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This article is from the General Pinball FAQ, by Keith Johnson keefer@access.digex.net with numerous contributions by others.

5.14 - What are the most popular games ever? (Pinball History)

Here is what has been pieced together from various sources:

    Units   Year  Manu.  Game
  
 1.  22,000  1991  Bally  The Addams Family
 2.  20,230  1977  Bally  Eight Ball
 3.  19,000  1978  Wms.   Flash
 4.  18,250  1978  Bally  Playboy
 5.  17,000  1991  Wms.   Terminator 2
 5.  17,000  1976  Bally  Kiss
 7.  16,850  1978  Bally  Star Trek
 8.  16,260  1976  Bally  Mata Hari
 9.  16,000  1976  Wms.   Space Mission
10.  16,155  1976  Bally  Captain Fantastic
11.  14,550  1978  Bally  Harlem Globetrotters
12.  14,000  1993  Bally  Twilight Zone
12.  14,000  1976  Bally  Evel Knievel
14.  13,750  1977  Bally  Power Play
15.  12,820  1977  Bally  Strikes and Spares
16.  12,000  1985  Wms.   High Speed
17.  11,400  1979  Bally  Space Invaders
18.  11,000  1979  Bally  Xenon

-- Thanks to Ted Piknis <bure@wam.umd.edu> for contributions.
-- Thanks to Matt Walsh <mtmr@walsh.dme.battelle.org> for contributions.
-- Thanks to Federico Croci <wiz@pinball.nervous.com> for contributions.

 

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