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The Most Popular Books of the Past 50 Years - Page 2

At least 3 of the most popular books published in the years 1975-2025. Rankings are according to the number of shelving on Goodreads.
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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
41
Sandra Cisneros
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
42
Margaret Atwood
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
43
Orson Scott Card
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
44
Gabriel García Márquez
It (Stephen King)
It
45
Stephen King
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
46
Diana Wynne Jones
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
47
Art Spiegelman
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
48
Haruki Murakami
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
49
Stephen King
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
50
Toni Morrison
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
51
Alan Moore
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
52
Gary Paulsen
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
53
Fannie Flagg
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
54
Paulo Coelho
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
55
Roald Dahl
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
56
Stephen Hawking
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
57
Thomas Harris
The Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman
58
Neil Gaiman
Dead Poets Society (N.H. Kleinbaum)
Dead Poets Society
59
N.H. Kleinbaum
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
60
Stephen Covey
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
61
Ken Follett
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
62
John Grisham
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
63
Amy Tan
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
64
Lois Lowry
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
65
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
66
Michael Crichton
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
67
Robert Jordan
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Gary Chapman)
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
68
Gary Chapman
Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dr Seuss)
Oh the Places You'll Go!
69
Dr Seuss
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
70
Alan Moore
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
71
Tim O'Brien
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
72
Diana Gabaldon
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
73
Bret Easton Ellis
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
74
John Grisham
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
75
Donna Tartt
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
76
Diana Gabaldon
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
77
John Grisham
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
78
Lois Lowry
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
79
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish
80
Andrzej Sapkowski
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