Most Popular Literature & Fiction Books

The most-read literature & fiction books ranked by total number of reader reviews — a measure of how widely each title has been discovered and discussed.

Read more

Unlike our top-rated list, which ranks by star rating, this page ranks by sheer readership. These are the literature & fiction books that the most people have actually read and reviewed — the titles you're most likely to find recommended in forums, book clubs, and "what should I read next?" threads.

  1. 1
    The Hunger Games cover

    The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games • Book 1

    by Suzanne Collins

    ★ 4.89 BLT Score (10.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (10.0M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  2. 2
    To Kill a Mockingbird cover

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird • Book 1

    by Harper Lee

    ★ 4.82 BLT Score (7.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.0M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  3. 3
    The Great Gatsby cover

    The Great Gatsby

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward - introduction

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (6.0M ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (6.0M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  4. 4
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cover

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter • Book 3

    by J.K. Rowling

    ★ 5.00 BLT Score (4.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (4.9M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  5. 5
    Animal Farm cover

    Animal Farm

    by George Orwell

    ★ 4.67 BLT Score (4.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (4.6M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  6. 6
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire cover

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter • Book 4

    by J.K. Rowling

    ★ 5.00 BLT Score (4.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  7. 7
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cover

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter • Book 5

    by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

    ★ 5.00 BLT Score (3.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  8. 8
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cover

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter • Book 6

    by J.K. Rowling

    ★ 5.00 BLT Score (3.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (3.7M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  9. 9
    Lord Of The Flies cover

    Lord Of The Flies

    by Raymond Wilson

    ★ 4.10 BLT Score (3.2M ratings)
    ★ 3.7 Goodreads (3.2M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  10. 10
    The Giver cover

    The Giver

    Giver Quartet • Book 1

    by Lois Lowry

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (2.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.8M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  11. 11
    The Lovely Bones cover

    The Lovely Bones

    by Alice Sebold

    ★ 3.89 BLT Score (2.5M ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (2.5M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  12. 12
    Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë Collection 1) cover

    Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë Collection 1)

    Jane Eyre • Book 1

    by Charlotte Brontë

    ★ 4.72 BLT Score (2.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  13. 13
    Wuthering Heights cover

    Wuthering Heights

    by Emily Brontë, Jennifer Donnelly

    ★ 4.27 BLT Score (2.2M ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (2.2M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  14. 14
    The Picture of Dorian Gray Novel cover

    The Picture of Dorian Gray Novel

    by Oscar Wilde

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (1.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (1.9M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  15. 15
    Daisy Jones and The Six cover

    Daisy Jones and The Six

    Reidverse

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    ★ 4.63 BLT Score (1.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (1.9M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  16. 16
    Lessons in Chemistry cover

    Lessons in Chemistry

    by Bonnie Garmus

    ★ 4.68 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.8M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  17. 17
    Looking for Alaska cover

    Looking for Alaska

    by John Green

    ★ 4.39 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.8M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  18. 18
    A Thousand Splendid Suns cover

    A Thousand Splendid Suns

    by Khaled Hosseini

    ★ 4.66 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.8M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  19. 19
    Slaughterhouse-Five cover

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    by Kurt Vonnegut

    ★ 4.29 BLT Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.5M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  20. 20
    The Metamorphosis cover

    The Metamorphosis

    by Franz Kafka, Stanley Corngold

    ★ 4.04 BLT Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.5M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  21. 21
    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow cover

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

    by Gabrielle Zevin

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (1.4M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  22. 22
    Remarkably Bright Creatures cover

    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    by Shelby Van Pelt

    ★ 4.83 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  23. 23
    The Great Alone cover

    The Great Alone

    by Kristin Hannah

    ★ 4.79 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  24. 24
    The Odyssey cover

    The Odyssey

    Iliad & Odyssey • Book 2

    by Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.2M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
  25. 25
    Sunrise on the Reaping cover

    Sunrise on the Reaping

    The Hunger Games

    by Suzanne Collins

    ★ 4.90 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M)
    Get the Book → Start Listening →

Browse Related Lists

Most Popular Literature & Fiction Audiobooks Top 25 Literature & Fiction Books Most Popular Fantasy Most Popular Sci-Fi Most Popular Thriller Most Popular Mystery Most Popular Horror Most Popular Historical Fiction Most Popular Romance Most Popular Self-Help Most Popular Biography & Memoir Most Popular Business

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →