The top 100 Kindle books of all time, based on annual bestseller lists
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As the main overview is accompanied by detailed rankings that list best authors and categories, as well as top Kindle Unlimited books, you can easily get lost in the flood of information.
A single-minded list that ranks Top 100 Kindle books is the most important outcome of our analysis of Amazon’s annual charts of top Kindle bestsellers. That’s why it deserves a separate post.
Each book in the annual bestseller list gets points. The #1 book gets 100 points; the last one receives 1 point. If a book is present on more than one annual list, its points are added. You’ll find more details about how we counted the books, in the main overview of the best Kindle books of all time.
As you see, this ranking is favoring books that managed to keep high sales for as long as possible and as high as possible.
Before the list, here are a few most interesting facts:
- The best Kindle book of all time is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson’s first book from the Millennium series.
- Top 10 includes all three parts of the bestselling YA dystopian series by Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games.
- The best nonfiction book on the list is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, which takes the second place.
- 15 titles in the Top 100 are available via Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription.
Data for annual Top 100 lists for 2007-2016 was gathered between July 25 and August 28, 2017. Data for the 2017 list was collected on November 19, 2017.
Details you can compare in the ranking are:
- # – a position of the book in Top 100,
- Points – a total number of points collected,
- Title (series) – a title of the book and a name of the series it belongs to,
- Author – an author or authors of the book,
- Ratg – rating,
- Revs – number of reviews,
- Cat – a primary category the book is ranked in.
Below the chart, you will find detailed facts and figures about the top 10 Kindle books of all time.
Top 100 Kindle books of all time: 2007-2017
| # | Points | Title (series) | Author | Ratg | Revs | Cat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 439 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Series Book 1) | Stieg Larsson | 4.30 | 5,973 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 2. | 429 | Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Laura Hillenbrand | 4.80 | 27,592 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 3. | 383 | Mockingjay (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 3) | Suzanne Collins | 4.60 | 56,410 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 4. | 379 | Gone Girl: A Novel | Gillian Flynn | 3.90 | 43,926 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 5. | 376 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett | 4.70 | 9,878 | Literature & Fiction |
| 6. | 354 | The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1) | Suzanne Collins | 4.60 | 56,410 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 7. | 353 | Catching Fire (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2) | Suzanne Collins | 4.70 | 17,250 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 8. | 328 | The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium Series Book 2) | Stieg Larsson | 4.60 | 8,493 | Thriller & Suspense |
| 9. | 323 | Water for Elephants: A Novel | Sara Gruen | 4.50 | 7,979 | Literature & Fiction |
| 10. | 285 | Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) | Veronica Roth | 4.50 | 36,367 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 11. | 283 | Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2) | Veronica Roth | 4.50 | 36,368 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 12. | 274 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium Series Book 3) | Stieg Larsson | 4.60 | 8,494 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 13. | 271 | The Husband’s Secret | Liane Moriarty | 4.30 | 18,432 | Literature & Fiction |
| 14. | 269 | A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) | George R. R. Martin | 4.70 | 19,069 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 15. | 263 | All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel | Anthony Doerr | 4.60 | 27,187 | Literature & Fiction |
| 16. | 261 | Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga Book 4) | Stephenie Meyer | 4.50 | 7,089 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 17. | 260 | Me Before You: A Novel | Jojo Moyes | 4.60 | 18,176 | Literature & Fiction |
| 18. | 256 | Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, Book 3) | E L James | 4.20 | 84,708 | Literature & Fiction |
