Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1990s

: "For other uses of the term, please see the disambiguation page at Best sellers".This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1990s, as determined by Publishers Weekly. The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1990 through 1999.

The standards set for inclusion in the lists - which, for example, lead to the exclusion of the novels in the Harry Potter series from the lists for the 1990s and 2000s - are currently unknown.

1990

# "The Plains of Passage" by Jean M. Auel
# "Four Past Midnight" by Stephen King
# "The Burden of Proof" by Scott Turow
# "Memories of Midnight" by Sidney Sheldon
# "Message from Nam" by Danielle Steel
# "The Bourne Ultimatum" by Robert Ludlum
# "The Stand" by Stephen King
# "Lady Boss" by Jackie Collins
# "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice
# "September" by Rosamunde Pilcher

1991

# "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley
# "The Sum of All Fears" by Tom Clancy
# "Needful Things" by Stephen King
# "No Greater Love" by Danielle Steel
# "Heartbeat" by Danielle Steel
# "The Doomsday Conspiracy" by Sidney Sheldon
# "The Firm" by John Grisham
# "Night Over Water" by Ken Follett
# "Remember" by Barbara Taylor Bradford
# "Love Music, Loves to Dance" by Mary Higgins Clark

1992

# "Dolores Claiborne" by Stephen King
# "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham
# "Gerald's Game" by Stephen King
# "Mixed Blessings" by Danielle Steel
# "Jewels" by Danielle Steel
# "The Stars Shine Down" by Sidney Sheldon
# "The Tale of the Body Thief" by Anne Rice
# "Mexico" by James A. Michener
# "Waiting to Exhale" by Terry McMillan
# "All Around the Town" by Mary Higgins Clark

1993

# "The Bridges of Madison County" by Robert James Waller
# "The Client" by John Grisham
# "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend" by Robert James Waller
# "Without Remorse" by Tom Clancy
# "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" by Stephen King
# "Vanished" by Danielle Steel
# "Lasher" by Anne Rice
# "Pleading Guilty" by Scott Turow
# "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel
# "The Scorpio Illusion" by Robert Ludlum

1994

# "The Chamber" by John Grisham
# "Debt of Honor" by Tom Clancy
# "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield
# "The Gift" by Danielle Steel
# "Insomnia" by Stephen King
# "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories" by James Finn Garner
# "Wings" by Danielle Steel
# "Accident" by Danielle Steel
# "The Bridges of Madison County" by Robert James Waller
# " Disclosure" by Michael Crichton

1995

# "The Rainmaker" by John Grisham
# "" by Michael Crichton
# "Five Days in Paris" by Danielle Steel
# "The Christmas Box" by Richard Paul Evans
# "Lightning" by Danielle Steel
# "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield
# "Rose Madder" by Stephen King
# "Silent Night" by Mary Higgins Clark
# "Politically Correct Holiday Stories" by James Finn Garner
# "The Horse Whisperer" by Nicholas Evans

1996

# "The Runaway Jury" by John Grisham
# "Executive Orders" by Tom Clancy
# "Desperation" by Stephen King
# "Airframe" by Michael Crichton
# "The Regulators" by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
# "Malice" by Danielle Steel
# "Silent Honor" by Danielle Steel
# "Primary Colors" by Anonymous
# "Cause of Death" by Patricia Cornwell
# "The Tenth Insight" by James Redfield

1997

# "The Partner" by John Grisham
# "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier
# "The Ghost" by Danielle Steel
# "The Ranch" by Danielle Steel
# "Special Delivery" by Danielle Steel
# "Unnatural Exposure" by Patricia Cornwell
# "The Best Laid Plans" by Sidney Sheldon
# "Pretend You Don't See Her" by Mary Higgins Clark
# "Cat and Mouse" by James Patterson
# "Hornet's Nest" by Patricia Cornwell

1998

# "The Street Lawyer" by John Grisham
# "Rainbow Six" by Tom Clancy
# "Bag of Bones" by Stephen King
# "A Man in Full" by Tom Wolfe
# "Mirror Image" by Danielle Steel
# "The Long Road Home" by Danielle Steel
# "The Klone and I" by Danielle Steel
# "Point of Origin" by Patricia Cornwell
# "Paradise" by Toni Morrison
# "All Through the Night" by Mary Higgins Clark

1999

# "The Testament" by John Grisham
# "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris
# "Assassins" by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye
# "" by Terry Brooks
# "Timeline" by Michael Crichton
# "Hearts in Atlantis" by Stephen King
# "Apollyon" by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye
# "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" by Stephen King
# "Irresistible Forces" by Danielle Steel
# "Tara Road" by Maeve Binchy