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The best audiobooks, decided by the awards

"Best audiobook" lists are usually opinion. This one is computed: across 8 Audie Award genre categories and the overall Audiobook of the Year prize, these are the titles and authors with the strongest awards record — every entry sourced, nothing invented.

Last verified 2026-06-10 · computed from 218 Audie wins across 8 categories + Audiobook of the Year

Most-decorated audiobooks (won 2+ Audie awards)

4 titles here took more than one Audie Award — the rare books that won a genre category and the overall prize, or held up across categories.

AudiobookAuthorAudie awards won
The BreakerMinette WaltersMystery (2000); Fiction (1998)
Still Foolin' 'EmBilly CrystalAudiobook of the Year (2014); Humor (2014)
Project Hail MaryAndy WeirAudiobook of the Year (2022); Science Fiction (2022)
Children of Blood and BoneTomi AdeyemiAudiobook of the Year (2019); Romance (2019)

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Most-awarded authors

Authors with the most distinct Audie-winning audiobooks in this index:

AuthorAudie-winning titles
Stephen King5
Michael Connelly5
James Lee Burke3
David Sedaris3
Andy Weir2
Graham Greene2
N. K. Jemisin2
Douglas Adams2
Robert Galbraith2
Brandon Sanderson2
Kennedy Ryan2
J. D. Robb2

Best audiobooks by genre

Every Audie genre category, most recent winner first — open any for the complete sourced winner list.

See also: Audiobook of the Year winners · best narrators · Grammy audiobook winners.