| 19. | 246 | The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge Book 1) | Ken Follett | 4.50 | 5,394 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 20. | 240 | Eclipse (The Twilight Saga Book 3) | Stephenie Meyer | 4.60 | 3,236 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 21. | 232 | Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back | Todd Burpo | 4.70 | 14,376 | Religion & Spirituality |
| 22. | 229 | The Girl on the Train: A Novel | Paula Hawkins | 4.10 | 57,697 | Literature & Fiction |
| 23. | 225 | Allegiant (Divergent Trilogy, Book 3) | Veronica Roth | 3.70 | 18,115 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 24. | 224 | Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) | Diana Gabaldon | 4.60 | 33,209 | Literature & Fiction |
| 25. | 215 | Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty | 4.50 | 15,219 | Literature & Fiction |
| 26. | 214 | A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5) | George R. R. Martin | 4.30 | 9,631 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 27. | 211 | Safe Haven | Nicholas Sparks | 4.60 | 7,408 | Literature & Fiction |
| 28. | 210 | Eat Pray Love 10th-Anniversary Edition: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia | Elizabeth Gilbert | 4.20 | 4,147 | Religion & Spirituality, Travel |
| 29. | 200 | The Shack | William P. Young | 4.70 | 16,030 | Literature & Fiction |
| 30. | 198 | The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | 4.70 | 37,904 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 31. | 195 | New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2) | Stephenie Meyer | 4.60 | 3,608 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 32. | 193 | The Nightingale: A Novel | Kristin Hannah | 4.80 | 34,591 | Literature & Fiction |
| 33. | 190 | Twilight (The Twilight Saga Book 1) | Stephenie Meyer | 4.60 | 11,701 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 34. | 187 | A Shade of Vampire | Bella Forrest | 4.30 | 9,471 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 34. | 187 | World Without End (Kingsbridge Book 2) | Ken Follett | 4.50 | 3,102 | Literature & Fiction |
| 35. | 185 | Everything We Keep: A Novel (The Everything Series Book 1) | Kerry Lonsdale | 4.20 | 11,671 | Romance |
| 36. | 183 | The Lost Symbol: Featuring Robert Langdon | Dan Brown | 4.00 | 5,418 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 37. | 181 | Sycamore Row: A Novel (Jake Brigance Book 2) | John Grisham | 4.50 | 18,977 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 38. | 180 | When I’m Gone: A Novel | Emily Bleeker | 4.30 | 5,684 | Literature & Fiction |
| 39. | 179 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling | 4.80 | 58,334 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 39. | 179 | Orphan Train: A Novel | Christina Baker Kline | 4.60 | 20,045 | Literature & Fiction |
| 40. | 177 | The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) | Donna Tartt | 3.80 | 25,432 | Literature & Fiction |
| 41. | 173 | The Light Between Oceans: A Novel | M.L. Stedman | 4.50 | 13,785 | Literature & Fiction |
| 42. | 170 | The Lucky One | Nicholas Sparks | 4.50 | 1,898 | Literature & Fiction |
| 43. | 168 | The Confession: A Novel | John Grisham | 4.10 | 2,425 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 44. | 167 | Cutting for Stone | Abraham Verghese | 4.60 | 3,927 | Literature & Fiction |
| 44. | 167 | My Sister’s Grave (The Tracy Crosswhite Series Book 1) | Robert Dugoni | 4.40 | 12,931 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 45. | 166 | The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | 4.60 | 17,421 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 45. | 166 | The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics | Daniel James Brown | 4.80 | 20,189 | Nonfiction |
| 45. | 166 | The Longest Ride | Nicholas Sparks | 4.60 | 9,473 | Literature & Fiction |
| 46. | 165 | Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 1) | Cheryl Strayed | 4.40 | 13,062 | Nonfiction |
| 47. | 156 | The Litigators | John Grisham | 4.30 | 3,912 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 48. | 154 | The Hunger Games Trilogy | Suzanne Collins | 4.60 | 56,413 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 49. | 153 | Dark Places: A Novel | Gillian Flynn | 4.10 | 9,405 | Literature & Fiction |
| 49. | 153 | Defending Jacob: A Novel | William Landay | 4.30 | 8,415 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 50. | 151 | Room: A Novel | Emma Donoghue | 4.30 | 4,596 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 50. | 151 | The Racketeer | John Grisham | 4.20 | 10,885 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 51. | 148 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 4.70 | 4,442 | Literature & Fiction |
| 52. | 147 | 11/22/63: A Novel | Stephen King | 4.60 | 11,448 | Literature & Fiction |
