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The Top 300 Books Based on Goodreads' Ratings

Taking out the sequels, these are the top 300 books on Goodreads based on number of ratings. At least as of March 2024
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
2
Suzanne Collins
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
3
Stephenie Meyer
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
6
John Green
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
7
George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
9
Veronica Roth
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
11
George Orwell
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
12
Anne Frank
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
14
Colleen Hoover
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
15
Dan Brown
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
16
Stieg Larsson
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
17
Khaled Hosseini
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
18
Gillian Flynn
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
19
Paulo Coelho
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
20
Rick Riordan
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
21
Delia Owens
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
22
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
23
Paula Hawkins
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
24
William Golding
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
26
C.S.Lewis
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
27
Kathryn Stockett
Verity (Colleen Hoover)
Verity
28
Colleen Hoover
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
29
E.L. James
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
30
William Shakespeare
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
31
Markus Zusak
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
32
John Steinbeck
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
33
George R.R. Martin
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
36
Sarah J. Mass
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
37
Alice Sebold
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
38
Louisa May Alcott
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
39
Alex Michaelides
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
40
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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