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USA TODAY's top 100 books of 2015

Christopher Schnaars
USA TODAY
'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins

Here are the top 100 books of 2015, according to data from USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is the runaway hit at No. 1.

1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
2. Grey by E.L. James
3. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
4. The Martian by Andy Weir
5. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
6. American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
7. Paper Towns by John Green
8. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
9. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School' by Jeff Kinney


11. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
12. Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
13. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
14. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
15. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
16. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
17. The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

18. See Me by Nicholas Sparks
19. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
20. Memory Man by David Baldacci
21. Gray Mountain by John Grisham
22. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
23. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan 
24. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime by Ree Drummond
25. The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
26. StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
27. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
28. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
29. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
30. First 100 Words by Roger Priddy
31. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss

'Oh, the Places you'll go by Dr. Seuss'

32. Make Me by Lee Child
33. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 
34. The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel by Melissa de la Cruz
35. Dead Wake by Erik Larson
36. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 
37. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
38. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
39. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
40. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
41. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
42. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
43. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
44. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
45. The Guilty by David Baldacci
46. The Escape by David Baldacci
47. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
48. 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson
49. The Crossing by Michael Connelly

'The Crossing' by Michael Connelly


50. Looking for Alaska by John Green
51. Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
52. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
53. The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition by Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell
54. The Death Cure by James Dashner
55. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
56. The Liar by Nora Roberts
57. The 20/20 Diet by Phil McGraw
58. Still Alice by Lisa Genova 
59. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
60. Cross Justice by James Patterson
61. Finders Keepers by Stephen King
62. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
63. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
64. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, art by Oliver Jeffers
65. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, art by Sheila McGraw
66. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
67. Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliott
68.  What Pet Should I Get by Dr. Seuss
69. Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
70. Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
71. Fifty Shades Trilogy Bundle by E.L. James
72. The Stranger by Harlan Coben
73. Little Blue Truck Board Book by Alice Schertle, art by Jill McElmurry
74. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book by Eric Carle
75. The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis

'Train,' 'Grey,' 'Watchman' top book sales

Mindy Kaling made the Top 100 at No. 100 with 'Why Not Me?'


76. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
77. Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
78. The Survivor by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills
79. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
80. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
81. Hope to Die by James Patterson
82. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
83. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
84. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
85. Gathering Prey by John Sandford
86. NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
87. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
88. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
89. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
90. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter by Rachel Renée Russell
91. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
92. Divergent by Veronica Roth
93. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
94. Dork Diaries 9: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen by Rachel Renée Russell
95. 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse by J.J. Smith
96. Yes Please by Amy Poehler
97. The Giver by Lois Lowry
98. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
99. Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae, art by Guy Parker-Rees
100. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Research by Christopher Schnaars; based on data from USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list tracked between Dec. 29, 2014 and Jan. 3, 2016

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