| 52. | 147 | The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 1) | A.G. Riddle | 4.10 | 15,220 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 53. | 144 | Gray Mountain: A Novel | John Grisham | 3.80 | 18,022 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 53. | 144 | Steve Jobs | Walter Isaacson | 4.60 | 5,321 | Computers & Technology |
| 54. | 143 | Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time | Greg Mortenson,David Oliver Relin | 4.30 | 3,173 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 55. | 141 | Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | 4.60 | 4,778 | Nonfiction |
| 56. | 137 | A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman | 4.60 | 15,068 | Literature & Fiction |
| 56. | 137 | Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis | J. D. Vance | 4.40 | 8,757 | Nonfiction |
| 57. | 135 | The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, Book 1) | James Dashner | 4.40 | 11,188 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 58. | 134 | And Then She Was GONE | Christopher Greyson | 4.00 | 2,706 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 59. | 132 | Bared to You (Crossfire, Book 1) | Sylvia Day | 4.30 | 6,771 | Literature & Fiction |
| 59. | 132 | I, Alex Cross | James Patterson | 4.40 | 824 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 59. | 132 | Rogue Lawyer | John Grisham | 4.00 | 9,359 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 59. | 132 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot | 4.60 | 5,615 | Nonfiction |
| 59. | 132 | The Martian: A Novel | Andy Weir | 4.70 | 30,012 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 60. | 131 | A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) | George R. R. Martin | 4.60 | 4,246 | Literature & Fiction |
| 60. | 131 | Reflected in You (Crossfire, Book 2) | Sylvia Day | 4.60 | 5,688 | Literature & Fiction |
| 60. | 131 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel | Annie Barrows,Mary Ann Shaffer | 4.60 | 4,000 | Literature & Fiction |
| 61. | 127 | The Host: A Novel | Stephenie Meyer | 4.50 | 6,097 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 62. | 123 | What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty | 4.40 | 7,861 | Literature & Fiction |
| 63. | 122 | Inferno: (Robert Langdon Book 4) | Dan Brown | 4.10 | 20,925 | Literature & Fiction |
| 64. | 120 | Stone Cold (The Camel Club Book 3) | David Baldacci | 4.50 | 2,007 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 64. | 120 | The Escape (John Puller Book 3) | David Baldacci | 4.60 | 7,701 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 65. | 119 | The Forgotten (John Puller Book 2) | David Baldacci | 4.40 | 5,015 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 66. | 117 | The Hangman’s Daughter (A Hangman’s Daughter Tale Book 1) | Oliver Pötzsch | 4.10 | 4,790 | Literature & Fiction |
| 67. | 116 | Dragonfly In Amber (Outlander, Book 2) | Diana Gabaldon | 4.60 | 33,209 | Romance |
| 67. | 116 | The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel | Tess Gerritsen | 4.40 | 1,062 | Literature & Fiction |
| 68. | 115 | A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) | George R. R. Martin | 4.70 | 4,490 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 69. | 113 | The Road (Vintage International) | Cormac McCarthy | 4.10 | 4,412 | Literature & Fiction |
| 70. | 111 | Sarah’s Key | Tatiana de Rosnay | 4.60 | 2,713 | Literature & Fiction |
| 71. | 107 | The Billionaire’s Obsession: The Complete Collection Boxed Set | J.S. Scott | 4.30 | 3,120 | Romance |
| 72. | 106 | Dark Witch (The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy, Book 1) | Nora Roberts | 4.40 | 6,190 | Romance |
| 72. | 106 | The Best of Me | Nicholas Sparks | 4.50 | 4,027 | Literature & Fiction |
| 73. | 104 | American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History | Chris Kyle | 4.60 | 15,601 | History |
| 73. | 104 | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing | Marie Kondo | 4.40 | 12,334 | Crafts, Hobbies & Home |
| 74. | 103 | The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | 4.70 | 5,837 | Literature & Fiction |
| 74. | 103 | The Last Song | Nicholas Sparks | 4.60 | 1,202 | Literature & Fiction |
| 75. | 100 | The Complete User’s Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle | Stephen Windwalker | 3.70 | 133 | Reference |
| 75. | 100 | The Handmaid’s Tale | Margaret Atwood | 4.10 | 9,605 | Literature & Fiction |
| 75. | 100 | The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, Book 2) | James Dashner | 4.50 | 3,963 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 76. | 99 | Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel | Mark Sullivan | 4.80 | 12,850 | Literature & Fiction |
