Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2 sit at or near the top of published worldwide rankings of the best-selling original PlayStation games. The exact order and totals vary by source, however: available lists mix different dates and sales measures rather than presenting one consistently audited lifetime-sales table. The ranking below uses the figures in a compiled worldwide list, with that limitation made explicit.
How to read this PS1 sales ranking
The list is worldwide, not a US-only chart. Its title-level figures come from a compiled secondary reference, not one official dataset with a uniform method. A separate 2013 VGChartz table reports global sales for its top ten, while Sony’s 2010 table identifies its figures for Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2 as worldwide sell-in. Those measures and dates are not interchangeable, so the figures below should be treated as reported estimates rather than reconciled final lifetime totals.
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In particular, “sell-in” means sales into the retail channel; it should not be described as units consumers bought. Sony reported 10.78 million worldwide sell-in for Gran Turismo and 9.34 million for Gran Turismo 2 in 2010. The compiled list gives 10.85 million and 9.37 million respectively, while VGChartz reported 11.15 million for the first Gran Turismo in 2013. These differences are a reason to retain each source’s label and date, not to combine the figures. Sony Computer Entertainment’s 2010 figures; VGChartz’s 2013 table; compiled title list.
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The order below sorts the compiled list’s reported figures from highest to lowest. It is useful for comparing the titles covered by that list, but the lower positions should not be read as an authoritative, audited global chart.
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| Rank | Game | Reported worldwide sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Turismo | 10.85 million |
| 2 | Final Fantasy VII | 10,022,228 |
| 3 | Gran Turismo 2 | 9.37 million |
| 4 | Final Fantasy VIII | 8.6 million |
| 5 | Tekken 3 | 8.3 million |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | 8 million |
| 7 | Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | 7.58 million |
| 8 | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | 7.13 million |
| 9 | Tomb Raider | 7.1 million |
| 10 | Metal Gear Solid | 7 million |
| 11 | Crash Bandicoot | 6.82 million |
| 12 | Tomb Raider II | 6.8 million |
| 13 | Tomb Raider III | 6.3 million |
| 14 | Resident Evil 2 | 5.96 million |
| 15 | Tekken 2 | 5.7 million |
| 16 | Final Fantasy IX | 5.5 million |
| 17 | Resident Evil | 5.08 million |
| 18 | Spyro the Dragon | 5 million |
| 19 | Crash Team Racing | 4.79 million |
| 20 | Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | 4 million |
Figures and title coverage: compiled PlayStation sales list. The source’s reported figures are reproduced as stated; they are not normalized across different editions, dates, or sales definitions.
Why published rankings disagree
Different dates and measures
A 2013 VGChartz table lists Gran Turismo at 11.15 million and Final Fantasy VII at 9.72 million. Sony’s 2010 series table instead reports worldwide sell-in of 10.78 million for Gran Turismo and 9.34 million for Gran Turismo 2. A compiled list gives still different values for some titles. The figures may reflect different reporting dates or methodologies; the sources do not establish a single explanation that reconciles every difference. VGChartz; Sony Computer Entertainment; compiled list.
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Worldwide and US-only charts answer different questions
A US-only Circana units ranking shared by analyst Mat Piscatella starts with Gran Turismo 2, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Jampack Series: PlayStation, Frogger, Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, Tekken 3, Driver, and Final Fantasy VII. GameSpot reports that this chart excludes copies sold through hardware bundles. It is a US ranking, not a substitute for the worldwide list above. GameSpot’s report on the US chart.
What the sales history says about the PS1
Racing games, role-playing games, platformers, fighting games, and action-adventure titles all appear among the leading sellers. Gran Turismo’s position is especially well supported across the cited lists: Sony’s 1998 annual report said cumulative worldwide sales had passed 6 million by that point, and its 2010 table later reported 10.78 million worldwide sell-in. The 1998 report also noted about 2 million Gran Turismo sales in Japan during the year under review, a regional figure that should not be mistaken for its worldwide total. Sony Corporation’s 1998 annual report; Sony Computer Entertainment’s 2010 table.
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