Top 50 Best Selling Books of all time

Well, not actually all time – but the past 12 years…

Here’s a list of the top 50 Best Selling books (source : Nielsen).
The quantity sold is listed along with the RRP.
I’ve linked the title & the author to the book on Amazon UK.

How many have you read?

PositionTitleAuthorQtyRRP
1Da Vinci Code,TheBrown, Dan4,522,025£7.99
2Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneRowling, J. K.3,844,316£6.99
3Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsRowling, J. K.3,184,492£6.99
4Angels and DemonsBrown, Dan3,096,850£7.99
5Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixRowling, J. K.3,043,226£16.99
6Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince:Children's EditionRowling, J. K.2,947,565£16.99
7Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsRowling, J. K.2,842,059£17.99
8Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRowling, J. K.2,776,314£6.99
9TwilightMeyer, Stephenie2,105,862£7.99
10Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRowling, J. K.2,057,397£8.99
11Deception PointBrown, Dan2,018,264£7.99
12New MoonMeyer, Stephenie1,975,659£7.99
13Lovely Bones,TheSebold, Alice1,942,042£7.99
14Digital FortressBrown, Dan1,911,943£7.99
15Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,TheHaddon, Mark1,868,969£7.99
16EclipseMeyer, Stephenie1,846,171£7.99
17Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The:Millennium TrilogyLarsson, Stieg1,697,425£7.99
18Kite Runner,TheHosseini, Khaled1,551,953£7.99
19Time Traveler's Wife,TheNiffenegger, Audrey1,496,081£7.99
20World According to Clarkson,TheClarkson, Jeremy1,447,188£7.99
21AtonementMcEwan, Ian1,396,366£7.99
22Lost Symbol,TheBrown, Dan1,370,347£18.99
23Short History of Nearly Everything,ABryson, Bill1,334,635£9.99
24Breaking DawnMeyer, Stephenie1,315,685£14.99
25Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRowling, J. K.1,297,411£17.99
26Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsRowling, J. K.1,283,638£17.99
27Girl Who Played With Fire,The:Millennium TrilogyLarsson, Stieg1,265,474£7.99
28Child Called It,APelzer, Dave1,116,042£6.99
29No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency,The:No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency S.McCall Smith, Alexander1,106,219£7.99
30You are What You Eat:The Plan That Will Change Your LifeMcKeith, Gillian1,103,619£14.99
31Man and BoyParsons, Tony1,100,447£7.99
32BirdsongFaulks, Sebastian1,078,571£7.99
33LabyrinthMosse, Kate1,065,008£7.99
34Island,TheHislop, Victoria1,056,432£7.99
35Life of PiMartel, Yann1,050,090£7.99
36Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution:The No-hunger, Luxurious Weight Loss PAtkins, Robert C.1,046,531£8.99
37Tales of Beedle the Bard,TheRowling, J. K.1,039,823£6.99
38Captain Corelli's MandolinDe Bernieres, Louis1,025,664£7.99
39Delia's How to Cook:(Bk.1) Smith, Delia1,014,854£20.00
40Gruffalo,TheDonaldson, Julia1,007,208£5.99
41Eats, Shoots and Leaves:The Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationTruss, Lynne995,455£9.99
42Northern Lights:His Dark MaterialsPullman, Philip976,435£6.99
43Interpretation of Murder,TheRubenfeld, Jed950,686£7.99
44Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest,The:Millennium TrilogyLarsson, Stieg942,103£7.99
45Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonFielding, Helen923,429£7.99
46Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian,ALewycka, Marina904,498£7.99
47Alchemist,The:A Fable About Following Your DreamCoelho, Paulo903,395£7.99
48Notes from a Small IslandBryson, Bill898,388£8.99
49Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,TheBoyne, John885,450£6.99
50Stupid White Men:...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the NatioMoore, Michael877,777£7.99

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