Audible reveals its top Aussie listens of 2023

Audible has collated its top 5 audiobooks of 2023 by sales and genre, with celebrity voices taking centre stage.

Audible’s data reveals a 19% increase in listening hours of memoirs and pop culture content compared to last year.

It says this was made clear during the launch of Spare by Prince Harry earlier this year, with almost 50% of the first week sales in Australia being from audio.

It comes as Spotify also posts its list of the most popular artists, songs and podcasts for 2023.

Audible’s Top 5 Audiobooks of 2023 (based on sales in descending order):

• Spare by Prince Harry
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Never Finished by David Goggins

Audible’s Top Audiobook Genres (in no particular order):

• Science fiction and fantasy
• Personal development
• Mystery, thriller and suspense
• Romance
• Biographies and memoirs