Whatever Hachette is paying James Patterson, it may not be enough. The prolific author placed six titles among the top 50 sellers, based on Nielsen BookScan sales data through December 16. Patterson helped Hachette place the most books on BookScan's top 50 list; its 11 bestsellers sold a total of 4.8 million copies. Although Scholastic had only three titles on the list, those three—including the year's top seller, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—sold 8.6 million copies.
Simon & Schuster had eight titles among the top 50, led by The Secret; the company's bestsellers sold 6.6 million copies. Seven Penguin titles—selling a total 6.5 million copies—made the top 50. The country's largest trade publisher, Random House, also had seven titles (selling 3.2 million copies) among the top 50; its biggest bestseller, The Road, came in ninth place. The four HarperCollins books on the list totaled sales of 2.5 million copies.
BookScan captures approximately 70% of total book sales.
| 1 | A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 | 1,377,000 |
| 2 | Playing for PizzaJohn Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 | 532,000 |
| 3 | For One More DayMitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 | 493,000 |
| 4 | The ChoiceNicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 | 461,000 |
| 5 | Double CrossJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 | 418,000 |
| 6 | The QuickieJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 | 413,000 |
| 7 | The 6th TargetJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 | 411,000 |
| 8 | Lean Mean ThirteenJanet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 | 411,000 |
| 9 | Step on a CrackJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 | 393,000 |
| 10 | Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 | 370,000 |
| 1 | The SecretRhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 | 2,947,000 |
| 2 | The Dangerous Book for BoysConn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 | 963,000 |
| 3 | You: On a DietMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 | 689,000 |
| 4 | You: Staying YoungMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 | 680,000 |
| 5 | Deceptively DeliciousJessica Seinfeld. Collins. (10/1/07) $24.95 | 581,000 |
| 6 | I Am America (and So Can You)Stephen Colbert.Grand Central. (10/1/07) $26.99 | 576,000 |
| 7 | The Best Life DietBob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 | 519,000 |
| 8 | A Long Way GoneIshmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 | 458,000 |
| 9 | The Age of TurbulenceAlan Greenspan.Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 | 412,000 |
| 10 | Become a Better YouJoel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 | 409,000 |
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover | 7,740,000 |
| 2 | EclipseStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover | 572,000 |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper | 510,000 |
| 4 | TwilightStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper | 495,000 |
| 5 | Forever in BlueAnn Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover | 450,000 |
| 6 | New MoonStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover | 448,000 |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper | 343,000 |
| 8 | Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown. Harper Festival. (9/1/91) $8.99 Board Book | 294,000 |
| 9 | EldestChristopher Paolini. Knopf. (3/1/07) $12.99 Trade Paper | 287,000 |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (6/1/99) $8.99 Trade Paper | 282,000 |
| Source: Nielsen BookScan | ||
| 1 | Beach RoadJames Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 | 338,000 |
| 2 | CrossJames Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 | 329,000 |
| 3 | Judge & JuryJames Patterson. Warner Books. (3/1/07) $9.99 | 303,000 |
| 4 | To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee. Warner Books. (6/1/94) $6.99 | 292,000 |
| 5 | Two Little Girls in BlueMary Higgins Clark. Pocket. (3/1/07) $7.99 | 291,000 |
| 6 | The HusbandDean Koontz. Bantam Doubleday Dell. (5/1/07) $7.99 | 276,000 |
| 7 | Angels FallNora Roberts. Jove. (5/1/07) $7.99 | 248,000 |
| 8 | The CollectorsDavid Baldacci. Grand Central. (8/1/07) $9.99 | 243,000 |
| 9 | HoneymoonJames Patterson. Warner Books. (12/1/06) $7.99 | 231,000 |
| 10 | The Bourne UltimatumRobert Ludlum. Bantam. (2/1/91) $7.99 | 222,000 |
| Source: Nielsen BookScan | ||
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover | 7,740,000 |
| 2 | The SecretRhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 Hardcover | 2,947,000 |
| 3 | Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper | 2,015,000 |
| 4 | A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 Hardcover | 1,377,000 |
