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Percussion (Instruments, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Percussion (Instruments, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.99, median 155 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.23 – $20.87 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Instruments (1,473), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Percussion best sellers
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Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer
by George Lawrence Stone
- List rank#1
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,587
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Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer (Ted Reed Publications)
by Ted Reed
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,526
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Alfred's Drum Method, Bk 1: The Most Comprehensive Beginning Snare Drum Method Ever!
by Sandy Feldstein
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,031
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Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method: Drums & Mallet Percussion
- List rank#4
- Price$6.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,191
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Alfred's Beginners Drumset Method
by Dave Black
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews416
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Tongue drum music book - 50 oldie hits - 70S/80S/90S - reading music notes not required: For diatonic tongue drums in C major with 8 / 11 / 13 / 14 / 15 reeds - playing by numbers with the tongue drum
by Sonodrum Song
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews164
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Ghost Notes: My Life in Poison
by Rockett
- List rank#7
- Price$29.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews31
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70 Simple Songs for the 8-Note Tongue Drum. Without Musical Notes: Just Follow the Circles (Simple Songs for 8-Note Tongue Drum. Play Without Notes)
by Helen Winter
- List rank#8
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews378
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Hal Leonard Drumset Method Complete Edition | Step-by-Step Drum Lessons for Beginners | Includes Books 1 and 2 with Video and Audio | Drum Instruction Book for Students, Teachers, and Self-Learners
by Kennan Wylie
- List rank#9
- Price$23.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews428
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A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer
by Charles Dowd
- List rank#10
- Price$11.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews426
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FAQ
Is Percussion a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 155 reviews and sells for $15.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Percussion?
The median best seller has 155 reviews, and 37% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Percussion best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.23 and $20.87.
Can new books break into Percussion?
7% 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.