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Audible Essentials Top 100 Lists

Selected through a combination of popularity, listener reviews, and editor picks, discover our best listening recommendations.

Top 100 All-Time Best
Project Hail Mary Audiobook By Andy Weir cover art
Project Hail Mary By: Andy Weir
The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in) Audiobook By Colson Whitehead cover art
The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in) By: Colson Whitehead
Finding Tamika Audiobook By Erika Alexander, Kevin Hart, Charlamagne Tha God, Ben Arnon, Rebkah Howard, David Person, James T. Green, SBH Productions, Color Farm Media cover art
Finding Tamika By: Erika Alexander, and others
Hidden Figures Audiobook By Margot Lee Shetterly cover art
Hidden Figures By: Margot Lee Shetterly
The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition Audiobook By Margaret Atwood, Valerie Martin - essay cover art
The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition By: Margaret Atwood, and others
Maejor Frequency Podcast By Maejor cover art
Maejor Frequency By: Maejor
Mrs. Wickham Audiobook By Sarah Page cover art
Mrs. Wickham By: Sarah Page
The Kite Runner Audiobook By Khaled Hosseini cover art
The Kite Runner By: Khaled Hosseini
Circe Audiobook By Madeline Miller cover art
Circe By: Madeline Miller
Steve Jobs Audiobook By Walter Isaacson cover art
Steve Jobs By: Walter Isaacson
I Am Malala Audiobook By Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor cover art
I Am Malala By: Malala Yousafzai, and others
The Sandman Audiobook By Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs cover art
The Sandman By: Neil Gaiman, and others

Top 100 Screen Adaptations
The Godfather Audiobook By Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction, Anthony Puzo - note, Robert J. Thompson - afterword cover art
The Godfather By: Mario Puzo, and others
Atonement Audiobook By Ian McEwan cover art
Atonement By: Ian McEwan
Call Me by Your Name Audiobook By André Aciman cover art
Call Me by Your Name By: André Aciman
Schindler's List Audiobook By Thomas Keneally cover art
Schindler's List By: Thomas Keneally
To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook By Harper Lee cover art
To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee
If Beale Street Could Talk Audiobook By James Baldwin cover art
If Beale Street Could Talk By: James Baldwin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Audiobook By Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction cover art
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest By: Ken Kesey, and others
Breakfast at Tiffany's Audiobook By Truman Capote cover art
Breakfast at Tiffany's By: Truman Capote
Room Audiobook By Emma Donoghue cover art
Room By: Emma Donoghue
No Country for Old Men Audiobook By Cormac McCarthy cover art
No Country for Old Men By: Cormac McCarthy
The Remains of the Day Audiobook By Kazuo Ishiguro cover art
The Remains of the Day By: Kazuo Ishiguro
The Green Mile Audiobook By Stephen King cover art
The Green Mile By: Stephen King

Top 100 Memoirs
Why Fish Don't Exist Audiobook By Lulu Miller cover art
Why Fish Don't Exist By: Lulu Miller
Hunger Audiobook By Roxane Gay cover art
Hunger By: Roxane Gay
Brown Girl Dreaming Audiobook By Jacqueline Woodson cover art
Brown Girl Dreaming By: Jacqueline Woodson
In the Dream House Audiobook By Carmen Maria Machado cover art
In the Dream House By: Carmen Maria Machado
On Writing Audiobook By Stephen King cover art
On Writing By: Stephen King
The Woman Warrior Audiobook By Maxine Hong Kingston cover art
The Woman Warrior By: Maxine Hong Kingston
Reading Lolita in Tehran Audiobook By Azar Nafisi cover art
Reading Lolita in Tehran By: Azar Nafisi
The Glass Castle Audiobook By Jeannette Walls cover art
The Glass Castle By: Jeannette Walls
Educated Audiobook By Tara Westover cover art
Educated By: Tara Westover
Shrill Audiobook By Lindy West cover art
Shrill By: Lindy West
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Audiobook By Anne Frank cover art
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl By: Anne Frank
The Yellow House Audiobook By Sarah M. Broom cover art
The Yellow House By: Sarah M. Broom