| 5 | The Dangerous Book for BoysConn and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover | 963,000 |
| 6 | The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (1/1/03) $15 Trade Paper | 960,000 |
| 7 | Water for ElephantsSara Gruen. Algonquin Books. (5/1/07) $13.95 Trade Paper | 913,000 |
| 8 | The Memory Keeper's DaughterKim Edwards. Penguin. (6/1/06) $14 Trade Paper | 866,000 |
| 9 | The RoadCormac McCarthy. Vintage. (3/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper | 736,000 |
| 10 | You: On a DietMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 Hardcover | 689,000 |
| 11 | You: Staying YoungMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 Hardcover | 680,000 |
| 12 | The Glass CastleJeannette Walls. Scribner. (1/1/06) $15 Trade Paper | 678,000 |
| 13 | Deceptively DeliciousJessica Seinfeld. Collins. (10/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover | 581,000 |
| 14 | I Am America (and So Can You)Stephen Colbert. Grand Central. (10/1/07) $26.99 Hardcover | 576,000 |
| 15 | EclipseStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover | 572,000 |
| 16 | The Measure of a ManSidney Poitier. Harper One. (1/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper | 558,000 |
| 17 | Playing for PizzaJohn Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 Hardcover | 532,000 |
| 18 | The Best Life DietBob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 Hardcover | 519,000 |
| 19 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper | 510,000 |
| 20 | TwilightStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper | 495,000 |
| 21 | For One More DayMitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 Hardcover | 493,000 |
| 22 | 90 Minutes in HeavenDon Piper. Revell. (9/1/04) $12.99 Trade Paper | 491,000 |
| 23 | Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper | 476,000 |
| 24 | Love in the Time of CholeraGabriel García Márquez. Vintage. (10/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper | 467,000 |
| 25 | The ChoiceNicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 Hardcover | 461,000 |
| 26 | A Long Way GoneIshmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 Hardcover | 458,000 |
| 27 | MiddlesexJeffrey Eugenides. Picador USA. (6/1/07) $15 Trade Paper | 453,000 |
| 28 | Forever in BlueAnn Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover | 450,000 |
| 29 | New MoonStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover | 448,000 |
| 30 | Double CrossJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover | 418,000 |
| 31 | The QuickieJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover | 413,000 |
| 32 | The Age of TurbulenceAlan Greenspan. Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 Hardcover | 412,000 |
| 33 | The AlchemistPaulo Coelho. Harper One. (4/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper | 412,000 |
| 34 | The 6th TargetJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover | 411,000 |
| 35 | Lean Mean ThirteenJanet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 Hardcover | 411,000 |
| 36 | Become a Better YouJoel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 Hardcover | 409,000 |
| 37 | Step on a CrackJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover | 393,000 |
| 38 | Snow Flower and the Secret FanLisa See. Random House. (2/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper | 375,000 |
| 39 | Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 Hardcover | 370,000 |
| 40 | Einstein: His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster. (4/1/07) $32 Hardcover | 369,000 |
| 41 | The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About. Kevin Trudeau. Alliance Publishing. (4/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover | 364,000 |
| 42 | The Pillars of the EarthKen Follett. New American Library. (11/1/07) $24.95 Trade Paper | 362,000 |
| 43 | The Children of HurinJ.R.R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin. (4/1/07) $26 Hardcover | 362,000 |
| 44 | Skinny BitchRory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press. (1/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper | 355,000 |
| 45 | Suite FrançaiseIrène Némirovsky. Vintage. (4/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper | 350,000 |
| 46 | Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper | 343,000 |
| 47 | The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama. Crown. (10/1/06) $24 Hardcover | 341,000 |
| 48 | Beach RoadJames Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper | 338,000 |
| 49 | What to Expect When You're ExpectingHeidi Murkoff et al. Workman. (2/1/02) $13.95 Trade Paper | 335,000 |
| 50 | CrossJames Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper | 329,000 |
