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History (Teens › Music, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Teens › Music, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.95, median 3 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.97 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Music (15), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 3 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History
by Jeff Chang
- List rank#1
- Price$17.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews49
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Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews219
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Unboring Music History for Kids: Funny, Interesting, Concise Guide to Music History, Famous Musicians, and Wild True Stories You Won’t Believe Are ... & Activities for Classrooms and Homeschool)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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More Musical Women Throughout History: More Women Who Fought For Music (No Place For A Woman)
by Christine Bennet
- List rank#4
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21
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This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie (Golden Kite Awards)
by Elizabeth Partridge
- List rank#5
- Price$15.05
- Rating4.8
- Reviews21
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The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair
by Russell Martin
- List rank#6
- Price$7.95
- Rating3.9
- Reviews8
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You Need To Calm Down - Vol. 2: A Coloring Book for the Swiftest Fierce & Fiery Fans | 45 Powerful, Fiery & Inspiring Taylor Quotes & Patterns | For ... (You Need To Calm Down Coloring Collection)
by Crazy Diamond Studio
- List rank#7
- Price$13
- Rating4.8
- Reviews125
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21 Easy Ukulele Folk Songs: Beginner Ukulele Book of Sheet Music of Traditional Campfire Tunes, Popular Melodies - Audio and Video Included: Ukelele ... Tabs and Lyrics (Beginning Ukulele Songs)
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews39
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On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals
by Nikki Giovanni
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.9
- Reviews52
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19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East – A Collection About Arab-American Family Life in Jerusalem and the West Bank
by Naomi Shihab Nye
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews63
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3 reviews and sells for $15.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 3 reviews, and 95% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.97 and $19.99.
Can new books break into History?
2% 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.