The Top 100 Selling PS2 Games ... in 10 minutes

The Top Selling 100 PS2 Games ... in 10 minutes

Sales numbers taken from Wikipedia:

Researching this list revealed some interesting tidbits; for example, I never once played a single Dragon Ball game during the time I owned a PS2. I wasn't even aware they existed; however 3 Dragon Ball titles are best sellers.

Predictably, both Pro Evolution Soccer and the Madden games have several entries on the list; what was surprising was the number of wrestling games on this list!

Note that this list is a matter of fact (as sourced by Wikipedia), not opinion - so if you're unhappy with the fact that, say, there are so many sports games on it ... you're just going to have to deal with it.

The Complete List:
1. Grand Theft Auto: SA
2. Gran Turismo 3: A Spec
3. Gran Turismo 4
4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
5. Final Fantasy X
6. Grand Theft Auto 3
7. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
8. Finaly Fantasy xII
9. Tekken 5
10. Kingdom Hearts
11. God of War
12. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
13. Madden NFL 2005 ***
14. God of War II
15. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
16. Final Fantasy X-2
17. EyeToy: Play ***
18. Madden NFL 2004 ***
19. Kingdom Hearts 2
20. Madden NFL 06 ***
21. Ratchet & Clank
22. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
23. Need for Speed: Underground ***
24. Medal of Honor: Frontline
25. Guitar Hero 2
26. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
27. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
28. Madden NFL 2003 ***
29. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
30. The Getaway
31. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
32. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 ***
33. Spider-Man ***
34. Madden NFL 07
35. SOCOM: US Navy Seals ***
36. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex ***
37. Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Winning Eleven 7) ***
38. Ace combat 04: Shattered Skies
39. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Winning Eleven 8) ***
40. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai ***
41. The Simpsons: Hit & Run ***
42. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
43. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun ***
44. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ***
45. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game ***
46. Sonic Unleashed ***
47. Tony Hawk's Underground ***
48. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
49. Tekken Tag Tournament
50. Star Wars: Battlefront II
51. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
52. Madden NFL 2002 ***
53. Resident Evil 4
54. The Simpsons: Road Rage
55. Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Winning Eleven 6) ***
56. SOCOM II: US Navy SEALs
57. Everybody's Golf 3 (Hotshots Golf 3) ***
58. Ratchet: Deadlocked ***
59. Devil May Cry
60. Max Payne ***
61. Need for Speed Underground 2 ***
62. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny ***
63. True Crime: Streets of LA ***
64. 007: Agent Under Fire ***
65. Onimusha Warlords
66. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 ***
67. ESPN NFL 2K5 ***
68. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw ***
69. Star Wars: Battlefront ***
70. ATV Offroad Fury ***
71. NBA Live 2005 ***
72. Tekken 4 ***
73. Midnight Club: Street Racing ***
74. Spider-Man 2 ***
75. Madden NFL 08 ***
76. 007 Nightfire
77. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
78. Namco Museum ***
79. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 ***
80. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ***
81. ATV Offroad Fury 2 ***
82. WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth ***
83. Sonic Mega Collection Plus ***
84. Sonic Heroes ***
85. Call of Duty: Finest Hour ***
86. NBA Street ***
87. Devil May Cry 2 ***
88. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance ***
89. Yakuza ***
90. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10) ***
91. Dynasty Warriors 4 ***
92. Dragon Quest V: Tenku No Hanayome ***
93. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Winning Eleven 9) ***
94. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
95. Enter the Matrix ***
96. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 ***
97. Jak II
98. NBA Street: Vol 2 ***
99. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain ***
100. Guitar Hero

[GaryRetroGamer]

BEFORE you post a comment please take a moment to _understand_ what "Top 100 Selling" means. If you don't see a game here, it's because it wasn't one of the top 100 selling games on the PS2. This isn't rocket science, people.

