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This Web page presents tables of top-selling video games by month and system in the USA. Consoles and handheld systems are included, but personal computer games are not included at this time. When/if I find more data for computer game rankings, and rankings of video games in other countries, I will create pages for those results.
All of the following information comes from various video game magazines. Individual references for monthly results can be found in my Chronology of Video Game Systems. If you have a video game magazine that lists sales rankings for a month not included here, I would really appreciate receiving a scanned copy of the page. Game systems are listed from newest (left) to oldest (right), with older systems dropping from the tables when they are no longer represented in monthly sales charts. When a video game is the top seller for a month, it is written in bold and marked with "(#1)". |
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Month | Sega CD | Super NES | Game Gear | Game Boy | Genesis | NES |
| October | Joe Montana's NFL Football | Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat | Disney's Aladdin | Tetris 2 |
| Month | 3DO | Sega CD | Super NES | Game Gear | Genesis |
| November | FIFA International Soccer | ESPN National Hockey Night | Donkey Kong Country | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Madden '95 |
| Month | Super NES | Genesis |
| May | Donkey Kong Country (#1) | |
| September | Killer Instinct (#1) | |
| October | Mortal Kombat 3 (#1) | |
| November | Mortal Kombat 3 | Madden NFL 96 (#1) |
| December | Donkey Kong Country 2 (#1) | Madden NFL 96 |
| Month | Nintendo 64 | PlayStation | Super NES | Game Boy | Genesis |
| January | NFL GameDay | Donkey Kong Country 2 (#1) | Madden NFL 96 | ||
| March | Resident Evil | Donkey Kong Country 2 (#1) | Donkey Kong Land | Ms. Pac-Man | |
| April | Resident Evil | Donkey Kong Country 2 (#1) | Ms. Pac-Man | ||
| May | Resident Evil | Super Mario RPG (#1) | |||
| July | Resident Evil | Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (#1) | |||
| August | Tekken 2 (#1) | Super Mario RPG | |||
| September | Super Mario 64 (#1) | Madden NFL '97 | |||
| October | Super Mario 64 (#1) | Mortal Kombat Trilogy | |||
| November | Super Mario 64 (#1) | Twisted Metal 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 | ||
| December | Super Mario 64 (#1) | Donkey Kong Country 3 |
| Month | Nintendo 64 | PlayStation | Super NES | Genesis | |
| January | Super Mario 64 (#1) | Tomb Raider | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Pacman II | |
| February | Mario Kart 64 (#1) |
| Month | Nintendo 64 | PlayStation | Saturn |
| February | 1080 Snowboarding | Tekken 3 | |
| March | 1080 Snowboarding | Tekken 3 | |
| April | 1080 Snowboarding (#1) | Tekken 3 | |
| May | 1080 Snowboarding | Tekken 3 (#1) | Gran Turismo |
| August | WWF War Zone | WWF War Zone (#1) | |
| September | GoldenEye 007 | Madden NFL 99 (#1) | |
| October | WCW/NWO Revenge | Metal Gear Solid (#1) | |
| November | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (#1) | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | |
| December | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | ||
| Year | GoldenEye 007 (#1) |
| Month | Dreamcast | Nintendo 64 | PlayStation | Game Boy / Color |
| January | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | WCW/nWo Thunder (#1) | Pokémon Blue | |
| February | Mario Party (#1) | WCW/nWo Thunder | Pokémon Blue | |
| March | Mario Party | Syphon Filter | Pokémon Blue (#1) | |
| April | Mario Party | Need for Speed: High Stakes (#1) | ||
| May | Super Smash Bros. (#1) | R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 | ||
| June | Star Wars Episode I: Racer (#1) | Driver | ||
| July | Driver | |||
| August | Pokémon Snap | WWF Attitude (#1) | Pokémon Pinball | |
| September | NBA 2K | Pokémon Snap | Final Fantasy VIII (#1) | Pokémon Pinball |
| October | Pokémon Snap | Driver | Pokémon Yellow (#1) | |
| November | NBA 2K | Donkey Kong 64 | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Pokémon Yellow (#1) |
| December | Gran Turismo 2 |
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
References:All of the above information comes from various video game magazines. Individual references for monthly results can be found in my Chronology of Video Game Systems.If you have a video game magazine listing sales rankings for a month not included here, I would really appreciate receiving a scanned copy of the page. |
Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Video Game Systems
Video Game References in Pop Culture
Chronology of Nintendo Video Games
Chronology of Sega Video Games
Chronology of Arcade Video Games
Ken P's Today in History