Best Selling Paperbacks of 2023

The 51 best selling paperbacks of 2023 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling paperback of 2023 is “Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller”.

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These are the paperbacks that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2023. 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 51 Paperbacks of 2023

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#1 — Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller

Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller

by Bonnie Garmus

#6 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#9 — The Bullet That Missed: (The Thursday Murder Club 3)

The Bullet That Missed: (The Thursday Murder Club 3)

by Richard Osman

#19 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#10 — The Glucose Goddess Method

The Glucose Goddess Method

#20 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#12 — Fuck It 2024 Planner: Funny Weekly Organizer with Over 100 S...

Fuck It 2024 Planner: Funny Weekly Organizer with Over 100 S...

by Sassy Quotes Press

#26 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#15 — The official highway code

The official highway code

#32 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#16 — The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)

The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)

by Richard Osman

#34 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#18 — Demon Copperhead: Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

Demon Copperhead: Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

by Barbara Kingsolver

#36 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#19 — The Man Who Died Twice: (The Thursday Murder Club 2)

The Man Who Died Twice: (The Thursday Murder Club 2)

by Richard Osman

#39 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#21 — The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: The Sunday Times Bestsell...

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: The Sunday Times Bestsell...

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

#43 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#26 — Ugly Love: a novel

Ugly Love: a novel

by Colleen Hoover

#49 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#28 — The Satsuma Complex

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer

#52 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#30 — A Little Life: The Million-Copy Bestseller

A Little Life: The Million-Copy Bestseller

by Hanya Yanagihara

#59 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#31 — Icebreaker (Maple Hills, 1)

Icebreaker (Maple Hills, 1)

by Hannah Grace

#62 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#35 — The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Heali...

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Heali...

by Bessel van der Kolk

#68 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#37 — Hack Your Hormones: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

Hack Your Hormones: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

by Davinia Taylor

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#38 — The Marriage Portrait: the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, ...

The Marriage Portrait: the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, ...

by Maggie O'Farrell

#72 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#41 — Tabby McTat: 1

Tabby McTat: 1

by Julia Donaldson

#80 in all books

#44 — Escape Room: The Times Children's Book of the Week

Escape Room: The Times Children's Book of the Week

by Christopher Edge

#85 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#45 — November 9

November 9

by Colleen Hoover

#86 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#47 — Daisy Jones and The Six: From the author of the hit TV serie...

Daisy Jones and The Six: From the author of the hit TV serie...

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

#92 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#48 — Stick Man

Stick Man

by Julia Donaldson

#95 in all books

#49 — The Smeds and the Smoos

The Smeds and the Smoos

by Julia Donaldson

#97 in all books

#50 — Wrong Place Wrong Time: How do you stop a murder when it’s a...

Wrong Place Wrong Time: How do you stop a murder when it’s a...

by Gillian McAllister

#98 in all books

Rating: 4.3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling paperback of 2023 in the UK?

"Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller" is the best selling paperback of 2023 on Amazon UK. It is number 6 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 paperbacks of 2023?

The top 10 paperbacks of 2023 on Amazon UK are: 1. Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller; 2. Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller; 3. Murdle: #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdle Puzzle Series); 4. It Ends With Us: The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller (Lily & Atlas, 1); 5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Treat yourself to the #1 Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon; 6. Verity: The thriller that will capture your heart and blow your mind; 7. Where's Spidey?: A Marvel Spider-Man search & find book; 8. Pinch of Nom Budget: Affordable, Delicious Food; 9. The Bullet That Missed: (The Thursday Murder Club 3); 10. The Glucose Goddess Method.

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.