Best-Selling Books of 2021

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2021 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy led again, but 2021 was the year TikTok rewrote the chart: Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us and Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End charted explicitly because, as the subtitles admit, the app made readers buy them. Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club placed multiple titles as the cosy-crime boom took hold. Matt Haig's The Midnight Library topped the fiction it sat among. The surprise is the deep backlist revival, Atomic Habits, The Body Keeps the Score and Rich Dad Poor Dad all selling as if newly published, driven by online recommendation. A year when an algorithm became the bestseller-maker.

Born in 2021? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2021 — books, film, games and music.

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy: 100 Delicious,…

by Kay Featherstone

4.8 · 37500

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse:…

by Charlie Mackesy

4.9 · 83790

The Midnight Library: The No.1 Sunday…

by Matt Haig

4.4 · 104322

The Thursday Murder Club: The Record…

by Richard Osman

4.4 · 73909

Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens

by Delia Owens

4.7 · 187101

Tap to Tidy: Organising, Crafting & Creating…

by Stacey Solomon

4.8 · 7136

Pinch of Nom Everyday Light: 100 Tasty,…

by Kay Featherstone

4.8 · 32528

The Thursday Murder Club: The Record…

by Richard Osman

4.4 · 73909

Pinch of Nom: 100 Slimming, Home-style…

by Kay Featherstone

4.8 · 50595

Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the…

by Vex King

4.7 · 21138

The Man Who Died Twice (The Thursday…

by Richard Osman

4.7 · 9221

Jane’s Patisserie: Deliciously customisable…

by Jane Dunn

4.8 · 2570

The Official DVSA Highway Code

by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

4.7 · 17115

They Both Die at the End: TikTok made me…

by Adam Silvera

4.6 · 15631

The Fast 800 Easy: Quick and simple recipes…

by Dr Clare Bailey

4.7 · 3942

Hamnet: WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE…

by Maggie O'Farrell

4.5 · 25477

The Fast 800 Recipe Book: Low-carb,…

by Dr Clare Bailey

4.7 · 11424

Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy: The UK's No.1…

by Steve Mann

4.6 · 8396

Atomic Habits: The life-changing million…

by James Clear

4.7 · 46410

Carson Dellosa First Words Flash…

by Child Brighter

4.7 · 37772

It Ends With Us: Tiktok made me buy it! The…

by Colleen Hoover

4.6 · 21822

You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You…

by Marcus Rashford

4.8 · 1960

The Meal Prep King Plan: Save time. Lose…

by Meal Prep King

4.6 · 3760

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read…

by Philippa Perry

4.6 · 5496

American Dirt: The heartstopping read that…

by Jeanine Cummins

4.6 · 23853

What Mummy Makes: Cook Just Once for You…

by Rebecca Wilson

4.8 · 9757

The Catch: The perfect escapist thriller from…

by T.M. Logan

4.2 · 14696

Grown Ups: The Sunday Times No 1…

by Marian Keyes

4.3 · 11289

The Family Upstairs: The #1 bestseller and…

by Lisa Jewell

4.5 · 29770

The Split: The most gripping, twisty thriller…

by Sharon Bolton

4.2 · 6473

The official DVSA theory test for car drivers

by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

4.7 · 6871

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

by Dave Grohl

4.8 · 509

Megamonster: the mega laugh-out-loud…

by David Walliams

4.8 · 2299

The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and…

by Bessel van der Kolk

4.8 · 31822

And Away...

