Here are the top 100 books of 2016, according to data from USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list. J.K. Rowling leads the charge.
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two by J.K. rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany
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2. the girl on the train by paula hawkins3. me before you by jojo moyes4. killing the rising sun by bill o’reilly and martin dugard5. miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children by ransom riggs
6. the whistler by john grisham7. duplicate: diary of a wimpy kid by jeff kinney8. a man called love by fredrik backman9. the nightingale by kristin hannah10. when breath becomes air by paul kalanithi
11. the magic of tidying up that changes lives by marie kondo12. after you by jojo moyes13. fantastic beasts and where to find them: the original screenplay by j.k. paddle
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14. the last mile by david baldacci
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15. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss16. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
17. the trials of apollo: the hidden oracle by rick riordan
18. all the light we can’t see by anthony doerr
19. strength finder 2.0 by tom rath20. hillbilly elegy by j.d. advance21. two for two by nicholas sparks22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. rowling, art by mary grandpré23. 15th affair of james patterson and maxine paetro
24. the magnolia story by chip gaines and joanna gaines25. night school of lee child26. first 100 words of roger priddy27. milk and honey by rupi kaur28. the 5 love languages by gary chapman29. to kill a mockingbird by harper lee30. the girl on the ice by robert bryndza31. born to run by bruce springsteen32. rebel lawyer by john grisham33. the wrong side of goodbye by michael connelly
34. no man’s land by david baldacci35. one with you by sylvia day
36. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich37. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman38. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult39. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty40. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey41. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead42. Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter43. The Hammer of Thor: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan44. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks45. Wonder by R.J. Palacio46. See Me by Nicholas Sparks47. The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney48. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie49. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero50. The Black Widow by Daniel Silva51. End of Watch by Stephen King52. The Obsession by Nora Roberts53. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
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54. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
55. the whole30 by melissa hartwig and dallas hartwig56. giraffes can’t dance by giles andreae
57. fool me once by harlan coben58. night by elie wiesel59. diary of a wimpy kid: old school by jeff kinney60. i love you forever by robert munsch, art by sheila mcgraw61. jesus calling by sarah young62. the boat boys by daniel james brown63. the elf on the shelf: a holiday tradition by carol aebersold and chanda bell64. board book the very hungry caterpillar by eric carle65. pokemon deluxe essential manual by scholastic66. goodnight moon board book by margaret wise brown, art by clement hurd67. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. rowling, art by jim kay 68. cross the line by james patterson
69. between me and the world by ta-nehisi coates70. the woman in cabin 10 by ruth ware71. the official sat study guide: college council’s 2016 guide72. before the fall of noah hawley73. cooking for jeffrey by ina garten74. crisis of character by gary j. byrne75. mindset: the new psychology of success by carol dweck76. grizzly bear, grizzly bear, what do you see? by bill martin jr. and eric carle77. the martian by andy weir78. the four agreements of don miguel ruiz79. roald dahl’s bfg
80. The Guilty by David Baldacci81. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald82. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer83. Extreme Prey by John Sandford84. Settle for More by Megyn Kelly85. Island of Glass by Nora Roberts86. Home by Harlan Coben87. Blue by Danielle Steel88. NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp89. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs90. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett91. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré92. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon93. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury94. The Girls by Emma Cline
95. Little Blue Truck Board Book by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry96. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, art by Jim Kay 97. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey98. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty99. Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb100. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy by Rachel Renée Russell
christopher schnaars research; Based on data from the US bestseller list. uu. of today tracked between Jan. 4, 2016 and Jan. 1, 2017.
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