[blackred]

Not surprised gta san andreas sold most.. kinda sad RE4 sold so little. Sucks i didnt get to see midnight club 3.

[ayudatengopiedrasenlosrino]

0:03: 100. Guitar Hero (1.53 M)
0:09: 99. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (1.585 M)
0:15: 98. NBA Street Vol. 2 (1.6 M)
0:19: 97. Jak II (1.6 M)
0:25: 96. Need for Speed: Hot Persuit 2 (1.61 M)
0:31: 95. Enter the Matrix (1.616 M)
0:37: 94. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (1.62 M)
0:43: 93. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (1.64 M)
0:49: 92. Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome (1.64 M)
0:55: 91. Dynasty Warriors 4 (1.648 M)
1:02: 90. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (1.69 M)
1:07: 89. Yakuza (1.7 M)
1:12: 88. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (1.7 M)
1:18: 87. Devil May Cry 2 (1.7 M)
1:26: 86. NBA Street (1.713 M)
1:30: 85. Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1.714 M)
1:36: 84. Sonic Heroes (1.72 M)
1:42: 83. Sonic Mega Collection Plus (1.74 M)
1:48: 82. WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (1.743 M)
1:54: 81. ATV Offroad Fury 2 (1.77 M)
2:00: 80. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (1.771 M)
2:06: 79. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (1.782 M)
2:13: 78. Namco Museum (1.8 M)
2:18: 77. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (1.802 M)
2:24: 76. James Bond 007: NightFire (1.808 M)
2:31: 75. Madden NFL 08 (1.9 M)
2:36: 74. Spider-Man 2 (1.93 M)
2:42: 73. Midnight Club: Street Racing (1.9 M)
2:48: 72. Tekken 4 (1.979 M)
2:55: 71. NBA Live 2005 (1.95 M)
3:02: 70. ATV Offroad Fury (1.98 M)
3:06: 69. Star Wars: Battlefront (1.995 M)
3:13: 68. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw (2 M)
3:18: 67. ESPN NFL 2K5 (2 M)
3:24: 66. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2.007 M)
3:30: 65. Onimisha: Warlords (2.02 M)
3:38: 64. James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (2.07 M)
3:42: 63. True Crime: Streets of LA (2.085 M)
3:49: 62. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2.1 M)
3:55: 61. Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2.106 M)
4:00: 60. Max Payne (2.128 M)
4:07: 59. Devil May Cry (2.16 M)
4:12: 58. Ratchet: Deadlocked (2.169 M)
4:19: 57. HotShots Golf 3 (2.17 M)
4:24: 56. SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs (2.171 M)
4:30: 55. Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (2.209 M)
4:36: 54. The Simpsons: Road Rage (2.24 M)
4:42: 53. Resident Evil 4 (2.3 M)
4:48: 52. Madden NFL 2002 (2.3 M)
4:55: 51. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2.3 M)
5:01: 50. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2.33 M)
5:07: 49. Tekken Tag Tournament (2.367 M)
5:13: 48. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.4 M)
5:19: 47. Tony Hawk's Underground (2.42 M)
5:25: 46. Sonic Unleashed (2.45 M)
5:31: 45. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2.5 M)
5:38: 44. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2.51 M)
5:43: 43. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2.52 M)
5:48: 42. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2.53 M)
5:55: 41. The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2.57 M)
6:01: 40. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2.57 M)
6:07: 39. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2.61 M)
6:12: 38. Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2.64 M)
6:18: 37. Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (2.743 M)
6:24: 36. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2.763 M)
6:30: 35. SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs (2.78 M)
6:36: 34. Madden NFL 07 (2.8 M)
6:42: 33. Spider-Man (2.81 M)
6:48: 32. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 (2.9 M)
6:54: 31. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2.966 M)
7:00: 30. The Getaway (3 M)
7:08: 29. Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 3 (3 M)
7:12: 28. Madden NFL 2003 (3.18 M)
7:19: 27. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (3.218 M)
7:26: 26. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (3.2337 M)
7:32: 25. Guitar Hero II (3.41 M)
7:36: 24. Medal of Honor: Frontline (3.55 M)
7:43: 23. Need for Speed: Underground (3.69 M)
7:51: 22. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 M)
7:55: 21. Ratchet & Clank (3.71 M)
8:01: 20. Madden NFL 06 (3.77 M)
8:08: 19. Kingdom Hearts II (3.89 M)
8:13: 18. Madden NFL 2004 (3.77 M)
8:19: 17. Eyetoy: Play (4 M)
8:25: 16. Final Fantasy X-2 (4.06 M)
8:31: 15. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (4.2 M)
8:36: 14. God of War II (4.24 M)
8:42: 13. Madden NFL 2005 (4.44 M)
8:51: 12. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (4.61 M)
8:55: 11. God of War (4.61 M)
9:02: 10. Kingdom Hearts (4.78 M)
9:06: 9. Tekken 5 (6 M)
9:13: 8. Final Fantasy XII (6 M)
9:19: 7. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 M)
9:25: 6. Grand Theft Auto III (8 M)
9:31: 5. Final Fantasy X (8 M)
9:37: 4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (9.61 M)
9:43: 3. Gran Turismo 4 (14.89 M)
9:51: 2. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (11.76 M)
9:55: 1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (17.33 M)

