Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
482 books — 857 voters
Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
532 books — 777 voters

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
770 books — 1,131 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
907 books — 1,255 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
821 books — 1,147 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
1,185 books — 1,511 voters

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,433 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher'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
3,137 books — 3,678 voters