Bruce Springsteen has sold millions of records, but can he sell millions of books? That’s the big question, since Simon & Schuster was rumored to pay $10 million for world rights to Born to Run, Springsteen’s memoir, which will be released across the globe on September 27. The book, according to an S&S statement, will cover the “poetry, danger, and darkness” of Springsteen’s New Jersey childhood, as well as his rise to massive stardom.

His book will join a crowded field of musician memoirs, and even though they almost always sell well, some do much better than others. Here’s a look at how some of the competition has fared, based on sales of print units from Nielsen BookScan.

Classics

Hardcover sales, first year of publication

554,084
Life
(Little, Brown)
Keith Richards
2010

142,667
Waging Heavy Peace
(Penguin/Blue Rider)
Neil Young
2012

92,035
Who I Am
(Harper)
Pete Townshend
2012

73,391
Rod (Crown)
Rod Stewart
2012

57,591
Just Kids
(Ecco)
Patti Smith
2010

Last Year’s Model

Release-to-date hardcover sales of recently published memoirs

105,921
It’s a Long Story
(Little, Brown)
Willie Nelson
May 2015

74,999
Boys in the Trees
(Flatiron)
Carly Simon
Nov. 2015

39,783
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
(Penguin/Blue Rider)
Elvis Costello
Oct. 2015

29,211
Girl in a Band
(Dey Street)
Kim Gordon
Feb. 2015

21,803
Reckless
(Doubleday)
Chrissie Hynde
Sept. 2015