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Jazz (Musical Genres, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Jazz (Musical Genres, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.59, median 130 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.91 – $26.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Musical Genres (1,198), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Jazz best sellers
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The Real Book Volume 1 Sixth Edition - C Instruments | Official Jazz Fake Book with 400 Classic Standards | Lead Sheets with Chords and Melodies for Musicians | Hal Leonard Jazz Songbook
- List rank#1
- Price$40.30
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,928
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Music: A Subversive History
by Ted Gioia
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews345
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Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks
by André Darlington
- List rank#3
- Price$21.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,510
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Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within
by Kenny Werner
- List rank#4
- Price$15.23
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,433
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3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
by James Kaplan
- List rank#5
- Price$15.30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews731
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Miles: The Autobiography
by Miles Davis
- List rank#6
- Price$13.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews958
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Babe: Elaboratio: A Tribute to My Mother
by Harry Connick Jr.
- List rank#7
- Price$20.28
- Rating4.1
- Reviews12
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But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz
by Geoff Dyer
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews382
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How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia
- List rank#9
- Price$12.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews719
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The Guitarist's Chord Book: Over 900 Guitar Chord Diagrams with Photos
by Peter Vogl
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,441
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FAQ
Is Jazz a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 130 reviews and sells for $18.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Jazz?
The median best seller has 130 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Jazz best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.91 and $26.52.
Can new books break into Jazz?
10% 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.