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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

From Rubik's Cubes to Furby, here are 22 of the most iconic, best-selling toys of all time

1983: Cabbage Patch Kids

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

1983-1984: Trivial Pursuit

Breakout year sales: 1.3 million units sold in 1983; 22 million units sold in 1984

1984: Transformers

1984: Transformers

Breakout year sales: 10 million units sold

1984: Go Bots

1984: Go Bots

Breakout year sales: 15 million units sold

1985: My Little Pony

1985: My Little Pony

Sales: 16 million units sold worldwide by 1987

1988: Nintendo

1988: Nintendo

Breakout year sales: 7 million units sold in addition to 32.5 million cartridges

1989: Game Boy

1989: Game Boy

Breakout year sales: 1.1 million units sold in addition to 2.5 million cartridges

1989-1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1989-1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Breakout year sales: 30 million units sold by the end of 1990

1994: Pogs

1994: Pogs

Breakout year sales: 350 million units sold

1995: Beanie Babies

1995: Beanie Babies

Sales: 100 million units sold between 1993 and 1996

1996: Tickle Me Elmo

1996: Tickle Me Elmo

Breakout year sales: 1 million units sold

1997: Tamagotchi

1997: Tamagotchi

Breakout year sales: $150 million in sales

1998: Furby

1998: Furby

Sales: 1.8 million units sold in 1998 and 14 million units sold in 1999

1999: Pokemon

1999: Pokemon

Breakout year sales: $1 billion in sales

2000: Razor Scooters

2000: Razor Scooters

Breakout year sales: 5 million units sold

2001: Bratz Dolls

2001: Bratz Dolls

Sales: 125 million units sold between 2001 and 2005

2006: Nintendo Wii

2006: Nintendo Wii

Breakout year sales: 3.19 million units sold

2007: Webkinz

2007: Webkinz

Breakout year sales: Earned over $100 million

2009: Zhu Zhu Pets

2009: Zhu Zhu Pets

Breakout year sales: 10 million units sold

2008: Silly Bandz

2008: Silly Bandz

Sales: Sold more than 1 million packs per week at its peak

2012-2013: Rainbow Loom

2012-2013: Rainbow Loom

Sales: over 1 million sold to date


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