Top 100 Classics
Invisible Man Audiobook By Ralph Ellison cover art
Invisible Man By: Ralph Ellison
Moby Dick Audiobook By Herman Melville cover art
Moby Dick By: Herman Melville
Carrie Audiobook By Stephen King cover art
Carrie By: Stephen King
North and South Audiobook By Elizabeth Gaskell cover art
North and South By: Elizabeth Gaskell
Anna Karenina Audiobook By Leo Tolstoy cover art
Anna Karenina By: Leo Tolstoy
The Count of Monte Cristo Audiobook By Alexandre Dumas cover art
The Count of Monte Cristo By: Alexandre Dumas
East of Eden Audiobook By John Steinbeck cover art
East of Eden By: John Steinbeck
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Audiobook By Maya Angelou cover art
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By: Maya Angelou
Jane Eyre Audiobook By Charlotte Brontë cover art
Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Brontë
The Godfather Audiobook By Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction, Anthony Puzo - note, Robert J. Thompson - afterword cover art
The Godfather By: Mario Puzo, and others
Middlemarch Audiobook By George Eliot cover art
Middlemarch By: George Eliot

Top 100 Well-Being
The Worthy Project Audiobook By Meadow DeVor cover art
The Worthy Project By: Meadow DeVor
Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition) Audiobook By Cheryl Strayed cover art
Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition) By: Cheryl Strayed
The Light We Carry Audiobook By Michelle Obama cover art
The Light We Carry By: Michelle Obama
Self-Care for Black Women Audiobook By Oludara Adeeyo cover art
Self-Care for Black Women By: Oludara Adeeyo
This Year Will Be Different Audiobook By Domonique Bertolucci cover art
This Year Will Be Different By: Domonique Bertolucci
Year of Yes Audiobook By Shonda Rhimes cover art
Year of Yes By: Shonda Rhimes
More Than Enough Audiobook By Elaine Welteroth cover art
More Than Enough By: Elaine Welteroth
You Are a Badass Audiobook By Jen Sincero cover art
You Are a Badass By: Jen Sincero
The Courage to Be Disliked Audiobook By Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga cover art
The Courage to Be Disliked By: Ichiro Kishimi, and others
You Gotta Be You Audiobook By Brandon Kyle Goodman cover art
You Gotta Be You By: Brandon Kyle Goodman
Rejection Proof Audiobook By Jia Jiang cover art
Rejection Proof By: Jia Jiang
Quit Audiobook By Annie Duke cover art
Quit By: Annie Duke

Top 100 Romance
Pride and Prejudice Audiobook By Jane Austen cover art
Pride and Prejudice By: Jane Austen
Red, White & Royal Blue Audiobook By Casey McQuiston cover art
Red, White & Royal Blue By: Casey McQuiston
The Stand-In Audiobook By Lily Chu cover art
The Stand-In By: Lily Chu
Book Lovers Audiobook By Emily Henry cover art
Book Lovers By: Emily Henry
Lady Chatterley's Lover Audiobook By D. H. Lawrence cover art
Lady Chatterley's Lover By: D. H. Lawrence
Getting Schooled Audiobook By Emma Chase cover art
Getting Schooled By: Emma Chase
Someone to Love Audiobook By Mary Balogh cover art
Someone to Love By: Mary Balogh
Jane Eyre Audiobook By Charlotte Brontë cover art
Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Brontë
The Governess Game Audiobook By Tessa Dare cover art
The Governess Game By: Tessa Dare
Priest: A Love Story Audiobook By Sierra Simone cover art
Priest: A Love Story By: Sierra Simone
Dial A for Aunties Audiobook By Jesse Q. Sutanto cover art
Dial A for Aunties By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Love at First Audiobook By Kate Clayborn cover art
Love at First By: Kate Clayborn

