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From Rubik's Cubes to Furby, here are 22 of the most iconic, best-selling toys of all time
1980: Rubik's Cube
1983: Cabbage Patch Kids
Breakout year sales: 2.5 million units sold, earning $1 billion in Cabbage Patch Kids and licensed products in 1984 alone
1983-1984: Trivial Pursuit
Breakout year sales: 1.3 million units sold in 1983; 22 million units sold in 1984
1984: Transformers
Breakout year sales: 10 million units sold
1984: Go Bots
Breakout year sales: 15 million units sold
1985: My Little Pony
Sales: 16 million units sold worldwide by 1987
1988: Nintendo
Breakout year sales: 7 million units sold in addition to 32.5 million cartridges
1989: Game Boy
Breakout year sales: 1.1 million units sold in addition to 2.5 million cartridges
1989-1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Breakout year sales: 30 million units sold by the end of 1990
1994: Pogs
Breakout year sales: 350 million units sold
1995: Beanie Babies
Sales: 100 million units sold between 1993 and 1996
1996: Tickle Me Elmo
Breakout year sales: 1 million units sold
1997: Tamagotchi
Breakout year sales: $150 million in sales
1998: Furby
Sales: 1.8 million units sold in 1998 and 14 million units sold in 1999
1999: Pokemon
Breakout year sales: $1 billion in sales
2000: Razor Scooters
Breakout year sales: 5 million units sold
2001: Bratz Dolls
Sales: 125 million units sold between 2001 and 2005
2006: Nintendo Wii
Breakout year sales: 3.19 million units sold
2007: Webkinz
Breakout year sales: Earned over $100 million
2009: Zhu Zhu Pets
Breakout year sales: 10 million units sold
2008: Silly Bandz
Sales: Sold more than 1 million packs per week at its peak
2012-2013: Rainbow Loom
Sales: over 1 million sold to date
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