Adult fiction dominates chart
15 June 2021
After months of the Australian bestsellers chart being dominated by children's fiction, the top five books on the chart this week are all adult fiction titles. Nora Roberts's new standalone...
Latest ‘Seven Sisters’ novel debuts at number one
7 June 2021
Irish author Lucinda Riley's latest novel The Missing Sister—the seventh instalment in her 'Seven Sisters' series—has debuted at number one the Australian bestsellers chart, becoming the first adult book since...
‘Welcome to Consent’ debuts at number six
31 May 2021
The Bad Guys Episode 13: Cut to the Chase is the number one book on the Australian bestsellers chart for the second week running, trailed by Bluey: Where’s Bluey? at...
‘Treehouse’ titles top children’s fiction, nonfiction charts YTD
26 May 2021
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s ‘Treehouse’ series—which celebrates 10 years in print this year—has topped the Australian children’s fiction chart (The 130-Storey Treehouse) and Australian children’s/YA nonfiction chart (The Treehouse...
Goodrem memoir debuts at number two
24 May 2021
The 13th Bad Guys book is back at number one, with last week's bestselling title Bluey: My Mum is the Best slipping out of the top 10 entirely. New to...
Williams, Pape top 2021 YTD Australian charts
19 May 2021
Pip Williams’s lockdown bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words—which was number six on the overall Australian fiction bestsellers chart in 2020—has risen to number one in the chart for the...
Bluey tops Mother’s Day charts
17 May 2021
In the week leading up to Mother's Day Bluey: My Mum is the Best was both the best- and fastest-selling title in Australia, pushing the latest Bad Guys book down...
‘Bad Guys Episode 13’ jumps to number one
10 May 2021
After debuting in 11th spot last week, Aaron Blabey's latest 'Bad Guys' book has jumped to number one on the bestsellers chart, knocking Bluey: My Mum is the Best down to...
Bluey defeats Dog Man for top spot
3 May 2021
Bluey is back on top of the bestsellers chart, with search-and-find book Where's Bluey? knocking the latest Dog Man book down to second spot after a two-week run at number...
Dog Man stays at number one
26 April 2021
The latest Dog Man book, Mothering Heights, by Dav Pilkey is at the top of the bestsellers chart for the second week in a row. Bluey: Where’s Bluey? And Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome...
Dog Man replaces Bluey at number one
19 April 2021
After four consecutive weeks in the top spot, Bluey: Easter Fun! has fallen out of the top 10 bestsellers chart entirely, making way for the latest Dog Man book, Mothering Heights. New to...
Hull memoir debuts at number seven
12 April 2021
With school holidays in full swing across most of the country, Bluey books are dominating the bestsellers chart, with Bluey: Easter Fun! at number one for the fourth week in...
Children’s books dominate charts
6 April 2021
In the week before Easter and the start of school holidays, children's books are dominating the charts, with kids titles making up eight out of the top 10 bestsellers. At...
New Coben debuts at number two
29 March 2021
Bluey: Easter Fun! remains at number one on the bestsellers chart his week, trailed by Harlen Coben's latest thriller The Win, which has debuted in second spot. The latest books by...
‘Bluey: Easter Fun!’ tops charts
22 March 2021
Bluey: Easter Fun! has reached number one the Australian bestsellers chart, with last week's number one, Beyond Order, slipping to sixth spot. Debuting at number three is this week's highest new...
Five new releases debut in top 10
15 March 2021
After two weeks at number one A Court of Silver Flames has slipped down to seventh spot on the bestsellers chart, replaced by Beyond Order, the sequel to Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules...
Easter books climb charts
9 March 2021
A Court of Silver Flames is spending its second consecutive week at the top of the bestsellers chart after debuting at number one last week. At number two is Bluey: Easter Fun!,...
Bestselling Australian adult titles 2020
4 March 2021
For the second year running, Boy Swallows Universe and The Barefoot Investor have come out on top as the year's overall bestselling Australian books in their respective categories, with The Barefoot Investor the...
‘A Court of Silver Flames’ debuts in top spot
1 March 2021
The latest instalment in Sarah J Maas’s ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, A Court of Silver Flames, has debuted in the top spot on this week’s bestsellers chart....
‘Bridgerton’ dominates charts
22 February 2021
Novels that have been recently adapted for screen are topping the bestseller charts as Jane Harper's The Dry remains at number one and Julia Quinn's historical romance series 'Bridgerton', originally...
‘Bridgerton’ tops fastest movers chart
15 February 2021
The Dry is back at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart this week, relegating last week's number one, The Fast 800 Easy, to third spot. Meanwhile, two new thrillers have...
Cookbooks top all three charts
8 February 2021
Cookbooks are dominating the charts this week, with The Fast 800 Easy, this week's fastest selling title, back at number one in the overall top 10, and Air Fryer Express...
‘Penguin Bloom’ tops fastest movers, cinema box office
1 February 2021
The Dry is back at number one after conceding the top spot last week to The Fast 800 Easy, which has now dropped down to number three. Bluey: The Pool remains in second spot,...
‘The Barefoot Investor’ the all-time bestselling print title in Australia
25 January 2021
In a bestsellers milestone, Wiley reports that The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) has become the all-time bestselling print title in Australia, according to Nielsen Book. The book has a...
‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ cracks 100k
18 January 2021
In a bestsellers milestone this week, Affirm Press reports Pip Williams's novel The Dictionary of Lost Words has reached sales of over 100,000 copies across its two formats in the...
‘The Dry’ becomes first number one of 2021
11 January 2021
After six weeks at number one on the bestseller chart and being named the top Australian Christmas bestseller for 2020 by Nielsen, Barack Obama's A Promised Land has slipped down to...
Nat’s What I Reckon debuts at number four
14 December 2020
For the third week running, Barack Obama's A Promised Land is at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart, while new to the top 10 is YouTube personality Nat's What I...
‘A Promised Land’ spends second week at number one
7 December 2020
Barack Obama's memoir A Promised Land is spending its second week at the top of the Australian bestsellers chart after debuting at number one last week, while last week's number two The Storm...
‘A Promised Land’ debuts at number one
30 November 2020
Barack Obama's highly anticipated memoir A Promised Land has debuted at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart, after selling over 887,000 copies in the US on its first day. Obama's book...
Bluey Christmas books top charts
23 November 2020
After debuting at number two last week, picture book Bluey: Verandah Santa is this week's bestselling title, ending the three-week number one run of The 130-Storey Treehouse, which is now in...
