The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins was the best-selling print book in the United States in 2025, with 2,812,799 copies sold at outlets tracked by Circana BookScan. Suzanne Collins’s Sunrise on the Reaping was the top-selling novel at just over 2 million copies. Rebecca Yarros’s Onyx Storm came in third with its Wing and Claw edition, and its standard edition also made the wider chart.
The top 10 tells two stories about what Americans bought in 2025. New installments drew readers back to Panem, Basgiath, and the world of Dog Man. Older books kept selling too. A domestic thriller from 2022 outsold most of the year’s big releases, and a habit guide from 2018 finished seventh.
The rankings below follow Publishers Weekly’s full-year Circana BookScan chart for the reporting year ended December 27, 2025. The chart counts U.S. print copies sold through reporting outlets, ranks some editions separately, and excludes ebook and audiobook sales.
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The 2025 U.S. print bestseller chart at a glance
| Rank | Book | Author | Print copies sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins | 2,812,799 |
| 2 | Sunrise on the Reaping | Suzanne Collins | 2,000,856 |
| 3 | Onyx Storm (Wing and Claw edition) | Rebecca Yarros | 1,699,963 |
| 4 | The Housemaid | Freida McFadden | 822,261 |
| 5 | Partypooper | Jeff Kinney | 817,430 |
| 6 | Dog Man: Big Jim Believes | Dav Pilkey | 767,342 |
| 7 | Atomic Habits | James Clear | 742,090 |
| 8 | Dog Man: Big Jim Begins | Dav Pilkey | 681,041 |
| 9 | The Secret of Secrets | Dan Brown | 653,505 |
| 10 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | 623,226 |
What each bestseller is about
1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Robbins builds her advice around a practical distinction: other people make their own choices, and you can decide how to respond. The Hay House hardcover sold more than 2.8 million copies, leading the chart by over 800,000.
2. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Collins returns to Panem for the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell. Readers of the original trilogy know Haymitch Abernathy as Katniss and Peeta’s mentor. Here, he’s the District 12 teenager sent into the arena. It was the highest-ranking novel on the chart.
Find Sunrise on the Reaping on Amazon.
3. Onyx Storm (Wing and Claw edition) by Rebecca Yarros
The third Empyrean novel takes Violet Sorrengail beyond the familiar territory of Basgiath as she looks for allies. This edition alone sold nearly 1.7 million copies. New readers should start with Fourth Wing, then read Iron Flame before picking this up.
Find the Wing and Claw edition on Amazon.
4. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Millie takes a live-in housekeeping job with the wealthy Winchester family, where a room that locks from the outside gives her an early reason to question the arrangement. The 2022 thriller’s fourth-place finish puts it ahead of several major 2025 releases.
Find the trade paperback on Amazon
5. Partypooper by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley tries to pull off a birthday party in the 20th Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. The familiar mix of short diary entries and cartoons makes the inevitable disaster easy to dip into, especially for readers who already know Greg.
6. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes by Dav Pilkey
The 14th Dog Man graphic novel brings back the Space Cuties and gives Big Jim a chance to put his optimism to work. It was the higher-selling of Pilkey’s two entries in the top 10.
7. Atomic Habits by James Clear
Clear explains how small changes to your surroundings and routines can make a habit easier to repeat. Published in 2018, the book still sold more than 742,000 tracked U.S. print copies in 2025.
8. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey
The 13th book looks back at the origins of several Dog Man characters. It came out in December 2024 and sold more than 680,000 copies in the following reporting year.
9. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Robert Langdon heads to Prague, where a murder and the disappearance of a scientist draw him into a mystery about human consciousness. The setting gives Brown a new city to explore through the clues and historical details that drive his thrillers.
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet enters Basgiath War College and has to survive training as a dragon rider. The 2023 series opener still reached the 2025 top 10 alongside the third book, giving the Empyrean series two entries on the chart.
What the 2025 bestseller list reveals
The edition split matters for Onyx Storm. The Wing and Claw edition sold 1,699,963 copies, and the standard edition ranked 12th with 573,192. Together, those two entries sold 2,273,155 copies. That sum exceeds the reported figure for Sunrise on the Reaping in the chart, which illustrates how grouping editions changes the comparison.
Children’s series took three of the top eight spots. Both Dog Man books and Partypooper made the top eight. The two Pilkey entries alone sold more than 1.4 million print copies, and the older of the two was already on shelves when 2025 began.
Some of the year’s strongest sellers had been on shelves for years. The Housemaid, Atomic Habits, and Fourth Wingall reached the top 10 years after their original publication. The list captures what people bought in 2025, including the books they were still discovering long after launch.
For a closer look at the Empyrean’s third book, read our Onyx Storm review. The 2025 U.K. bestseller roundup tells a different story, with Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune at No. 1.
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