The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has published its Top 1000 books, as measured by how many copies their member libraries carry. They also have a nice list of other book lists as well as their own "fun facts about the OCLC List." Here’s a smattering:
- 01 – The Bible
- 02 – US Census
- 03 – Mother Goose
- 08 – Lord of the Rings
- 12 – The Koran
- 15 – Garfield
- 23 – Bhagavadgita
- 29 – Pilgrim’s Progress
- 45 – Handel’s Messiah
- 69 – Peanuts
- 77 – Calvin and Hobbes
- 92 – Imitation of Christ
- 117 – Democracy in America
- 124 – Origin of Species
- 152 – Analects of Confucius
- 185 – Upanishads
- 189 – Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- 249 – Communist Manifesto
- 301 – I Ching
- 302 – What Color is Your Parachute?
- 439 – Talmud
- 440 – Mein Kampf
- 594 – Dianetics
- 598 – Three Little Pigs