FIFA 14 may be fending off all other competition each week on the UK Charts lately, but thanks to a very fast start, Grand Theft Auto V was the #1 selling retail game in the UK for 2013 at 3.67 million units, according to UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. EA’s soccer game did finish in 2nd though, with sales of 2.65 million, placing it ahead of FIFA 13 in the same period.
Taking this even further, MCV compiled a list of the top 100 selling games in the UK for 2013, according to UKIE/GfK Chart-Track:
- Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
- FIFA 14 (EA)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
- Battlefield 4 (EA)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
- Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
- FIFA 13 (EA)
- LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
- Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
- The Last of Us (Sony)
- Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
- Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
- Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
- Saints Row IV (Deep Silver)
- BioShock Infinite (2K Games)
- Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
- Need for Speed: Rivals (EA)
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (Activision)
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
- Disney Infinity (Disney)
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros)
- Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
- Pokémon X (Nintendo)
- WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
- Pokémon Y (Nintendo)
- Dead Island: Riptide (Deep Silver)
- Halo 4 (Microsoft)
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
- Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
- Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo)
- Gears of War: Judgment (Microsoft)
- Crysis 3 (EA)
- Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
- Skylanders Giants (Activision)
- Football Manager 2014 (Sega)
- Dead Space 3 (EA)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
- Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)
- Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar)
- Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
- Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Bros)
- Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
- Grand Theft Auto Episodes: Liberty City (Rockstar)
- God of War: Ascension (Sony)
- F1 2013 (Codemasters)
- Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
- Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
- Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
- Dead Rising 3 (Microsoft)
- Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter (EA)
- Red Dead Redemption: GOTY (Rockstar)
- Battlefield 3 (EA)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)
- GRID 2 (Codemasters)
- Diablo III (Blizzard)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
- SimCity (EA)
- The Sims 3 (EA)
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami)
- LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo)
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (City Interactive)
- Angry Birds Star Wars (Activision)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition (Bethesda)
- WWE ’13 (THQ)
- Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition (Sony)
- Sonic Generations (Sega)
- Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
- Dead Island GOTY Edition (Deep Silver)
- Defiance (Trion Worlds)
- Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
- Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
- Beyond: Two Souls (Sony)
- Ryse: Son of Rome (Microsoft)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 (EA)
- Knack (Sony)
- Moshi Monsters: Moshling’s Theme Park (Mind Candy)
- Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Warner Bros)
- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney)
- Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
- Payday 2 (505 Games)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (Konami)
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (Nintendo)
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft)
- Batman: Arkham City – GOTY (Warner Bros)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
- DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom)
- Metro Last Light (Deep Silver)
- Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo)
- NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
- The Sims 3: University Life (EA)
- Resident Evil 6 (Capcom)
Which game/position surprised you the most in the top 100? Let us know in the comments below.