| 76. | 99 | Cross Fire (Alex Cross Book 17) | James Patterson | 4.50 | 921 | Literature & Fiction |
| 76. | 99 | Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian (Fifty Shades of Grey Series) | E L James | 4.30 | 14,320 | Literature & Fiction |
| 76. | 99 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 4.5 | 1,826 | Literature & Fiction |
| 76. | 99 | The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster Book 1) | Robert Bryndza | 4.40 | 8,098 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 77. | 98 | Double Cross (Alex Cross Book 13) | James Patterson | 4.30 | 649 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 77. | 98 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition) | J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany | 3.80 | 11,461 | Literature & Fiction |
| 77. | 98 | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 4.5 | 4,067 | Literature & Fiction |
| 77. | 98 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel | David Wroblewski | 3.80 | 2,509 | Literature & Fiction |
| 77. | 98 | Unfinished Business | Nora Roberts | 4.30 | 1,123 | Literature & Fiction |
| 78. | 97 | Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life | Steve Martin | 4.40 | 993 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 78. | 97 | Midnight in Madrid (The Russian Trilogy) | Noel Hynd | 3.3 | 125 | Literature & Fiction |
| 79. | 96 | In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II | Rhys Bowen | 4.20 | 3,511 | Literature & Fiction |
| 79. | 96 | Sisters One, Two, Three | Nancy Star | 3.90 | 3,096 | Literature & Fiction |
| 80. | 95 | Decision Points | George W. Bush | 4.60 | 1,965 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 80. | 95 | Go Set a Watchman: A Novel | Harper Lee | 3.50 | 11,712 | Literature & Fiction |
| 80. | 95 | Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake Series Book 1) | Rachel Caine | 4.50 | 7,021 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 80. | 95 | The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) | James Patterson | 4.40 | 1,299 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 81. | 94 | Assassin’s Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) | Robin Hobb | 4.40 | 1,534 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 81. | 94 | Memory Man (Memory Man series Book 1) | David Baldacci | 4.40 | 9,551 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 81. | 94 | T is for Trespass: A Kinsey Millhone Novel | Sue Grafton | 4.40 | 598 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 81. | 94 | Walk Into Silence (Jo Larsen Book 1) | Susan McBride | 4.30 | 2,271 | Literature & Fiction |
| 82. | 93 | Freedom: A Novel (Oprah’s Book Club) | Jonathan Franzen | 3.30 | 1,472 | Literature & Fiction |
| 82. | 93 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert | 4.20 | 636 | Humor & Entertainment |
| 82. | 93 | Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining | Beth Hensperger,Julie Kaufmann | 4.10 | 28 | Cookbooks, Food & Wine |
| 82. | 93 | Silent Child | Sarah A. Denzil | 4.30 | 4,209 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 82. | 93 | Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel | Janet Evanovich | 4.30 | 5,907 | Literature & Fiction |
| 82. | 93 | The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch | 4.70 | 2,822 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 82. | 93 | The Rosie Project: A Novel (Don Tillman Book 1) | Graeme Simsion | 4.40 | 10,206 | Literature & Fiction |
| 83. | 92 | 1984 | George Orwell | 4.50 | 6,071 | Literature & Fiction |
| 83. | 92 | If I Stay (If I Stay, Book 1) | Gayle Forman | 4.30 | 10,022 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 83. | 92 | Kindle Shortcuts | Aaron Steinhardt PhD | 3.50 | 94 | Nonfiction |
| 83. | 92 | Scarpetta: Scarpetta (Book 16) (The Scarpetta Series) | Patricia Cornwell | 3.70 | 552 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 83. | 92 | The Cuckoo’s Calling (Cormoran Strike Book 1) | Robert Galbraith | 4.10 | 10,380 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 83. | 92 | The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | 4.30 | 1,907 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 83. | 92 | The Mill River Recluse: A Novel | Darcie Chan | 4.20 | 2,127 | Literature & Fiction |
| 83. | 92 | The Whistler: A Novel | John Grisham | 4.20 | 6,827 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 83. | 92 | Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | 4.10 | 1,691 | Literature & Fiction |
