This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2000s (decade), as determined by Publishers Weekly. The list features the most popular novels of each year from 2000 through 2009. The books in the Harry Potter series are excluded "because of the way AAP [Assoc of American Publishers] measures industry sales. The organization takes actual sales from 81 reporting companies (including Potter publisher Scholastic) and then uses Census Bureau data to extrapolate sales for the entire industry. In the past, the inclusion of Potter novels has distorted growth (and, in non-Potter years, the decline) of the children's category." 2000 The Brethren by John Grisham The Mark: The Beast Rules the World by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell Journey by Danielle Steel The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks Roses Are Red by James Patterson Cradle and All by James Patterson The House on Hope Street by Danielle Steel 2001 Desecration by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye Skipping Christmas by John Grisham A Painted House by John Grisham Dreamcatcher by Stephen King The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub The Kiss by Danielle Steel Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan Violets Are Blue by James Patterson 2002 The Summons by John Grisham Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy The Remnant by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Prey by Michael Crichton Skipping Christmas by John Grisham The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel Four Blind Mice by James Patterson Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 2003 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom The King of Torts by John Grisham Bleachers by John Grisham Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks 2004 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom The Last Juror by John Grisham Glorious