Deep in the Heart of Texas, San Antonio Rekindles that Loving Feeling – Amazon.com Releases the Top 20 Most Romantic U.S. Cities

After two consecutive years of falling off the list completely, San
Antonio reclaims its spot as the most romantic city in the U.S.

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Love reigns at Amazon.com as the company today released
its annual list of Top 20 Most Romantic Cities.

The list is determined by a compilation of sales data from cities with
more than 100,000 residents on a per capita basis and includes purchases
of romance novels and relationship books (both Kindle and print);
romantic comedy movies (DVDs and digital); a curated list of romantic
music, including artists like Adele, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Drake,
Brad Paisley and Barry White (CDs and MP3 format); as well as the sales
of sexual wellness products.

The Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the U.S. are:

Some of the interesting findings in Amazon’s romantic data revealed that:

• Lovers in Seattle and Atlanta set the mood without delay, ordering
  more Romance novels using Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery than any other
  city on the list. Top Romance titles included “First Comes Love” by
  Emily Giffin, “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion and “Me Before
  You” by Jojo Moyes.
• Kindle Unlimited members fell in love with love, reading tens of
  millions of romance books in the last year, including “Everything We
  Keep” by Kerry Lonsdale, “Worth the Wait” by Jamie Beck and “Doing It
  Over” by Catherine Bybee.
• Customers enjoyed binge-watching romantic films and TV series on Prime
  Video last year. The Amazon Original series “Catastrophe,” “Mozart in
  the Jungle” and “Doctor Thorne,” as well as movies like “Age of
  Adaline” and “Equals” were among the most streamed romantic titles.
• Chicago, Houston, New York, San Diego and Seattle stoked the fire of
  love all year long by streaming the most love songs from Amazon Music.
• From Fleetwood Mac to the Rolling Stones, customers shook it all night
  long by streaming Classic Rock Love Songs more than any other romantic
  playlist.
• Amazon Alexa customers got sentimental – some of the most requested
  love songs on Alexa included “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran, “I
  Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston and “Ring of Fire” by Johnny
  Cash.
• Customers upped their romance game and ordered flowers and chocolate
  truffles via Alexa.
• Temperatures are rising in Florida as four cities made the Top 20 list.

Whether looking to turn up the heat this Valentine’s Day or simply
celebrate friendship, customers can find the perfect gift at amazon.com/valentinesday,
browse the Amazon Books Editors’ curated collection of love stories at amazon.com/best-romance,
catch select Amazon Video romance titles on sale starting today at amazon.com/romanticmovies
and enjoy the twin Amazon Music Original playlists, Love Me (for
the lovers) and Love Me Not (for the haters), beginning February
3 on Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited.

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