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History & Criticism (Music, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History & Criticism (Music, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.87, median 330 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.93 – $27.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Music (1,912), one of the easier corners under it.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 28, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 History & Criticism best sellers
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
- List rank#1
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,647
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Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music
- List rank#2
- Price$29.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews37
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Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening
by Ben Ratliff
- List rank#3
- Price$10.60
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews404
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Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics & Lore
by Katy Horan
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews108
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Last Train to Memphis (Enhanced Edition): The Rise of Elvis Presley
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,103
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Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
by Ashley Kahn
- List rank#7
- Price$29.25
- Rating4.5
- Reviews80
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
by Legs McNeil
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,196
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Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run
by Paul McCartney
- List rank#10
- Price$17.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews595
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: History & Criticism
FAQ
Is History & Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 330 reviews and sells for $19.87.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Criticism?
The median best seller has 330 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Criticism best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.93 and $27.95.
Can new books break into History & Criticism?
24% 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.