[onoxable]

Ps2 and ps1 is not about graphic, but playing together with friend and family

[randomgamer-stie]

Wow, not a single Silent Hill game, and no Shadow of the Colossus. I am shocked.

[JechtGod]

Ratchet and Clank, Final Fantasy X, GTA San Andreas, Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi, God of War, Resident Evil .... Littles example of master pieces without the and still great Games... I miss old times

[qwanto]

Square Enix really made our childhood great. These ps2 games were unbelievable.

[WestBeachFLboy]

I just recently hooked my ps2 back up to relive the glory days and damn it’s amazing. Graphics<gameplay

[GaryRetroGamer]

Note: there are 3 mistakes:
1) there are two #28s here. #29 *should* be "Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 3". Thanks Justin Eagle for pointing this out!
2) The sales numbers for #2 and #3 are reversed. #3 should be 11.76 million and #2 should be 14.89 million. Thanks @Shiny Magikarp for catching this one
3) There are two 83's. The first 83 ("Sonic Heroes") should really be #84. Thanks @Cosmic Spider for pointing this out!

[mr.ditkovich]

Who else came here expecting gta sa in #1

[fulltimeweeb]

Yay I'm glad to see Ratchet and Clank is on here! That game made my childhood even more fantastic!

[KiuLang]

San Andreas
RE4
Tekken 5
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Midnight Club 3
Vice City
WWE Here Comes The Pain
MK Armageddon
Destroy All Humans
Ace Combat
God of War
❤️
❤️
❤️

[makozma]

7:26 me playing guitar hero for the 1st time

[axfcqaws]

4:44 ¡UN FORASTERO! One of the best resident evil games

[HybridAngelZero]

I expected the huge swath of sports games, but I'm pleasantly surprised that Tekken, Ace Combat and Onimusha made such a great showing, and especially elated to see so much Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts in the top 20 :D

[mannyjeanpierre]

love thia channel. PS2 is my favorite console of all time. GTA was the reason i bought it over a gamecube. That trilogy alone made it worth it

[zacharyjohnson]

was pretty surprised not to see Sly Cooper, I loved that game :p

[koolaid]

I must admit that I was surprised by the number 1 game. I knew it sold well, I just didn't realize it was the best-selling PS2 game.

[twiphe]

Wait, Kingdom Hearts 1 is sold MORE than Kingdom Hearts 2?! Resident Evil 4 is sold so little? And where is Crash Twinsanity and Crash Tag Team Racing!?!?

[SupplementalSense]

Gran Turismo, Metal Gear, and GTA are what made the PS2.