Top 100 LGBTQIA+
Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For Audiobook By Alison Bechdel, Madeleine George cover art
Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For By: Alison Bechdel, and others
Over the Top Audiobook By Jonathan Van Ness cover art
Over the Top By: Jonathan Van Ness
Melissa Audiobook By Alex Gino cover art
Melissa By: Alex Gino
Red, White & Royal Blue Audiobook By Casey McQuiston cover art
Red, White & Royal Blue By: Casey McQuiston
The House in the Cerulean Sea Audiobook By TJ Klune cover art
The House in the Cerulean Sea By: TJ Klune
Me Audiobook By Elton John cover art
Me By: Elton John
Less Audiobook By Andrew Sean Greer cover art
Less By: Andrew Sean Greer
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim By: David Sedaris
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Audiobook By Benjamin Alire Saenz cover art
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
And Tango Makes Three Audiobook By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell cover art
And Tango Makes Three By: Justin Richardson, and others
Ace Audiobook By Angela Chen cover art
Ace By: Angela Chen

Top 100 Fantasy
Jade City Audiobook By Fonda Lee cover art
Jade City By: Fonda Lee
The Changeling Audiobook By Victor LaValle cover art
The Changeling By: Victor LaValle
Oathbringer Audiobook By Brandon Sanderson cover art
Oathbringer By: Brandon Sanderson
Who Fears Death Audiobook By Nnedi Okorafor cover art
Who Fears Death By: Nnedi Okorafor
The Final Empire Audiobook By Brandon Sanderson cover art
The Final Empire By: Brandon Sanderson
Spinning Silver Audiobook By Naomi Novik cover art
Spinning Silver By: Naomi Novik
The Eye of the World Audiobook By Robert Jordan cover art
The Eye of the World By: Robert Jordan
The Land: Founding: A LitRPG Saga Audiobook By Aleron Kong cover art
The Land: Founding: A LitRPG Saga By: Aleron Kong
The Name of the Wind Audiobook By Patrick Rothfuss cover art
The Name of the Wind By: Patrick Rothfuss
The Hobbit Audiobook By J. R. R. Tolkien cover art
The Hobbit By: J. R. R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring Audiobook By J. R. R. Tolkien cover art
The Fellowship of the Ring By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Unsouled Audiobook By Will Wight cover art
Unsouled By: Will Wight

Top 100 Kids
The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley and Friends Podcast By Sesame Workshop cover art
The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley and Friends By: Sesame Workshop
The One and Only Ivan Audiobook By Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao cover art
The One and Only Ivan By: Katherine Applegate, and others
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls Audiobook By Kaela Rivera cover art
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls By: Kaela Rivera
Dragons Love Tacos Audiobook By Adam Rubin cover art
Dragons Love Tacos By: Adam Rubin
Because of Winn-Dixie Audiobook By Kate DiCamillo cover art
Because of Winn-Dixie By: Kate DiCamillo
Where the Wild Things Are Audiobook By Maurice Sendak cover art
Where the Wild Things Are By: Maurice Sendak
Letters from Camp Podcast By Jamie Lee Curtis, Boco Haft cover art
Letters from Camp By: Jamie Lee Curtis, and others
The 1619 Project Audiobook By Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson cover art
The 1619 Project By: Nikole Hannah-Jones, and others
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1 Audiobook By J.K. Rowling cover art
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1 By: J.K. Rowling
Matilda Audiobook By Roald Dahl cover art
Matilda By: Roald Dahl
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Audiobook By C. S. Lewis cover art
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe By: C. S. Lewis
Esperanza Rising Audiobook By Pam Munoz Ryan cover art
Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan

Top 100 Series

 Bill Hodges Trilogy Outlander An Ember in the Ashes The Hunger Games You The Kiss Quotient Series Legacy of Orïsha Garden Heights Royal Spyness Bobiverse A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines



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Meet the Editors

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Aaron S.

Comedy, Fiction

Alanna M.

Bios & Memoirs

Edwin D.

Spanish

Emily C.

Kids, YA

Haley H.

Debuts, Memoir

Kat J.

True Crime

Katie O.

YA, Romance

Madeline A.

Memoir, Fiction

Margaret H.

Romance

Melissa B.

YA, Fantasy

Michael C.

Nonfiction

Mysia H.

