Christian Bestsellers, Best of 2018

Christian Bestsellers, Best of 2018
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List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub Date List $ Award
1 GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE RACHEL HOLLIS 9781400201655 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $22.99
2 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
3 JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.99
4 EVERYBODY, ALWAYS BOB GOFF 9780718078133 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2018 $16.99
5 TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $26.99
6 UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $17.99
7 IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $24.99
8 100 DAYS TO BRAVE ANNIE F. DOWNS 9780310089629 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $17.99
9 ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718096120 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $22.99
10 JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $16.99
11 EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.99
12 CAPITAL GAINES CHIP GAINES 9780785216308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
13 THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $26.99
14 LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012 $17.99
15 BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $18.99
16 LIVE FEARLESS SADIE ROBERTSON 9781400309399 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $19.99
17 THE ROCK, THE ROAD, AND THE RABBI KATHIE LEE GIFFORD 9780785215967 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $24.99
18 THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
19 FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.99
20 RACING TO THE FINISH DALE EARNHARDT JR 9780785221609 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $26.99
21 PRESENT OVER PERFECT SHAUNA NIEQUIST 9780310342991 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2016 $24.99
22 THIS IS THE DAY TIM TEBOW 9780525650300 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2018 $25.00
23 UNSHAKABLE HOPE MAX LUCADO 9780718096144 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2018 $22.99
24 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $17.99
25 JESUS CALLING-Leather SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
26 THE MASTERPIECE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781496407900 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $25.99
27 NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $22.99
28 OVERCOMER DAVID JEREMIAH 9780718079857 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $24.99
29 BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2002 $14.99
30 THE MANUAL TO MANHOOD JONATHAN CATHERMAN 9780800722296 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2014 $14.99
31 LETTERS TO THE CHURCH FRANCIS CHAN 9780830776580 DAVID C COOK Sep. 2018 $16.99
32 JESUS CALLING LARGE PRINT SARAH YOUNG 9781400318131 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2011 $24.99
33 BOX OF BUTTERFLIES ROMA DOWNEY 9781501150937 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Mar. 2018 $24.99
34 THE LOVE DARE ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013 $16.99
35 LOVE & RESPECT EMERSON EGGERICHS 9781591451877 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2004 $26.99
36 HEALING THE SOUL OF A WOMAN JOYCE MEYER 9781455560240 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Sep. 2018 $24.00
37 THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016 $18.99
38 GRACE, NOT PERFECTION EMILY LEY 9780718085223 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $19.99
39 HOPE FOR EACH DAY BILLY GRAHAM 9780718075125 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2017 $24.99
40 NEXT LEVEL THINKING JOEL OSTEEN 9781546025962 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2018 $24.00
41 DR. COLBERT'S KETO ZONE DIET DON COLBERT 9781683970248 WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $21.99
42 SHAKEN TIM TEBOW 9780735289888 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Feb. 2018 $15.99
43 BELIEVE IT NICK FOLES 9781496436498 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jun. 2018 $26.99
44 TO THE MOON AND BACK KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687651 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster May. 2018 $23.99
45 JESUS CALLING FOR CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400309184 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2018 $15.99
46 AWAKEN PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781462776344 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2017 $19.99
47 BUILDING A STORYBRAND DONALD MILLER 9780718033323 HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP Oct. 2017 $24.99
48 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE BART MILLARD 9780785216735 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $16.99
49 THE 5 LANGUAGES OF APPRECIATION IN THE WORKPLACE GARY CHAPMAN 9780802461766 MOODY PUBLISHERS Sep. 2012 $16.99
50 WOMEN OF THE WORD JEN WILKIN 9781433541766 CROSSWAY Jul. 2014 $12.99
51 LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HURT JENTEZEN FRANKLIN 9780800798642 CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Mar. 2018 $22.99
52 I AM A CHURCH MEMBER THOM S. RAINER 9781433679735 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP May. 2013 $12.99
53 COLE AND SAV COLE AND SAVANNAH LABRANT 9780785222903 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $24.99
