Audible is the largest audiobook store in the United States. The company has just announced the ten most listened-to audiobooks of 2017, and the ten most commented-on audiobooks of the year. What is surprising about their list is the vast majority of titles were published a number of years ago.
While the Audible bestseller list runs on a weekly basis, these lists highlight the audiobooks that customers listened to most over the course of the year, including repeat listens, and reviewed in the highest numbers.
Most listened-to titles on Audible in 2017:
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, narrated by Roy Dotrice
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by Trevor Noah
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
- It by Stephen King, narrated by Steven Weber
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, narrated by Andrew MacMillan
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
Most commented-on audiobooks of 2017:
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by Trevor Noah
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne
- I Can’t Make This Up by Kevin Hart, narrated by Kevin Hart
- We Are Legion: We Are Bob by Dennis E. Taylor, narrated by Ray Porter
- The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins, narrated by Mel Robbins
- A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman, narrated by George Newbern
- It by Stephen King, narrated by Steven Weber
- Columbus Day by Craig Alanson, narrated by R.C. Bray
- For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor, narrated by Ray Porter
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.