Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
467 books — 854 voters
Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
530 books — 775 voters

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
765 books — 1,130 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,254 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,144 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,510 voters

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,259 books — 2,433 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,680 voters