54 THE PARADIGM JONATHAN CAHN 9781629994765 FRONTLINE (CHARSIMA HOUSE) Sep. 2017 $21.99
55 THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP JOHN C. MAXWELL 9780785288374 HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP Sep. 2007 $26.99
56 THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
57 GOLIATH MUST FALL LOUIE GIGLIO 9780718088866 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2017 $16.99
58 THE POWER OF A PRAYING(R) WIFE STORMIE OMARTIAN 9780736957496 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2014 $15.99
59 THROUGH MY FATHER'S EYES FRANKLIN GRAHAM 9780785227137 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2018 $26.99
60 THE WEEKLY PRAYER PROJECT ZONDERVAN 9780310087489 ZONDERVAN Jul. 2017 $16.99
61 THE ROAD HOME BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764219672 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2018 $15.99
62 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412850 MOODY PUBLISHERS May. 2016 $15.99
63 TRUSTING GOD DAY BY DAY JOYCE MEYER 9780446538589 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2012 $17.00
64 A SIMPLIFIED LIFE EMILY LEY 9780718098308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2017 $19.99
65 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER MICHAEL HYATT 9780801075254 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Jan. 2018 $24.99
66 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK DAVE RAMSEY 9781400206506 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2018 $19.99
67 DRAW THE CIRCLE MARK BATTERSON 9780310327127 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2012 $16.99
68 THE CIRCLE MAKER MARK BATTERSON 9780310346913 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2016 $17.99
69 ONCE UPON A FARM RORY FEEK 9780785216728 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2018 $24.99
70 SOAR! T. D. JAKES 9781455553907 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $25.00
71 WILD AT HEART REVISED AND UPDATED JOHN ELDREDGE 9781400200399 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2011 $17.99
72 THE HIDEAWAY LAUREN K. DENTON 9780718084226 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $15.99
73 CRAZY LOVE FRANCIS CHAN 9781434705945 DAVID C COOK Apr. 2013 $16.99
74 IF YOU ONLY KNEW JAMIE IVEY 9781462749720 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2018 $17.99
75 IN HIS IMAGE JEN WILKIN 9781433549878 CROSSWAY May. 2018 $12.99
76 IMAGINE HEAVEN JOHN BURKE 9780801015267 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2015 $14.99
77 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $15.99
78 ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780310087311 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $12.99
79 EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY PETER SCAZZERO 9780310348498 ZONDERVAN Apr. 2017 $17.99
80 WHATEVER IS LOVELY: A COLORING BOOK WATERBROOK 9781601429285 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Dec. 2015 $14.99
81 DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU 2.0 JOHN C. MAXWELL 9780718073992 HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP Jan. 2018 $26.99
82 BECOMING A WELCOMING CHURCH THOM S. RAINER 9781462765454 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Mar. 2018 $12.99
83 SWITCH ON YOUR BRAIN DR CAROLINE LEAF 9780801018398 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2015 $14.99
84 LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE JOYCE MEYER 9781455560165 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2018 $22.00
85 BLESSED IN THE DARKNESS JOEL OSTEEN 9781455534326 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $26.00
86 JESUS ALWAYS LARGE DELUX SARAH YOUNG 9780718095413 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
87 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES SINGLES EDITION GARY CHAPMAN 9780802414816 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2017 $15.99
88 UNSHAKEABLE CHRISTINE CAINE 9780310090670 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $20.99
89 UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400206001 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $12.99
90 MY TIME WITH GOD JOYCE MEYER 9781455560141 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $17.00
91 UNEXPECTED CHRISTINE CAINE 9780310351245 ZONDERVAN May. 2018 $22.99
92 JESUS CALLING DELUXE EDITION, Pink SARAH YOUNG 9781400320110 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2013 $19.99
93 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KAREN KINGSBURY 9781501170010 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $25.00
94 JESUS CALLING DELUXE EDITION, Teal SARAH YOUNG 9780529100771 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2014 $19.99
95 GOD HEARS HER OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES 9781627078719 DISCOVERY HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $15.99
96 WHISPER MARK BATTERSON 9780735291089 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2017 $21.99
97 THE HIDING PLACE CORRIE TEN BOOM 9780800794057 CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Jan. 2006 $13.99
98 GAY GIRL, GOOD GOD JACKIE HILL PERRY 9781462751228 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2018 $16.99
99 COZY MINIMALIST HOME MYQUILLYN SMITH 9780310350910 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2018 $24.99
100 PARENTING PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433551932 CROSSWAY Sep. 2016 $22.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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