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Revealed: These Are The Top 20 Bestselling Books Of 2018

The former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” was the bestselling book in 2018, selling 3.4 million copies, pipping “Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering” by Joanna Gaines, which sold 1.3 million, according to the ​CEOWORLD magazine. Pretty impressive considering “Becoming” was only published this past November (its pub date was November 13).

While the former resident of the White House Michelle Obama broke records, the current President Donald Trump makes 2 notable appearances in the top 20 – Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” at no. 5 and Bob Woodward’s “Fear: Trump in the White House” at No. 7.

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis, Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13: Meltdown, and Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff took third, fourth, and fifth place, selling more than 1 million copies.

By contrast, Craig Smith sold over 973,000 copies of The Wonky Donkey, followed by Bob Woodward’s Fear: Trump in the White House (972,000 copies), Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (716,000 copies), and Jen Sincero’s You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (712,000 copies).

How many did you read?

The top 20 bestselling books of 2018:

RankBookAuthorSoldPublisher
1BecomingMichelle Obama3428409Crown Publishing Group
2Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for GatheringJoanna Gaines1308227William Morrow
3Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to BeRachel Hollis1280464Thomas Nelson
4Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13: MeltdownJeff Kinney1144649Harry N. Abrams
5Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White HouseMichael Wolff1016014Henry Holt and Co
6The Wonky DonkeyCraig Smith973000Scholastic Paperbacks
7Fear: Trump in the White HouseBob Woodward972000Simon and Schuster
8Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #4)Dav Pilkey716000Graphix
9You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome LifeJen Sincero712000Running Press
10The President Is MissingJames Patterson and Bill Clinton 703000Little, Brown and Company and Knopf
1112 Rules for Life: An Antidote to ChaosJordan B. Patterson692000Random House Canada
12Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6)Dav Pilkey690000Graphix
13A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)Madeleine L’Engle630000Square Fish
14The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good LifeMark Manson626000Harper
15A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and LeadershipJames Comey611000Flatiron Books
16Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy)Kevin Kwan595000Anchor
17The Reckoning: A NovelJohn Grisham566000Doubleday
18Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon BundoMarlon Bundo with Jill Twiss544000Chronicle Books
19Oh, the Places You'll Go!Dr. Seuss540000Random House
20Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to LeaveJoanna Gaines523000Harper Design

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Anna Papadopoulos, D.Litt.
Anna Papadopoulos, D.Litt. in Strategic Journalism and Publishing, is the senior money, wealth, and asset management editor at CEOWORLD Magazine, where she leverages her unique background as a Wall Street analyst turned editor to shape insightful, data-driven content for business leaders worldwide. With more than a decade of experience in financial services and editorial leadership, Anna specializes in translating market data, investor sentiment, and macroeconomic trends into strategic narratives that inform and inspire top executives.

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