| 84. | 91 | A Criminal Defense | William L. Myers Jr. | 4.40 | 4,124 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 84. | 91 | The Brass Verdict: A Novel (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 14) | Michael Connelly | 4.50 | 2,660 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 84. | 91 | The Lincoln Lawyer: A Novel (Mickey Haller Book 1) | Michael Connelly | 4.60 | 1,443 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 85. | 90 | And the Mountains Echoed | Khaled Hosseini | 4.20 | 8,044 | Literature & Fiction |
| 85. | 90 | Dead Certain: A Novel | Adam Mitzner | 4.20 | 3,050 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 85. | 90 | The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World | Alan Greenspan | 4.20 | 338 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 85. | 90 | The Art of War | Baron Henri De Jomini | 4.50 | 415 | History |
| 85. | 90 | The Good Neighbor | A. J. Banner | 3.60 | 7,752 | Literature & Fiction |
| 85. | 90 | The Last Mile (Memory Man Series Book 2) | David Baldacci | 4.60 | 5,846 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 86. | 89 | Maude | Donna Foley Mabry | 4.40 | 13,272 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 86. | 89 | Spirit House: A Vincent Calvino Crime Novel | Christopher G. Moore | 3.80 | 35 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 86. | 89 | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin | 4.30 | 1,342 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 86. | 89 | The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 4.40 | 7,848 | Literature & Fiction |
| 86. | 89 | The Letter | Kathryn Hughes | 4.50 | 4,663 | Literature & Fiction |
| 86. | 89 | Truly Madly Guilty | Liane Moriarty | 3.70 | 3,416 | Literature & Fiction |
| 86. | 89 | War Brides | Helen Bryan | 4.30 | 11,003 | Literature & Fiction |
| 87. | 88 | A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) | George R. R. Martin | 4.20 | 4,906 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 87. | 88 | Beach Lawyer (Beach Lawyer Series) | Avery Duff | 4.10 | 3,331 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 87. | 88 | Irresistible Forces (Mills & Boon Kimani) (Kimani Romance) | Brenda Jackson | 4.00 | 1,061 | Literature & Fiction |
| 87. | 88 | Make Me (with bonus short story Small Wars): A Jack Reacher Novel | Lee Child | 3.90 | 7,702 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 87. | 88 | Sh*t My Dad Says | Justin Halpern | 4.50 | 3,530 | Humor & Entertainment |
| 87. | 88 | The Hit (Will Robie Book 2) | David Baldacci | 4.40 | 5,719 | Literature & Fiction |
| 87. | 88 | You: Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty | Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz | 4.20 | 331 | Health, Fitness & Dieting |
| 88. | 87 | I Am Watching You | Teresa Driscoll | 4.50 | 3,189 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 88. | 87 | Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever | Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard | 4.70 | 9,477 | History |
| 88. | 87 | Silent Scream (Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller Series Book 1) | Angela Marsons | 4.30 | 3,872 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 88. | 87 | The Burning Room (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 17) | Michael Connelly | 4.40 | 6,398 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 88. | 87 | The Innocent (Will Robie Book 1) | David Baldacci | 4.50 | 3,958 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 88. | 87 | The Kindle 2 Cookbook: How To Do Everything the Manual Doesn’t Tell You | David Emberson | 4.00 | 91 | Reference |
| 88. | 87 | The Wedding Dress | Rachel Hauck | 4.30 | 3,835 | Romance |
| 88. | 87 | Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 – 5) | Hugh Howey | 4.60 | 13,282 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 89. | 86 | Atonement: A Novel | Ian McEwan | 3.90 | 1,238 | Literature & Fiction |
| 89. | 86 | Cross Country (Alex Cross Book 14) | James Patterson | 3.90 | 854 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 89. | 86 | Ender’s Game (The Ender Quartet series Book 1) | Orson Scott Card | 4.50 | 9,992 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 89. | 86 | No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden | Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer | 4.60 | 7,044 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 89. | 86 | The Divergent Series Complete Collection | Veronica Roth | 4.40 | 8,141 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 89. | 86 | The Night Bird (Frost Easton Mystery Book 1) | Brian Freeman | 4.50 | 3,351 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 90. | 85 | Divine Justice (The Camel Club Book 4) | David Baldacci | 4.60 | 933 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 90. | 85 | From Sand and Ash | Amy Harmon | 4.70 | 3,707 | Literature & Fiction |
| 90. | 85 | Hopeless | Colleen Hoover | 4.60 | 8,811 | Literature & Fiction |
