Best-Selling Books of 2004 - The 2004 Best Sellers!

I'm not always a proponent of building collections (music, movies or books) based purely on Best Selling / Best Seller lists... that said, those lists of great starting points to discover new titles or new topics - often giving readers a chance to venture into other authors or genres. That said, its no surprise that the Da Vinci Code and The South Beach Diet were the two top selling books of 2004 (you can read their reviews on eBay Reviews & Guides ). So - for your entertainment only! - below is the list of 2004s 15 Best-Selling Books in each major category:

2004 Best-Selling Books - The Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers

   1. The Da Vinci Code , Dan Brown
   2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven , Mitch Albom
   3. The Last Juror , John Grisham
   4. Glorious Appearing , Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
   5. Angels and Demons , Dan Brown
   6. State of Fear , Michael Crichton
   7. London Bridges , James Patterson
   8. Trace , Patricia Cornwell
   9. The Rule of Four , Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
  10. The Da Vinci Code : Special Illustrated Collector's Edition, Dan Brown
  11. I Am Charlotte Simmons , Tom Wolfe
  12. Night Fall , Nelson De Mille
  13. A Salty Piece of Land , Jimmy Buffett
  14. Ten Big Ones , Janet Evanovich
  15. Black Wind , Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

2004 Best-Selling Books - The Trade Paperback Best Sellers

   1. The South Beach Diet Good Fats /Good Carbs Guide, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
   2. The 9/11 Commission Report , The 9/11 Commission
   3. The Secret Life of Bees , Sue Monk Kidd
   4. The Lovely Bones , Alice Sebold
   5. The Wedding , Nicholas Sparks
   6. Anna Karenina , Leo Tolstoy
   7. Reading Lolita in Tehran , Azar Nafisi
   8. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz
   9. One Hundred Years of Solitude , Gabriel García Márquez
  10. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
  11. The Kite Runner , Khaled Hosseini
  12. Atkins for Life , Robert C. Atkins, M.D.
  13. The Good Earth , Pearl S. Buck
  14. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter , Carson McCullers
  15. The Devil in the White City , Erik Larson

2004 Best-Selling Books - The Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers

   1. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
   2. The 9/11 Commission Report, The 9/11 Commission
   3. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
   4. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
   5. The Wedding, Nicholas Sparks
   6. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
   7. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi
   8. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz
   9. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
  10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
  11. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
  12. Atkins for Life, Robert C. Atkins, M.D.
  13. The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck
  14. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers
  15. The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson