Best Selling Paperbacks of 2017

The 66 best selling paperbacks of 2017 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling paperback of 2017 is “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”.

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These are the paperbacks that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2017. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the ones whose charting edition is a paperback, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart.

Top 66 Paperbacks of 2017

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#8 — DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#12 — When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

#23 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#13 — Milk and Honey

Milk and Honey

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#19 — Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything

#36 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#22 — Wonder

Wonder

#40 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#27 — The Couple Next Door

The Couple Next Door

#47 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#28 — The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

#48 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#35 — Spinderella

Spinderella

#57 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#36 — I See You

I See You

#59 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#40 — Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

#64 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#42 — Gangsta Granny

Gangsta Granny

#66 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#43 — The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

#67 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#44 — The Detective Dog

The Detective Dog

#68 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#46 — Lion: A Long Way Home

Lion: A Long Way Home

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#47 — Grandpa’s Great Escape

Grandpa’s Great Escape

#73 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#49 — The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

#75 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#53 — Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

#80 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#58 — Awful Auntie

Awful Auntie

#88 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#61 — Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

#93 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#62 — The Day The Crayons Quit

The Day The Crayons Quit

#96 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#65 — After You

After You

#99 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#66 — The Gustav Sonata

The Gustav Sonata

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling paperback of 2017 in the UK?

"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" is the best selling paperback of 2017 on Amazon UK. It is number 2 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 paperbacks of 2017?

The top 10 paperbacks of 2017 on Amazon UK are: 1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind; 2. Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy; 3. The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet: Lose weight fast and reprogramme your body; 4. The Clever Guts Diet: How to revolutionise your body from the inside out; 5. Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Get You Lean for Life; 6. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow; 7. Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan: 15 Minute Meals With Workouts to Build a Strong, Lean Body; 8. DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code; 9. The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Recipe Book; 10. The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness.

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to the paperback editions and re-ranked. A book counts only when the edition in the chart is the paperback.