| 90. | 85 | Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel | Lee Child | 3.90 | 5,280 | Literature & Fiction |
| 90. | 85 | The Abbey (Ash Rashid Book 1) | Chris Culver | 4.20 | 897 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 90. | 85 | The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel | Dean Koontz | 3.90 | 435 | Literature & Fiction |
| 90. | 85 | Twilight: 1/4 (The Twilight Saga) | Stephenie Meyer | 4.60 | 11,701 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 91. | 84 | A Stolen Life: A Memoir | Jaycee Dugard | 4.60 | 2,973 | Health, Fitness & Dieting |
| 91. | 84 | Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today | Tom Brokaw | 4.10 | 181 | History |
| 91. | 84 | Entwined with You (Crossfire, Book 3) | Sylvia Day | 4.10 | 7,911 | Literature & Fiction |
| 91. | 84 | His Majesty’s Dragon: A Novel of Temeraire | Naomi Novik | 4.50 | 713 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 91. | 84 | Hope’s Peak (Harper and Lane) | Tony Healey | 3.80 | 1,750 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 91. | 84 | The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream | Barack Obama | 4.10 | 1,266 | Nonfiction |
| 91. | 84 | The Naturalist (The Naturalist Series Book 1) | Andrew Mayne | 4.40 | 3,431 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 92. | 83 | Bossypants | Tina Fey | 4.30 | 4,608 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 92. | 83 | Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, Book 18) | Lee Child | 4.30 | 6,583 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 92. | 83 | Ocean of Storms | Christopher Mari, Jeremy K. Brown | 3.90 | 2,346 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 92. | 83 | P.S. from Paris | Marc Levy | 4.10 | 2,450 | Literature & Fiction |
| 92. | 83 | Paper Towns | John Green | 4.20 | 5,302 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 92. | 83 | Personal (with bonus short story Not a Drill): A Jack Reacher Novel | Lee Child | 3.90 | 8,419 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 92. | 83 | The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | 4.30 | 863 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 93. | 82 | A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick Book 1) | Kendra Elliot | 4.50 | 2,286 | Romance |
| 93. | 82 | Snowbound | Janice Kay Johnson | 4.20 | 100 | Literature & Fiction |
| 93. | 82 | The Chase (An Isaac Bell Adventure) | Clive Cussler | 4.50 | 2,089 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 93. | 82 | The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Series | David Lagercrantz | 3.90 | 9,417 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 93. | 82 | The Paris Wife: A Novel | Paula McLain | 4.30 | 2,948 | Literature & Fiction |
| 93. | 82 | The Target (Will Robie Book 3) | David Baldacci | 4.40 | 5,462 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 93. | 82 | The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19) | Michael Connelly | 4.70 | 5,200 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 94. | 81 | Alex Cross, Run | James Patterson | 4.50 | 2,920 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 94. | 81 | Hide in Plain Sight (The Three Sisters Inn Book 1) | Marta Perry | 4.30 | 1,765 | Literature & Fiction |
| 94. | 81 | No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) | Cormac McCarthy | 4.40 | 947 | Literature & Fiction |
| 94. | 81 | Saving Rachel (Donovan Creed series Book 3) | John Locke | 3.20 | 567 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 94. | 81 | The Gate House (John Sutter Book 2) | Nelson DeMille | 3.70 | 741 | Literature & Fiction |
| 94. | 81 | The Secret Wife: A captivating story of romance, passion and mystery | Gill Paul | 4.60 | 3,881 | Literature & Fiction |
| 94. | 81 | When I Found You | Catherine Ryan Hyde | 4.40 | 8,622 | Literature & Fiction |
| 95. | 80 | 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, Book 14) | Lee Child | 4.30 | 2,206 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 95. | 80 | An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World’s Biggest Problems | Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe | 4.20 | 530 | Humor & Entertainment |
| 95. | 80 | By Reason of Insanity | Randy Singer | 4.20 | 200 | Literature & Fiction |
| 95. | 80 | Now You See Her | James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge | 4.40 | 818 | Literature & Fiction |
| 95. | 80 | The Missing Ones | Patricia Gibney | 4.40 | 2,746 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 95. | 80 | The Witness | Nora Roberts | 4.70 | 3,406 | Literature & Fiction |
| 95. | 80 | Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel | Janet Evanovich | 4.40 | 5,274 | Romance |
