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Rock (Composers & Musicians, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Rock (Composers & Musicians, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.11, median 967 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.23 – $22.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 25, 11 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 967 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Rock best sellers
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Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters
by Jimmy Chin
- List rank#1
- Price$21
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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The Third Eye: Early Photographs
- List rank#4
- Price$54.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews65
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Chronicles: Volume One
by Bob Dylan
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,389
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A Life in Lyrics: The Official Creative Legacy of Freddie Mercury
by Freddie Mercury
- List rank#6
- Price$30.41
- Rating4.8
- Reviews381
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The Storyteller: Expanded: ...Because There's More to the Story
by Dave Grohl
- List rank#8
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews36,115
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The Wizard of Prog: The Truth And Something Like The Truth - The Incredibly Entertaining Memoir from a True Rock Legend
by Rick Wakeman
- List rank#9
- Price$14.79
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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In My Darkest Hour: A Memoir
by Dave Mustaine
- List rank#10
- Price$22.81
- Rating4.7
- Reviews63
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Rock
FAQ
Is Rock a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 967 reviews and sells for $17.11.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Rock?
The median best seller has 967 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Rock best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.11; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.23 and $22.91.
Can new books break into Rock?
13% 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.