bestselling
Moving most copies
Bestselling describes something that has sold more copies than competitors in its category: a bestselling novel, a bestselling author.
The term appears most often with books but applies to music, games, and other products.
What qualifies as bestselling varies—it may mean topping charts nationally, within a genre, or on a particular platform.
Enormously successful entertainment property
- chart-topperSong at position one
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- smashBreak violently apart
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
sensation · page-turner · crowd-pleaser · favorite · winner · success · runaway · juggernaut
Spreading quickly online
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- hotHaving much warmth
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- newsworthyMeriting press coverage
popular · fashionable · contemporary · current · emerging · rising · mainstream · hyped
Revenue from goods moved
- retailSales to end users
- marketVenue for trade
- consumersThose who buy goods
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
inventory · ecommerce · distribution · revenue · royalties · units · copies · trade
Introducing radical new ideas
- seminalFoundational and influential
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
transformative · revolutionary · landmark · classic · iconic · timeless · trendsetting · visionary
Publicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- award-winningHonored with accolades
- critically acclaimedPraised by professional reviewers
praised · lauded · recognized · decorated · honored · distinguished · notable · noteworthy
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- chart-topperSong at position one
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- smashBreak violently apart
phenomenon · sensation · page-turner · crowd-pleaser · favorite · winner · success · runaway · juggernaut · must-read
viral
Spreading quickly online
newsworthy · popular · fashionable · contemporary · current · emerging · rising · mainstream · hyped
sales
Revenue from goods moved
merchandise · inventory · ecommerce · distribution · revenue · royalties · units · copies · trade · wholesale
groundbreaking
Introducing radical new ideas
- seminalFoundational and influential
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
pioneering · transformative · revolutionary · landmark · classic · iconic · timeless · trendsetting · visionary · impactful
acclaimed
Publicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- award-winningHonored with accolades
critically acclaimed · praised · lauded · recognized · decorated · honored · distinguished · notable · noteworthy · prestige
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- shopping descriptorscheap, expensive, affordable, bargain, discount
bestsellingunsold
Not yet purchased
unsuccessful · flopped · bombed · remaindered · pulped
- bestselling authorWriter with high sales
best, sell, seller, selling, sells, salesman, bestseller, salesperson, resell