The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split into three genresâÂÂfiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
On July 23, 2000, a new list was created for best-selling children's books. This controversial decision was due to the dominance of the Harry Potter series, which had occupied three of the top spots for over a year.
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.