The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Changes to the list

On July 23, 2000, a new list was created for best-selling children's books. This controversial decision was due to the dominance of the Harry Potter series, which had occupied three of the top spots for over a year.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.

See also

  • Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2000s

References


New York Times 1 Fiction Bestsellers, 20002009

The best fiction books of the 2000s

New York Times Book Review's Best Books Since 2000

Books Set in the 2000s Book Girls' Guide

The Complete List of New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers Booklist