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Popular (Musical Genres, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Popular (Musical Genres, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.23, median 186 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Musical Genres (610), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.15, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Popular best sellers
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Cher: Part One: The Memoir – An Intimate and Extraordinary Story of a Trailblazing Icon Who Topped Billboard for Seven Decades (The Cher Memoir Book 1)
by Cher
- List rank#1
- Price$15.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,132
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Backstage Pass: Decades of Sex, Drugs, Tragedy and the Darker Side of Rock & Roll
by JD DeCosta
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews532
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My Effin' Life: From Holocaust Roots to Rock and Roll Stardom
by Geddy Lee
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,242
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My Mama, Cass: A Memoir
by Owen Elliot-Kugell
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews562
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 — An Oral History of Emo
by Chris Payne
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews396
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100 Easy Piano Songs for Beginners: Folk, Classical, Holiday & Jazz Songbook : With Video Lessons, 5 Progressive Levels, Music Games, Simplified Sheet ... Piano Starter Kit - Anyone Can Play)
by Lido Publishing
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews157
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Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye (Da Capo Paperback)
by David Ritz
- List rank#7
- Price$12.05
- Rating4.6
- Reviews994
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Over the Influence: A Memoir
by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews695
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I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews53
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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
by Phil Collins
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,660
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FAQ
Is Popular a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 186 reviews and sells for $9.23.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Popular?
The median best seller has 186 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Popular best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.23; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.15.
Can new books break into Popular?
9% 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.