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Songwriting (Theory, Composition & Performance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Songwriting (Theory, Composition & Performance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.97, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 19% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Theory, Composition & Performance (460), one of the easier corners under it.
- 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Songwriting best sellers
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Chord Progressions: Guitar Fretboard View
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews466
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Modal Chord Progressions: Guitar Fretboard View
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Advanced Song Maps: 30 New Song Maps to Write Your Best Lyrics
by Simon Hawkins
- List rank#3
- Price$0
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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How to Write One Song
by Jeff Tweedy
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,395
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The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 1: A Guide for Everyone: How to Read, Write, and Understand Music (The Best Music Theory Books for Beginners)
by Dan Spencer
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews475
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Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting
by Mary Gauthier
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews355
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Songwriting Without Boundaries: Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice
by Pat Pattison
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews674
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Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting
by Jimmy Webb
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews449
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The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters
by Daniel Rachel
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18
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The Art and Skill of Songwriting: A Creative Journey to Turn Your Musical Melodies and Lyrics into Successful Songs
by John Gannon
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews39
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FAQ
Is Songwriting a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $8.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Songwriting?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Songwriting best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Songwriting?
19% 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.