best-seller list
noun
: a list of books that are selling the most copies
Her first novel was on the best-seller list for two months.
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The book hit the New York Times best-seller list and caught the attention of Universal Pictures, which paid Crichton a quarter-million dollars (more than two million in today’s dollars) for the movie rights.
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
All nine of them have made the New York Times best-seller list.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Azar Nafisi’s memoir came out in 2003, spent 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and quickly developed a cult following.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
He’s since written dozens more that regularly appear on the New York Times best-seller list.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
All nine of them have made the New York Times best-seller list.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Azar Nafisi’s memoir came out in 2003, spent 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and quickly developed a cult following.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
He’s since written dozens more that regularly appear on the New York Times best-seller list.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Best-seller list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-seller%20list. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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