Amazon releases “Best of 2008” lists

Amazon.com released its “Best of 2008” lists, which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008.

The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2008 by total units sold:

• Books: “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• DVD: “Wall-E” (widescreen single-disc edition)
• Music: “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay
• Video Games: Nintendo Wii
• Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
• Electronics: Amazon Kindle
• Home & Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener
• Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts dark roast coffee pods
• Gourmet: Taste of Italy gift basket
• Health & Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer
• Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation
• Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash
• Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube
• Apparel & Accessories: Levi’s men’s 501 pre-shrunk jeans
• Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Cayman sandal
• Jewelry: sterling silver open Double Flower pendant, 16″ – 18″
• Watches: Casio men’s Pathfinder multi-band solar atomic silver watch
• Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter
• Home Improvement: First Alert CO600 plug-in carbon monoxide alarm
• Automotive: Accutire MS-4751WC digital programmable tire gauge with light

The following is a list of products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2008:

• Books: “The Revolution: A Manifesto” by Ron Paul (hardcover)
• Kindle Books: “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
• DVD: “Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity”
• Music: “Noel” by Josh Groban
• Video Games: Wii Fit
• Software: VMware Fusion
• Electronics: Samsung 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
• Home & Garden: KitchenAid Artisan 5-quart stand mixers
• Grocery: Pamela’s ultimate baking and pancake mix, 64-ounce bags
• Gourmet: Premium Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla beans
• Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 digital premium pedometer
• Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation
• Toys: LeapFrog Learn & Groove musical table
• Baby: Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo
• Apparel & Accessories: shoe pouch for Nike + iPod and Nike + SportBand
• Shoes and handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Athens Thong Sandal
• Jewelry: sparkling diamond-cut sterling silver 1 MM Italian snake chain necklace
• Watches: Invicta men’s Pro Diver collection automatic watch
• Sports & Outdoors: Perfect Pushup
• Home Improvement: Toro Ultra 12-amp variable-speed electric blower/vacuum
• Automotive: ScanGauge II 3-in-1 compact multifunction vehicle computer

Originally posted on December 29, 2008 @ 10:51 am