Best Selling Fiction Books of 2012

The 39 best selling fiction books of 2012 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling fiction book of 2012 is “Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series)”.

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These are the fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2012. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the novels and other fiction, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart. Children’s books are not included here — see the best children’s books by age.

Top 39 Fiction Books of 2012

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#4 — Before I Go To Sleep

Before I Go To Sleep

#7 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#5 — Bring Up the Bodies

Bring Up the Bodies

#8 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#6 — Me Before You

Me Before You

#10 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#7 — The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

#11 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#8 — The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy

#12 in all books

Rating: 3.5
#9 — Bared to You (Crossfire, Book 1)

Bared to You (Crossfire, Book 1)

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#13 — Reflected in You

Reflected in You

#23 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#16 — The Help

The Help

#31 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#17 — Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

#34 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#18 — Fifty Shades Trilogy Boxed Set

Fifty Shades Trilogy Boxed Set

#40 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#20 — The Thread

The Thread

#44 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#22 — Steel and Snow

Steel and Snow

#47 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#28 — Dodger

Dodger

#60 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#29 — Life Of Pi

Life Of Pi

#67 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#33 — To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

#79 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#34 — A Song of Ice and Fire, 7 Volumes

A Song of Ice and Fire, 7 Volumes

#80 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#35 — The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

#84 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#38 — A Week in Winter

A Week in Winter

#96 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#39 — 1356

1356

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling fiction book of 2012 in the UK?

"Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series)" is the best selling fiction book of 2012 on Amazon UK. It is number 1 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 fiction books of 2012?

The top 10 fiction books of 2012 on Amazon UK are: 1. Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series); 2. ifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series): 2/3; 3. Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series): 3/3; 4. Before I Go To Sleep; 5. Bring Up the Bodies; 6. Me Before You; 7. The Hunger Games; 8. The Casual Vacancy; 9. Bared to You (Crossfire, Book 1); 10. Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book 2).

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to fiction books using the subjects Amazon files each book under, and re-ranked. Children's books are left out and have their own charts.