Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was voted number one in Waterstone's top 25 books for the last 25 year, as voted by their customers. The vote was to celebrate their 25th anniversary and also included the top 25 authors for the future.

The full list is as follows:


1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2. Time Traveler's Wife
3. Northern Lights
4. Birdsong
5. The Da Vinci Code
6. The Shadow of the Wind
7. Memoirs of a Geisha
8. The Secret History
9. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog
11. Handmaid's Tale
12. The Kite Runner
13. The Lovely Bones
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany
15. Colour of Magic
16. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
17. Magician
18. Life of Pi
19. Wild Swans
20. The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
21. The Name of the Rose
22. Angela's Ashes
23. A Suitable Boy
24. Notes from a Small Island
25. Labyrinth

Source: HPANA