17 Best Selling Yankee Candle Scents in 2020

If you’re a fan of candles and wonderful smells, you’ll love our list of 17 best selling Yankee Candle scents in 2020.

Yankee Candle has been the leading candle brand for decades, and it’s no wonder. Their fragrances are iconic, their products are sold everywhere, and they’re relatively inexpensive as well. Plus, just look at the huge variety of scents they carry. One to suit nearly every preference, whether you like spicy, sweet, fresh or tropical scents. Some of the strongest Yankee Candle scents can sometimes to be a favorite, while others enjoy more mild fragrances. Whatever your preference, Yankee has got you covered.

There are also candles of all sizes and shapes to choose from. While the large classic jar is always the most popular, there are jars of all sizes as well as tumblers, tea candles, votives, wax melts, car air fresheners and more. The candle company was actually founded in 1969 in Massachusetts by a man named Michael Kittredge. They also have frequent sales and coupons, and if you sign up to receive their emails, you’ll receive an automatic 10% off your first order. Not a bad deal, right?

To discover the best Yankee Candle scents for 2020, we used two separate sources: Amazon and the Yankee Candle website. First, we searched “Yankee Candle” on Amazon and subjected each finding to a points system based on two variables: number of reviews and star ranking. For a number of reviews, we only considered candles that had more than 50 Amazon reviews and gave one point to the candles with anywhere between 50 and 100 reviews, two points to the candles with anywhere between 100 and 300 reviews, and three points to the candles with over 300 points. For star ranking, we only considered the candles that had at least a 4-star ranking. In this case, we gave candles with four stars one point, candles with 4.5 stars two points and candles with five stars three points.

After counting up the points for all of our Amazon findings, we compared the Amazon reviews and rankings to the Yankee Candle website reviews and rankings and applied the same points system to the same scents on the Yankee Candle scents list. This makes the total possible points amount twelve. Although, the highest scoring scent on this list only received eleven points. On both sites, we counted the points on only large jar candles, which tends to be the favorite Yankee Candle since those tend to generate the most reviews. Then we considered the scents of the winning large jar candles to be the winners. And since both of these websites are constantly updated and some of the world’s most popular Yankee Candle buying sites, we considered their reviews and rankings current to 2020. We also made sure to include the Amazon link to each candle on the list.

If you’d like to check out more popular scents, see our other list of 11 best selling Yankee Candle scents.

But without further ado, here’s our list of 17 best selling Yankee Candle scents in 2020. You could also call this list the best smelling Yankee Candle scents in 2020. Enjoy!

17. French Vanilla

6/12 points

Ice cream cones make up the picture on the cover of this candle. And who doesn’t want a house full of the smell of freshly made ice cream cones?

16. Bahama Breeze

7/12 points

This time of year in the dead of winter, a Bahama breeze is exactly what we need.

15. Clean Cotton

7/12 points

If you’re into fresh scents like linen and laundry detergent, clean cotton is the fragrance for you.

The following nine scents share the 6th place on our list of best selling Yankee Candle scents in 2020.

14. Sage and Citrus

8/12 points

“Earthy sage, luxurious talc, and lemon-lime create a natural harmony,” the seller states.

13. Christmas Cookie

8/12 points

We are continuing our most popular candle scents list with the perfect candle to burn while baking. It’s one of the best Yankee candle scents for Christmas.

12. Vanilla Cupcake

8/12 points

This is one of the two vanilla scents that made this list of 17 best selling Yankee Candle scents in 2020.

11. Macintosh

8/12 points

When fall rolls around, you’ll definitely want this fragrance emanating through your home.

10. Salted Caramel

8/12 points

If salted caramel tastes good, we can only imagine how it smells.

9. White Gardenia

8/12 points

Up next on our list of top Yankee candle scents we have one that will remind you that spring really is right around the corner.

8. Sparkling Cinnamon

8/12 points

Burn time: 110-150 hours of heavenly smells.

7. Midnight Jasmine

8/12 points

Midnight Jasmine aka the smell of your grandmother’s garden. Yes, please.

6. Buttercream

8/12 points

The perfect candle to give as a birthday gift. It’s basically birthday cake in a candle, minus the calories.

5. Lilac Blossoms

9/12 points

“Smells like the lilacs outside my window,” says one Amazon reviewer.

4. Pink Sands

10/12 points

Citrus+ floral+ vanilla= exotic island escape.

3. Balsam and Cedar

10/12 points

For when it’s the middle of January, and you’re just missing Christmas.

2. Midsummer’s Night

10/12 points

Shakespeare’s comedy got a Yankee Candle named after it. A popular one, too.

1. Fresh Cut Roses

11/12 points

This ends our list of 17 best selling Yankee Candle scents in 2020! Now go fill your home with beautiful smells.