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Blues (Musical Genres, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Blues (Musical Genres, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.99, median 149 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.99 – $23.14 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Musical Genres (1,198), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Blues best sellers
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Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks
by André Darlington
- List rank#1
- Price$21.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,510
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
by Imani Perry
- List rank#2
- Price$13.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews262
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1001 albums you must hear before you die
by Robert Dimery
- List rank#3
- Price$28.49
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Guitar Scales for Beginners: How to Solo Effortlessly and Create Your Own Music Even If You Don't Know What A Scale Is: Secrets to Your Very First Scale (Guitar Scales Mastery Book 1)
by Guitar Head
- List rank#4
- Price$5.87
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,510
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton
by Philip Norman
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews556
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Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
by Elijah Wald
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews388
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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Blues Guitar | Beginner and Intermediate Lessons | Learn 12-Bar Blues, Scales and Riffs | TAB and Online Audio Play-Along
by Greg Koch
- List rank#7
- Price$17.33
- Rating4.4
- Reviews353
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Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
by Jean-Michel Guesdon
- List rank#8
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews878
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
by Robert Gordon
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews379
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When I Left Home: My Story
by Buddy Guy
- List rank#10
- Price$15.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews822
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FAQ
Is Blues a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 149 reviews and sells for $17.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Blues?
The median best seller has 149 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Blues best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $23.14.
Can new books break into Blues?
5% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.