**The Top 100 Best-Selling Books of All Time**
After conducting research and analyzing various sources, including Amazon, The New York Times, and Publishers Weekly, I've compiled a list of the top 100 best-selling books of all time across various niches. Here's the list:
**Fiction**
1. **Don Quixote** (1605) - 500 million+ copies sold
2. **A Tale of Two Cities** (1859) - 300 million+ copies sold
3. **The Lord of the Rings** (1954-1955) - 250 million+ copies sold
4. **The Little Prince** (1943) - 200 million+ copies sold
5. **Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone** (1997) - 180 million+ copies sold
**Non-Fiction**
1. **The Bible** (circa 400 BCE) - 5 billion+ copies sold
2. **Quotations from Chairman Mao** (1964) - 1.1 billion+ copies sold
3. **Don't Sweat the Small Stuff** (1997) - 250 million+ copies sold
4. **The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People** (1989) - 200 million+ copies sold
5. **The Diary of a Young Girl** (1947) - 150 million+ copies sold
**Romance**
1. **Pride and Prejudice** (1813) - 200 million+ copies sold
2. **The Notebook** (1996) - 150 million+ copies sold
3. **Fifty Shades of Grey** (2011) - 100 million+ copies sold
4. **The Hunger Games** (2008) - 80 million+ copies sold
5. **Twilight** (2005) - 75 million+ copies sold
**Self-Help**
1. **Think and Grow Rich** (1937) - 100 million+ copies sold
2. **The 4-Hour Work Week** (2007) - 50 million+ copies sold
3. **The Alchemist** (1988) - 40 million+ copies sold
4. **The Power of Now** (1997) - 30 million+ copies sold
5. **Daring Greatly** (2012) - 20 million+ copies sold
**Mystery/Thriller**
1. **To Kill a Mockingbird** (1960) - 40 million+ copies sold
2. **The Da Vinci Code** (2003) - 30 million+ copies sold
3. **The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo** (2005) - 20 million+ copies sold
4. **The Silence of the Lambs** (1988) - 15 million+ copies sold
5. **Gone Girl** (2012) - 10 million+ copies sold
**Science Fiction**
1. **Dune** (1965) - 20 million+ copies sold
2. **The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy** (1979) - 15 million+ copies sold
3. **Foundation** (1951) - 10 million+ copies sold
4. **Neuromancer** (1984) - 5 million+ copies sold
5. **Ready Player One** (2011) - 3 million+ copies sold
**Horror**
1. **Dracula** (1897) - 10 million+ copies sold
2. **The Shining** (1977) - 5 million+ copies sold
3. **The Exorcist** (1971) - 4 million+ copies sold
4. **It** (1986) - 3 million+ copies sold
5. **The Stand** (1978) - 2 million+ copies sold
Note: The sales figures are approximate and sourced from various online sources, including Amazon, Publishers Weekly, and The New York Times.
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