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Popular (Music, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Popular (Music, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 30, 10 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Music (84), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Popular best sellers
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Let's Meet Michael Jackson: A Fun & Inspiring Children's Biography About the King of Pop for Toddlers and Little Kids Ages 2–6
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews36
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Who Is Taylor Swift? (Who Was?)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews933
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Beyoncé: The Queen of Pop (Gateway Biographies)
by Heather E. Schwartz
- List rank#3
- Price$9.59
- Rating3.9
- Reviews2
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Michael Jackson Biography for Kids: The Boy Behind the Music: His Journey Through Song, Dance, Creativity, Fame, and a Lasting Legacy
by Bond Pauley
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Tom Gates: Spectacular School Trip (Really)
by Liz Pichon
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,737
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Katseye: A Who HQ Illustrated Biography (Who HQ Illustrated Biographies)
by Ruqayyah Daud
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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Michael Jackson Biography for Kids: The Inspiring Life, Music, and Magic of the King of Pop with Fun Facts and Quiz for Young Readers
by Felicia Tillery
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4
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Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: : My Story
by Justin Bieber
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews420
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Best Friends: A Contemporary Middle-Grade Story with Music (The Orion Sessions Book 1)
by Cheryl DaVeiga
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews41
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My Little Golden Book About K-pop (My Little Golden Book About...)
by Jessica Yoon
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29
Same niche in Books: Popular
FAQ
Is Popular a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Popular?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 67% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Popular best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.49.
Can new books break into Popular?
8% 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.