Mystery

Nicole R.

Horror

Patty R.

Romance

Phoebe N.

Fiction, Comedy

Rachael X.

Well-Being

Sam D.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Seth H.

Fantasy, Memoir

Tricia F.

Fiction, Debuts

Yvonne D.

Memoir

Best of the Year '24
James Audiobook By Percival Everett cover art
James By: Percival Everett
George Orwell’s 1984 Audiobook By George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation cover art
George Orwell’s 1984 By: George Orwell, and others
First Lie Wins Audiobook By Ashley Elston cover art
First Lie Wins By: Ashley Elston
Supercommunicators Audiobook By Charles Duhigg cover art
Supercommunicators By: Charles Duhigg
The Women Audiobook By Kristin Hannah cover art
The Women By: Kristin Hannah
An Unfinished Love Story Audiobook By Doris Kearns Goodwin cover art
An Unfinished Love Story By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Listen for the Lie Audiobook By Amy Tintera cover art
Listen for the Lie By: Amy Tintera
Wandering Stars Audiobook By Tommy Orange cover art
Wandering Stars By: Tommy Orange
Funny Story Audiobook By Emily Henry cover art
Funny Story By: Emily Henry
Annie Bot Audiobook By Sierra Greer cover art
Annie Bot By: Sierra Greer
Drop Dead Audiobook By Lily Chu cover art
Drop Dead By: Lily Chu
Legacy Audiobook By Uché Blackstock MD cover art
Legacy By: Uché Blackstock MD
Here One Moment Audiobook By Liane Moriarty cover art
Here One Moment By: Liane Moriarty
Revenge of the Tipping Point Audiobook By Malcolm Gladwell cover art
Revenge of the Tipping Point By: Malcolm Gladwell
From Here to the Great Unknown Audiobook By Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough cover art
From Here to the Great Unknown By: Lisa Marie Presley, and others
Voyage of the Damned Audiobook By Frances White cover art
Voyage of the Damned By: Frances White
We Play Games Audiobook By Sarah A. Denzil cover art
We Play Games By: Sarah A. Denzil
Lovely One Audiobook By Ketanji Brown Jackson cover art
Lovely One By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Bluebeard Audiobook By Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell cover art
Bluebeard By: Jim Clemente, and others
Imminent Audiobook By Luis Elizondo cover art
Imminent By: Luis Elizondo
Martyr! Audiobook By Kaveh Akbar cover art
Martyr! By: Kaveh Akbar

Editors' Picks for April
Murder by Cheesecake Audiobook By Rachel Ekstrom Courage cover art
Murder by Cheesecake By: Rachel Ekstrom Courage
Six Days in Bombay Audiobook By Alka Joshi cover art
Six Days in Bombay By: Alka Joshi
Great Big Beautiful Life Audiobook By Emily Henry cover art
Great Big Beautiful Life By: Emily Henry
Open, Heaven Audiobook By Seán Hewitt cover art
Open, Heaven By: Seán Hewitt
Somadina Audiobook By Akwaeke Emezi cover art
Somadina By: Akwaeke Emezi
Wild and Wrangled Audiobook By Lyla Sage cover art
Wild and Wrangled By: Lyla Sage
The Sirens Audiobook By Emilia Hart cover art
The Sirens By: Emilia Hart
Eat, Slay, Love Audiobook By Julie Mae Cohen cover art
Eat, Slay, Love By: Julie Mae Cohen
Embrace Discomfort Audiobook By Michael Easter cover art
Embrace Discomfort By: Michael Easter
The Last Session Audiobook By Julia Bartz cover art
The Last Session By: Julia Bartz
The Usual Desire to Kill Audiobook By Camilla Barnes cover art
The Usual Desire to Kill By: Camilla Barnes
The Drowning Audiobook By Nidhi Upadhyay cover art
The Drowning By: Nidhi Upadhyay
Fearless Audiobook By Lauren Roberts cover art
Fearless By: Lauren Roberts
Enchantra Audiobook By Kaylie Smith cover art
Enchantra By: Kaylie Smith

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