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Amazon is a great place to turn to for all things bedding, including a fresh new set of sheets. The online-retail giant carries linens from top-rated brands, offering materials from the warmest flannel to cool and crisp cotton for hot sleepers. After sifting through thousands of customer reviews and testing many picks ourselves, our editors named the Boll & Branch Signature Hemmed Set the best sheets on Amazon for their solid value and buttery-smooth sateen weave that softens with every wash. For those on a tighter budget, we also think the Utopia Microfiber Bedding Set is worth the buy with a 4.6 rating on Amazon and over 200,000 customer reviews.
You also can find sheets from editor-approved retailers like Brooklinen, Sijo and Sheets & Giggles on Amazon. And luckily, Amazon makes it easy to filter comments and see what people loved (or disliked) about each sheet set. Continue on for a full list of the best sheets on Amazon, along with a guide on what to consider when you're shopping for your new bedding.
Our sleep team at Forbes Vetted has created a vast collection of mattress and sleep guides, including dozens of roundups on the best sheet sets and bedding sets, by relying on their own expertise, researching the newest and best-rated brands and staying on top of industry trends.
There are certain factors that go into choosing the best sheets, especially on Amazon, which houses a wide range of retailers.
Choice is a double-edged sword on Amazon, as it can be difficult to narrow down the best option and seal the deal on a purchase. Here are the major factors to consider when you're deciding on the right sheet set.
The fiber of your sheet makes a huge difference in how it feels and how warm you sleep, as some feel heavy and substantial while others are more lightweight and silky. Here's a rundown of the most common sheet materials:
Cotton has different types of weaves (yarn patterns) that heavily influence how a sheet feels and the most common are percale and sateen, each of which has its own benefits. According to Andrew Colsky, behavioral sleep medicine clinician and founder of National Sleep Center, "Percale may be a bit rougher than sateen, but it does sleep cooler," which is because of its one-yarn-over and one-yarn-under pattern. With that said, Colsky says that sateen offers a lightweight feel that's softer to the touch, as it features a one-yarn-over and three-yarn-under pattern. So it ultimately depends on the kind of feel and fabric that you're looking for, and whether or not temperature plays a role in your quality of sleep.
There has been debate over whether thread count truly matters when it comes to linens, and the answer is yes -- but only to a certain point (and not all fabrics use thread count as a measurement). Thread count can affect the sensation of a sheet; the higher the thread count, the thicker and warmer the sheet typically feels. So just because a sheet set has a lower thread count doesn't mean it's a poor-quality sheet -- rather, it results in a more lightweight, airy fabric.
Quang also notes that some brands in the industry inflate thread count, as it's often marketed as a sign of higher quality. "Thread count is based on how many threads can fit into a 1-inch square of fabric," says Quang. However, some brands spin fabric together and stack them on top of a single thread to double or quadruple the count (in other words, a sheet has 200 threads in a square inch with four layers stacked on top of each; so the thread is considered an 800 thread count). Although the thread count looks higher, this method doesn't make the sheets perform better or last longer. As a result, experts recommend you be wary of sheets with excessively high thread counts like 800 and over.