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
Bowie and his estate have kept up a steady stream of new releases, reissues, and special editions, which all became bestsellers, especially on physical formats.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Outset Lip Oasis Glossy Treatment $28 NORDSTROM West cites The Outset’s lip treatment as a summer 2025 bestseller.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me, which became an instant New York Times bestseller.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
The never-ending hurry-up-and-waits are why he’s always got a couple weighty tomes stacked in his lap, his taste running from big-cheese biographies (of Elia Kazan and Abraham Lincoln, among others) to bestsellers, including Conclave.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Benefit grew thanks to innovation and its bestsellers.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of Little Family, Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone, which was a No.1 New York Times and international bestseller and has been published in over 40 languages.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
To drive attention to its direct-to-consumer business, the brand plans to leverage a speed-to-market model to address current trends, introduce exclusive merchandise and replenish bestsellers more effectively.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason this blazer ranks as the No. 1 bestseller in Women’s Blazers and Suit Jackets on Amazon.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Outset Lip Oasis Glossy Treatment $28 NORDSTROM West cites The Outset’s lip treatment as a summer 2025 bestseller.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me, which became an instant New York Times bestseller.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
The never-ending hurry-up-and-waits are why he’s always got a couple weighty tomes stacked in his lap, his taste running from big-cheese biographies (of Elia Kazan and Abraham Lincoln, among others) to bestsellers, including Conclave.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Benefit grew thanks to innovation and its bestsellers.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of Little Family, Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone, which was a No.1 New York Times and international bestseller and has been published in over 40 languages.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
To drive attention to its direct-to-consumer business, the brand plans to leverage a speed-to-market model to address current trends, introduce exclusive merchandise and replenish bestsellers more effectively.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason this blazer ranks as the No. 1 bestseller in Women’s Blazers and Suit Jackets on Amazon.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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