by Bob Mortimer

4.7 · 1595

Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020

by Douglas Stuart

4.6 · 27579

The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Board Book]:…

by Eric Carle

4.9 · 19835

The Beekeeper of Aleppo: The must-read…

by Christy Lefteri

4.5 · 18970

Twochubbycubs Fast and Filling: 100…

by James Anderson

4.8 · 4908

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach…

by Robert T. Kiyosaki

4.7 · 55235

The Fast 800: How to combine rapid weight…

by Michael Mosley

4.5 · 11189

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

4.6 · 23939

Dear Zoo: Lift the Flaps

by Rod Campbell

4.8 · 20885

Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My…

by Captain Tom Moore

4.8 · 11114

Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic…

by David Walliams

4.8 · 16733

No More Nappies: A Potty-Training Book…

by Campbell Books

4.7 · 4748

The Smeds and the Smoos

by Julia Donaldson

4.8 · 9059

The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and…

by Rukmini Iyer

4.7 · 5570

How to Make Anything Gluten Free: Over 100…

by Becky Excell

4.9 · 4587

Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE…

by Bernardine Evaristo

4.5 · 14955

Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons…

by Quinn

4.4 · 28241

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

4.6 · 38824

The Secret

by Rhonda Byrne

4.6 · 27462

Healing Is the New High: A Guide to…

by Vex King

4.8 · 1584

Klara and the Sun: Longlisted for the Booker…

by Kazuo Ishiguro

4.3 · 17010

Women Don't Owe You Pretty: The debut…

by Florence Given

4.5 · 10114

The Salt Path: The 80-week Sunday Times…

by Raynor Winn

4.5 · 13028

Joe's Family Food: 100 Delicious, Easy…

by Joe Wicks

4.3 · 1547

Beautiful World, Where Are You: from the…

by Sally Rooney

3.9 · 2555

Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy

by Jamie Oliver

4.4 · 605

Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking: The…

by Tom Kerridge

4.7 · 1427

Pinch of Nom Comfort Food: 100 Slimming,…

by Kay Featherstone

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Tiktok…

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.6 · 21019

Giraffes Can't Dance

by Giles Andreae

4.8 · 36943

The Comfort Book: The instant No.1 Sunday…

by Matt Haig

4.6 · 950

Stick Man

by Julia Donaldson

4.9 · 7219

Where's Spot? (Spot - Original Lift The Flap)

by Eric Hill

4.8 · 21072

Skincare: The award-winning ultimate no…

by Caroline Hirons

4.8 · 11501

BOSH!: Simple recipes. Unbelievable results.…

by Henry Firth

4.6 · 11488

One Hundred Steps: The Story of Captain Sir…

by Captain Tom Moore

4.9 · 5420

The Giver of Stars: Fall in love with the…

by Jojo Moyes

4.5 · 36719

Gigantosaurus: Dino Spot - World Book Day…

by Jonny Duddle

4.3 · 2823

The Guest List: From the author of The…

by LUCY FOLEY

4.2 · 46529

An Inspector Calls (Heinemann Plays For 14…

by J.B. Priestley

4.6 · 6487

Read Write Inc. Home: Phonics Flashcards

by Ruth Miskin

4.8 · 6072

The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management…

by Professor Steve Peters

4.6 · 11998

Mrs Hinch: The Little Book of Lists

by Mrs Hinch

4.8 · 19229

Ottolenghi FLAVOUR

by Yotam Ottolenghi

4.7 · 6356

The Boy At the Back of the Class: Onjali Rauf

by Onjali Rauf

4.8 · 6833

Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the…

by Shamil Thakrar

4.8 · 6145

The 48 Laws Of Power: Robert Greene (The…

by Robert Greene

4.6 · 26025

All On The Board: The Sunday Times Bestseller

by All on the Board

4.8 · 3431

The Book Club: An absolutely gripping…

by C. J. Cooper

4.1 · 3063

The Silent Patient: The Richard and Judy…

by Alex Michaelides

4.4 · 79572

The Girl of Ink & Stars: Winner of the…

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.6 · 4813

Zog

by Julia Donaldson

4.9 · 7379

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 1…

by J.K. Rowling

4.8 · 36417

Superworm

by Julia Donaldson

4.8 · 6458

Peppa Pig: Marvellous Magnet Book

by Peppa Pig

4.7 · 8111

Ottolenghi SIMPLE

by Yotam Ottolenghi

4.7 · 6303

Blood Orange: The gripping, bestselling…

by Harriet Tyce

4.3 · 23447

One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A greener way to cook…

by Anna Jones

4.7 · 733

Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020

by Douglas Stuart

4.6 · 27579

The Quick Roasting Tin: 30 Minute One Dish…

by Rukmini Iyer

4.6 · 3360

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual…

by Eckhart Tolle

4.6 · 29917

We Were Liars: The award-winning YA book…

by E. Lockhart

4.3 · 26158

The Colour Monster

by Anna Llenas

4.8 · 3984

Writing Workbook Ages 3-5: Prepare for…

by Collins Easy Learning

4.7 · 9552

Zog and the Flying Doctors

by Julia Donaldson

4.9 · 6822

Rabbit's Nap: 20th Anniversary Edition (Tales…

by Julia Donaldson

4.8 · 4685

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