AALBC’s Top 100 Bestsellers: 2019 – 2026

This list ranks the top 100 books purchased directly from AALBC.com between September 16, 1998, and June 7, 2026. These rankings were shaped by two major factors: (1) the extraordinary surge in sales during mid-2020, when readers sought out anti-racist books and intentionally supported Black-owned bookstores in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder; and (2) the books we have published ourselves or helped bring to market over the years.

For a more comprehensive look at bestselling books by Black writers across the United States, check out the BLK Bestsellers List.

#9
#16
#20
#28

Born on the Water: The 1619 Project

by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson
#48

Sing to the Moon

by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
#68

Please, Baby, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
#69

Harlem Rhapsody

by Victoria Christopher Murray
#85
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