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Goodreads Members' 76 Most Popular Books of the Past Decade

"While digging through the stacks here at Goodreads World Headquarters, a random question occurred to the editorial team: What are the most popular books of the past decade?

Well, we looked into it. The books collected below represent the most popular books on Goodreads in the past 10 years, dialing back to 2013. (Bonus trivia: That's the year that "selfie" and "twerk" were added to the official Oxford Dictionary. Really.) The books here are ranked in order of overall popularity, as determined by which titles Goodreads regulars have marked as Read, Currently Reading, or Want to Read.

You'll find several familiar names in this collection, those authors of one (or more!) big books that broke through to mainstream popular culture: Towles and Whitehead, Owens and Obama. Also on tap: some of the past decade's biggest books in science fiction, queer romance, historical fiction, magical realism, and surprisingly good advice."
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
1
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
2
Paula Hawkins
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
3
Delia Owens
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
4
Anthony Doerr
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
5
Matt Haig
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover)
Ugly Love
6
Colleen Hoover
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
7
Tara Westover
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
8
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
9
Sally Rooney
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
10
Kristin Hannah
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
11
Mark Manson
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
12
Michelle Obama
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
13
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
14
Gail Honeyman
Atomic Habits (James Clear)
Atomic Habits
15
James Clear
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
16
Donna Tartt
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
17
Heather Morris
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
18
Hanya Yanagihara
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
19
Liane Moriarty
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
20
Bonnie Garmus
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
21
Brit Bennett
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
22
Gabrielle Zevin
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
23
Jennette McCurdy
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
24
Kristin Hannah
The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas)
The Spanish Love Deception
25
Elena Armas
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
26
Paul Kalanithi
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
27
Fredrik Backman
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
28
Trevor Noah
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
29
Amor Towles
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
30
Kristin Hannah
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
31
Celeste Ng
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
32
Lisa Wingate
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
33
Celeste Ng
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
34
Kiley Reid
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
35
Jeanine Cummins
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
36
Min Jin Lee
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
37
Andy Weir
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
38
Liane Moriarty
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
39
Emily St. John Mandel
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
40
Sally Rooney
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