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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Jackie Fields, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
This one from Byredo features three of the brand’s bestsellers—Bibliothéque, Cotton Poplin, and Bohemia.
Vitra Miniatures, Eames LCW
$425
Design Within Reach
Surprise your favorite midcentury-modern obsessive with a small version of their favorite design.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
Her first book, Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World’s Strangest Brains, was an Amazon bestseller and NIH 2019 Big Read, as well as The Times of London’s Science Book of the Year.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
In September 2020, Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time.
—Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
One of their bestsellers, Terre Noire, combines notes of damp earth, rich soil, ancient woods, and cold mushrooms.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
Audible Premium Plus includes everything with Audible Plus, as well as one credit per month to redeem any audiobook on Audible’s selection of bestsellers and new releases for the subscribers to keep.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2024
The novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year — 75 weeks and counting — and on the Amazon bestsellers list for 98 weeks and counting.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
The quirky 256-page book, aimed towards middle schoolers, is already a No. 1 bestseller since releasing Oct. 1.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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