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Best-Selling Books of All Time

These are the best-selling books of all time, based on number of units sold (rather than money made since prices vary across the centuries and also a few of these are often distributed for free).
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The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
1
Anonymous
Qu'ran
Qu'ran
2
Quotations From Chairman Mao
Quotations From Chairman Mao
3
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
4
Charles Dickens
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
5
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
6
Alexandre Dumas
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
7
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8
J.K. Rowling
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
9
Agatha Christie
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
10
Cao Xueqin
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
11
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
12
C.S. Lewis
She: A History of Adventure (H. Rider Haggard)
She: A History of Adventure
13
H. Rider Haggard
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
14
Dan Brown
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
15
Miguel De Cervantes
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling - 1998)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
16
J.K. Rowling - 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
17
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J K Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
18
J K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
19
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
20
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
21
J.K. Rowling
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
22
Paulo Coelho
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
23
J.D. Salinger
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
24
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
25
Robert James Waller
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
26
Lew Wallace
You Can Heal Your Life (Louise Hay)
You Can Heal Your Life
27
Louise Hay
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
28
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
29
Vladimir Nabokov
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
30
Johanna Spyri
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Dr. Benjamin Spock)
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
31
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
32
L.M. Montgomery
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
33
Anna Sewell
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
34
Umberto Eco
The Eagle Has Landed (Jack Higgins)
The Eagle Has Landed
35
Jack Higgins
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
36
Richard Adams
The Hite Report (Shere Hite)
The Hite Report
37
Shere Hite
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
38
E.B. White
The Ginger Man (J.P. Donleavy)
The Ginger Man
39
J.P. Donleavy
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
40
Beatrix Potter
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