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
Emmy nominee Blair Singer (Bull) has landed a script commitment at Fox for Cold Blooded Liar, a one-hour procedural mystery thriller series based on the international bestseller of the same name by Karen Rose.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The Romeo and Juliet fantasy retelling, set in 1920s Shanghai, debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times YA bestseller list, with its sequel, 2021’s Our Violent Ends, coming in at No. 1.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The book was a New York Times bestseller and a selection for Reese Witherspoon’s Reese’s Book Club.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Sullivan regularly tests Rhode’s beauty products, including bestsellers and new releases like the Peptide Lip Shape.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
The book will bring back Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon—the protagonist of Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code—for a high-stakes journey spanning Prague, London and New York.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Another bonus is that X-Cheng’s high-quality bestsellers are some of the most inclusive on the market, with an extended size range that’s (unfortunately) hard to find at other brands.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
In just a few frames, that bestseller will reach 1,000 turns on the ranking, which is a feat that very few releases can even come close to.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The pair first created the Creepy Tales trio, including Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Crayon! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! — all New York Times bestsellers, according to a press release.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The Romeo and Juliet fantasy retelling, set in 1920s Shanghai, debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times YA bestseller list, with its sequel, 2021’s Our Violent Ends, coming in at No. 1.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The book was a New York Times bestseller and a selection for Reese Witherspoon’s Reese’s Book Club.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Sullivan regularly tests Rhode’s beauty products, including bestsellers and new releases like the Peptide Lip Shape.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
The book will bring back Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon—the protagonist of Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code—for a high-stakes journey spanning Prague, London and New York.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Another bonus is that X-Cheng’s high-quality bestsellers are some of the most inclusive on the market, with an extended size range that’s (unfortunately) hard to find at other brands.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
In just a few frames, that bestseller will reach 1,000 turns on the ranking, which is a feat that very few releases can even come close to.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The pair first created the Creepy Tales trio, including Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Crayon! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! — all New York Times bestsellers, according to a press release.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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