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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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.
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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
As for the books, the first title on Obama’s list was Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, the book focusing on the negative impacts of smartphones on children, that topped the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks this year.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The bulk purchases appear to have helped secure Gabbard a spot on the New York Times best-seller list.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
As for the books, the first title on Obama’s list was Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, the book focusing on the negative impacts of smartphones on children, that topped the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks this year.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The bulk purchases appear to have helped secure Gabbard a spot on the New York Times best-seller list.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Best-seller list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-seller%20list. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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