold the most collected comic book volumes. Nov 15, 20 chapman created the list by examining how many individual copies of the books had been printed and sold over the last 50 years. Outlander, 20th anniversary collectors editionoutlander, 20th anniversary collectors edition diana gabaldon diana gabaldon. The husbands secretthe husbands secret liane moriarty liane moriarty. Set in the postcivil war american south, the novel follows a young african. The book is now a beloved classic of experimental and postmodern literature. Book one of the fifty shades trilogy fifty shades of grey series fifty shades of grey. First, harry potter sold 450 million copies as a series, not as a single book.
If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. Does this list tell us anything about ourselves as human beings. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Nov 27, 2008 the bible is the number one best selling book in all of history. The ballad of songbirds and snakes a hunger games novel suzanne collins. Why is the bible the number 1 book sold but least read. With all those caveats in mind and not including ebook sales, here are the 21 bestselling books of all time, as far as we can tell. The most prolific and popular novel of all time, don quixote, is a testament to how great storytelling has no expiration. The 15 biggest bestsellers ever after the bible photos. Rowling is undoubtedly one of the most prolific authors of our time, weaving.
The first novel in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. This research was conducted in 2001, therefore it is safe to assume that these figures will be much higher by now, 15 years later. While it does not give total sales figures and represents only one retailer though a large one, the record for each book on includes information on its ranking in sales compared to other books offered by amazon. Fifty shades of grey is britains bestselling book ever according to the. Alltime bestselling childrens books publishers weekly. Today the novel is more popular than ever, with new readers continually. Notably seen as one of the best childrens novels, alices adventures in. Due to its very limited numbers, in our time is considered one of the rare books for book collectors around the world.
Just to remind some of the commentators, this is number of books sold in all time according to sources of wikipedia. Maos little red book comes in at number two and then the surprises begin. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. The first single volume edition was published in 1968. The book is considered one of the most influential pieces of spanish. A best guess of the top 25 bestselling books of all time in growth markets by guest contributor september 7, 2010 inspired by the huffington post s attempt to list the top 15 bestselling books of all time, we offer a humble revision, expanding the list to 25 total. At number 6th place we have the iconic agatha christie novel and. I feel that goodreads should sponsor its own list of best selling books of all time.
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