Best Selling Fiction Books of 2020

The 21 best selling fiction books of 2020 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling fiction book of 2020 is “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse”.

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These are the fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2020. 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 21 Fiction Books of 2020

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#1 — The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy

#1 in all books

Rating: 4.9
#2 — The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking…

The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking…

by Richard Osman

#2 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#3 — Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

#3 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#4 — Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER…

Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER…

by Bernardine Evaristo

#10 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#5 — The Mirror and the Light: Longlisted for the…

The Mirror and the Light: Longlisted for the…

by Hilary Mantel

#13 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#6 — Normal People

Normal People

by Sally Rooney

#15 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#7 — The Silent Patient: The Richard and Judy…

The Silent Patient: The Richard and Judy…

by Alex Michaelides

#20 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#8 — Midnight Sun (Twilight series)

Midnight Sun (Twilight series)

by Stephenie Meyer

#21 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#9 — The Beekeeper of Aleppo: The Sunday Times…

The Beekeeper of Aleppo: The Sunday Times…

by Christy Lefteri

#23 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#10 — The Family Upstairs: The #1 bestseller and…

The Family Upstairs: The #1 bestseller and…

by Lisa Jewell

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#11 — Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike 5)

Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike 5)

by Robert Galbraith

#38 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#12 — Blood Orange: The gripping, bestselling Richard…

Blood Orange: The gripping, bestselling Richard…

by Harriet Tyce

#39 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#13 — The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25)

The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25)

by Lee Child

#52 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#14 — Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020

Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020

by Douglas Stuart

#54 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#15 — The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

#65 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#16 — The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger…

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger…

by Suzanne Collins

#66 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#17 — The Giver of Stars: Fall in love with the…

The Giver of Stars: Fall in love with the…

by Jojo Moyes

#67 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#18 — The Flatshare

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary

#68 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#19 — 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern…

1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern…

by George Orwell

#79 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#20 — Conversations with Friends

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney

#95 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#21 — The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking…

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking…

by Heather Morris

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling fiction book of 2020 in the UK?

"The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse" is the best selling fiction book of 2020 on Amazon UK. It is number 1 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 fiction books of 2020?

The top 10 fiction books of 2020 on Amazon UK are: 1. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse; 2. The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking…; 3. Where the Crawdads Sing; 4. Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER…; 5. The Mirror and the Light: Longlisted for the…; 6. Normal People; 7. The Silent Patient: The Richard and Judy…; 8. Midnight Sun (Twilight series); 9. The Beekeeper of Aleppo: The Sunday Times…; 10. The Family Upstairs: The #1 bestseller and….

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.