| 95. | 80 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | 4.30 | 705 | Humor & Entertainment |
| 96. | 79 | 11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club) | James Patterson | 4.60 | 1,790 | Literature & Fiction |
| 96. | 79 | 14th Deadly Sin (Women’s Murder Club) | James Patterson, Maxine Paetro | 4.30 | 4,072 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 96. | 79 | Camino Island: A Novel | John Grisham | 3.90 | 6,203 | Literature & Fiction |
| 96. | 79 | In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin | Erik Larson | 4.30 | 3,430 | History |
| 96. | 79 | Paranoia: A Novel | Joseph Finder | 4.10 | 408 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 96. | 79 | The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | 4.40 | 2,779 | Teen & Young Adult |
| 96. | 79 | The Invention of Wings: With Notes (Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 3) | Sue Monk Kidd | 4.70 | 11,864 | Literature & Fiction |
| 96. | 79 | When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi | 4.70 | 7,156 | Biographies & Memoirs |
| 96. | 79 | Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, Book 15) | Lee Child | 4.50 | 2,159 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 97. | 78 | After You: A Novel | Jojo Moyes | 4.20 | 4,969 | Literature & Fiction |
| 97. | 78 | Caught | Harlan Coben | 4.40 | 895 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 97. | 78 | Damaged: The Ferro Family (Damaged series Book 1) | H.M. Ward | 4.20 | 2,199 | Romance |
| 97. | 78 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel | Jonathan Safran Foer | 3.70 | 1,445 | Literature & Fiction |
| 97. | 78 | Musicophilia | Oliver Sacks | 4.40 | 373 | Arts & Photography |
| 97. | 78 | Serial | Jack Kilborn, Blake Crouch | 3.20 | 625 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 97. | 78 | The Unremembered Girl: A Novel | Eliza Maxwell | 4.30 | 972 | Literature & Fiction |
| 97. | 78 | To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics) | Harper Lee | 4.80 | 10,088 | Literature & Fiction |
| 98. | 77 | American Assassin: A Thriller (The Mitch Rapp Prequel Series Book 1) | Vince Flynn | 4.50 | 1,992 | Literature & Fiction |
| 98. | 77 | Book of the Dead: Scarpetta (Book 15) (The Scarpetta Series) | Patricia Cornwell | 3.30 | 775 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 98. | 77 | Split Second | Douglas E. Richards | 4.20 | 5,413 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 98. | 77 | The Black Widow (Gabriel Allon Series Book 16) | Daniel Silva | 4.60 | 5,308 | Literature & Fiction |
| 98. | 77 | The Storyteller | Jodi Picoult | 4.60 | 5,933 | Literature & Fiction |
| 98. | 77 | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | 4.20 | 680 | Literature & Fiction |
| 98. | 77 | Unlucky 13 (Women’s Murder Club) | James Patterson, Maxine Paetro | 4.50 | 4,245 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 99. | 76 | Dear John | Nicholas Sparks | 4.40 | 1,101 | Literature & Fiction |
| 99. | 76 | Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know | Hamilton Wright Mabie | 4.20 | 1,269 | Children’s eBooks |
| 99. | 76 | The Crossing (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 18) | Michael Connelly | 4.50 | 3,162 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 99. | 76 | The Hobbit (Lord of the Rings) | J.R.R. Tolkien | 4.70 | 20,674 | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| 99. | 76 | The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals | Michael Pollan | 4.50 | 1,478 | Politics & Social Sciences |
| 99. | 76 | The Reincarnationist | M. J. Rose | 3.80 | 185 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 99. | 76 | Wait For Me (Against All Odds Book 1) | Elisabeth Naughton | 4.30 | 2,878 | Romance |
| 100. | 75 | Alone: A Detective D. D. Warren Novel (Detective D.D. Warren Book 1) | Lisa Gardner | 4.20 | 600 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 100. | 75 | Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania | Erik Larson | 4.50 | 6,265 | History |
| 100. | 75 | Leaving Time (with bonus novella Larger Than Life): A Novel | Jodi Picoult | 4.30 | 7,498 | Literature & Fiction |
| 100. | 75 | Little Boy Lost | J. D. Trafford | 4.20 | 2,209 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 100. | 75 | The Holy Bible: New International Version | 3.90 | 561 | Religion & Spirituality | |
| 100. | 75 | The Sister: A psychological thriller with a brilliant twist you won’t see coming | Louise Jensen | 4.10 | 2,463 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
| 100. | 75 | The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel | David Liss | 4.10 | 260 | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense |
Top 10 Kindle books of all time
Take a look at more details about the best of the best.
