$storeId = Mage::app()->getStore()->getId();
$products = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')
->addOrderedQty()
//->addAttributeToSelect('*')
->addAttributeToSelect(array('name', 'price', 'small_image', 'short_description', 'description')) //edit to suit tastes
->setStoreId($storeId)
->addStoreFilter($storeId)
->setOrder('ordered_qty', 'desc'); //best sellers on top
Mage::getSingleton('catalog/product_status')->addVisibleFilterToCollection($products);
Mage::getSingleton('catalog/product_visibility')->addVisibleInCatalogFilterToCollection($products);
//$products->setPageSize(6)->setCurPage(1);
$this->setProductCollection($products);