| 2025 | Dream Count | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dream Count: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | Notes on Grief | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2018 | Americanah | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Americanah | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2017 | Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Dear Ijeawele, Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Americanah | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Americanah | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Americanah | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Americanah | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Americanah: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Americanah | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Americanah | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | Americanah | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2010 | The Thing Around Your Neck | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Thing Around Your Neck: Stories | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Half of a Yellow Sun | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN Open Book Award | |
| 2007 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Half of a Yellow Sun | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2006 | Half of a Yellow Sun | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Half of a Yellow Sun | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Half a Yellow Sun | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2006 | Half of a Yellow Sun | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Half of a Yellow Sun | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |