2012 was a good year to sell books as an author if your last name was James or Collins.
The January 4, 2012, online of edition of Publishers Weekly provided a chart with three bestseller lists, all dominated at the top by Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James) and The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins).
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Bestselling Books of 2012
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Nielsen Bookscan Top 20
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Amazon Kindle Top 20
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Amazon Print Top 20
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1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (Vintage)
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1. Fifty Shades of Greyby E.L. James (Vintage)
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1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (Vintage)
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2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James (Vintage)
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2. Fifty Shades Darkerby E.L. James (Vintage)
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2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James (Vintage)
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3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Vintage)
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3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Vintage)
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3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Vintage)
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4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)1
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4. The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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5. StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
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6. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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6. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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6. Fifty Shades Trilogy Box Set by E.L. James (Vintage)
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7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
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7. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
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7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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8. No Easy Day by Mark Owen (Dutton)
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8. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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8. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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9. Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt)
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9. Bared to You by Sylvia Day (Berkley)
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9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
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10. Fifty Shades Trilogy Box Set by E.L. James (Vintage)
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10. The Racketeer by John Grisham (Doubleday)
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10. No Easy Day by Mark Owen (Dutton)
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11. Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt)
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11. Reflected in You by Sylvia Day (Berkley)
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11. The Hunger Games Trilogy Box Set by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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12. Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson)
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12. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central)
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12. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
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13. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (Hyperion)
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13. Defending Jacob by William Landay (Delacorte)
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13. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (Hyperion)
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14. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
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14. War Brides by Helen Bryan (AmazonEncore)
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14. The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd Edition by the College Board (The College Board)
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15. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)2
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15. A Game of Thronesby George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
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15. A Song of Fire and Ice, Books 1–4 by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
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16. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)3
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16. The Innocent by David Baldacci (Grand Central)
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16. Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt)
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17. The Hunger Games Triology Box Set by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
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17. No Easy Day by Mark Owen (Dutton)
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17. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Amer. Psychological Assn.)
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18. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown)
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18. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
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18. Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt)
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19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
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19. 11/22/63 by Stephen King (Scribner)
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19. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)
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20. The Racketeer by John Grisham (Doubleday)
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20. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Berkley)
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20. Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster)
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Nielsen/BookScan (week ending Dec. 30, 2012)
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Amazon Kindle (as of Dec. 31, 2012)
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Amazon (as of Dec. 31, 2012)
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