Most sold books ,,, List of best-selling single-volume books[edit] More than 100 million copies[edit] Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens English 1859 200 million[5] The Lord of the Rings (sometimes considered a series) J. R. R. Tolkien English 1954–1955 150 million[6] Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French[Note 1] 1943 140 million[7][8] Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone J. K. Rowling English 1997 107 million[9] And Then There Were None Agatha Christie English 1939 100 million[10] 紅樓夢/红楼梦 (Dream of the Red Chamber) Cao Xueqin Chinese 1754[11]–1791 100 million[12] The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien English 1937 100 million[13] She: A History of Adventure H. Rider Haggard English 1887 100 million[14] Between 50 million and 100 million copies[edit] Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis English 1950 85 million[15] The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown English 2003 80 million[16] Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill English 1937 70 million[17] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling English 2005 65 million[18] The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger English 1951 65 million[19] O Alquimista (The Alchemist) Paulo Coelho Portuguese 1988 65 million[20] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling English 1998 60 million[21] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling English 1998 55 million[22] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling English 2000 55 million[23] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling English 2003 55 million[24] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling English 2007 50 million[25] Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude) Gabriel García Márquez Spanish 1967 50 million[26][27][28] Lolita Vladimir Nabokov English 1955 50 million[29] Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidis Years of Learning and Travel) Johanna Spyri German 1880 50 million[30] The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Dr. Benjamin Spock English 1946 50 million[31] Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery English 1908 50 million[32] Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horse Anna Sewell English 1877 50 million[33] Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose) Umberto Eco Italian 1980 50 million[34] The Eagle Has Landed Jack Higgins English 1975 50 million[35] Watership Down Richard Adams English 1972 50 million[36] The Hite Report Shere Hite English 1976 50 million[37] Charlottes Web E.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams English 1952 50 million[38] The Ginger Man J. P. Donleavy English 1955 50 million[39] The Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller English 1992 50 million[40] Between 30 million and 50 million copies[edit] Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English 1902 45 million[41] Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach English 1970 40 million[42] A Message to Garcia Elbert Hubbard English 1899 40 million[31] Sofies verden (Sophies World) Jostein Gaarder Norwegian 1991 40 million[43] Flowers in the Attic V. C. Andrews English 1979 40 million[44] Angels & Demons Dan Brown English 2000 39 million[45] Как закалялась сталь (Kak zakalyalas stal; How the Steel Was Tempered) Nikolai Ostrovsky Russian 1932 36.4 million copies in USSR[46] Война и мир (Voyna i mir; War and Peace) Leo Tolstoy Russian 1869 36.0 million copies in USSR[46] Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of Pinocchio) Carlo Collodi Italian 1881 35 million[47] You Can Heal Your Life Louise Hay English 1984 35 million[48] Your Erroneous Zones Wayne Dyer English 1976 35 million[49] The Late, Great Planet Earth Hal Lindsey, C. C. Carlson English 1970 35 million[50] Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer English 1979 34 million[51] In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? Charles M. Sheldon English 1896 30 million[31] To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee English 1960 30 million[52] Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann English 1966 30 million[31] Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell English 1936 30 million[53] Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young Girl, The Diary of Anne Frank) Anne Frank Dutch 1947 30 million[54] The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren English 2002 30 million[55] The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough English 1977 30 million[56] The Revolt of Mamie Stover William Bradford Huie English 1951 30 million[57] Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Stieg Larsson Swedish 2005 30 million[58] The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle English 1969 30 million[59] Between 20 million and 30 million copies[edit] Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales Молодая гвардия (The Young Guard) Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev Russian 1945 26 million copies in USSR[46] Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson English 1998 26 million[60] The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald English 1925 25 million[61] The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame English 1908 25 million[62] Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell English 1949 25 million[63] The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey English 1989 25 million[64] Поднятая целина (Virgin Soil Upturned) Mikhail Sholokhov Russian 1935 24 million copies in USSR[46] The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield English 1993 23 million[65] The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins English 2008 23 million[66] Дядя Степа (Uncle Styopa) Sergey Mikhalkov Russian 1936 21 million copies in USSR[46] The Godfather Mario Puzo English 1969 21 million[67] Love Story Erich Segal English 1970 21 million[68] 狼图腾 (Wolf Totem) Jiang Rong Chinese 2004 20 million[69] The Happy Hooker: My Own Story Xaviera Hollander English 1971 20 million[70] Jaws Peter Benchley English 1974 20 million[71] Love You Forever Robert Munsch English 1986 20 million[72] The Womens Room Marilyn French English 1977 20 million[73] What to Expect When Youre Expecting Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff English 1984 20 million[74] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain English 1885 20 million[75] The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Sue Townsend English 1982 20 million[76] Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian 1950 20 million[77] Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války (The Good Soldier Švejk) Jaroslav Hašek Czech 1923 20 million[78] Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak English 1963 20 million[79] The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale English 1952 20 million[80] The Shack William P. Young English 2007 20 million[81] The Secret Rhonda Byrne English 2006 20 million[82] Fear of Flying Erica Jong English 1973 20 million[83] Between 10 million and 20 million copies[edit] Book Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown English 1947 16 million[84] Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story) Michael Ende German 1979 16 million[85] Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney English 1994 15 million[86] Shōgun James Clavell English 1975 15 million[87] The Poky Little Puppy Janette Sebring Lowrey English 1942 15 million[88] The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett English 1989 15 million[89] How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie English 1936 15 million[90] Das Parfum (Perfume) Patrick Süskind German 1985 15 million[91] The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck English 1939 15 million[92] The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans English 1995 15 million[93
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