Each Kindle book from the all-time Top 10 comes with information about how long it stayed on annual charts, and the highest place it reached, among others.
All data was gathered between July 25 and November 19, 2017.
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Author: Stieg Larsson
Part of the series: Yes, book 1 of the Millennium series
Main Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Publication Date: September 16, 2008
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 439
First year in Top 100: 2008
Last year in Top 100: 2012
Highest place: 1 (2010)
Lowest place: 23 (2008)
Number of years in Top 100: 5
Number of years in Top 10: 2
Murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel, the first in Stieg Larsson’s thrilling Millennium series featuring Lisbeth Salander. ⇢ Read more.
2. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Part of the series: No
Main Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Publication Date: November 16, 2010
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 429
First year in Top 100: 2010
Last year in Top 100: 2015
Highest place: 6 (2011)
Lowest place: 26 (2012)
Number of years in Top 100: 5
Number of years in Top 10: 2
A story of an Army Air Forces bombardier Louis Zamperini, who, after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 1943, was fighting to survive on a foundering life raft. ⇢ Read more.
3. Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Part of the series: Yes, book 3 of the Hunger Games series
Main Category: Teen & Young Adult
Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Total number of points: 383
First year in Top 100: 2010
Last year in Top 100: 2014
Highest place: 4 (2011)
Lowest place: 78 (2014)
Number of years in Top 100: 5
Number of years in Top 10: 2
The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history. ⇢ Read more.
4. Gone Girl
Author: Gillian Flynn
Part of the series: No
Main Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 379
First year in Top 100: 2012
Last year in Top 100: 2015
Highest place: 2 (2014)
Lowest place: 15 (2015)
Number of years in Top 100: 4
Number of years in Top 10: 3
One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. ⇢ Read more.
5. The Help
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Part of the series: No
Main Category: Literature & Fiction
Publication Date: February 10, 2009
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 376
First year in Top 100: 2009
Last year in Top 100: 2012
Highest place: 1 (2011)
Lowest place: 18 (2012)
Number of years in Top 100: 4
Number of years in Top 10: 3
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women – mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends – view one another. ⇢ Read more.
6. The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Part of the series: Yes, book 1 of the Hunger Games series
Main Category: Teen & Young Adult
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Total number of points: 354
First year in Top 100: 2010
Last year in Top 100: 2017
Highest place: 2 (2011, 2012)
Lowest place: 93 (2017)
Number of years in Top 100: 5
Number of years in Top 10: 3
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them to send teenagers to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. ⇢ Read more.
7. Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Part of the series: Yes, book 2 of the Hunger Games series
Main Category: Teen & Young Adult
Publication Date: June 1, 2010
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Total number of points: 353
First year in Top 100: 2010
Last year in Top 100: 2013
Highest place: 3 (2011, 2012)
Lowest place: 26
Number of years in Top 100: 4
Number of years in Top 10: 2
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. The Capitol wants revenge. ⇢ Read more.
8. The Girl Who Played with Fire
Author: Stieg Larsson
Part of the series: Yes, book 2 of the Millennium series
Main Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 328
First year in Top 100: 2009
Last year in Top 100: 2012
Highest place: 3 (2010)
Lowest place: 31 (2012)
Number of years in Top 100: 4
Number of years in Top 10: 1
Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, this second book in the Millennium series is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel. ⇢ Read more.
9. Water for Elephants
Author: Sara Gruen
Part of the series: No
Main Category: Literature & Fiction
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 323
First year in Top 100: 2007
Last year in Top 100: 2012
Highest place: 11 (2011)
Lowest place: 65 (2012)
Number of years in Top 100: 5
Number of years in Top 10: 0
Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski’s ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. ⇢ Read more.
10. Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Part of the series: Yes, book 1 of the Divergent series
Main Category: Teen & Young Adult
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
Kindle Unlimited: No
Total number of points: 285
First year in Top 100: 2012
Last year in Top 100: 2015
Highest place: 2 (2013)
Lowest place: 77 (2015)
Number of years in Top 100: 4
Number of years in Top 10: 2
The first book in Veronica Roth’s bestselling Divergent trilogy is the gripping story of a dystopian world transformed by courage, self-sacrifice, and love. ⇢ Read more.
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