Best-Selling Video Games of 2001

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2001 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

The PlayStation 2 era opens loudly: the Sony PS2 Console itself charts at number four, with Grand Theft Auto III right behind and Gran Turismo 3: A Spec confirming the launch wave. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone dominates the very top across PC, PS, GBA and GBC simultaneously, showing how one licence could blanket every format. The pattern beneath is hardware and accessories selling like games — a DualShock 2 Controller, the Nintendo Clear Blue GBA console, even a DVD Remote Control all chart. Surprises include the Microsoft Train Simulator and Flight Sim 2002 sitting beside Pokémon Gold, Crystal and Silver. A transitional year, with the PS2 generation only just finding its feet.

Born in 2001? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2001 — books, film, games and music.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [PC CD]

4.0 · 96

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PS)

4.3 · 99

Championship Manager: Season 01/02

4.3 · 108

Sony PS2 Console (PS2)

4.0 · 443

Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)

4.6 · 261

The Sims: Hot Date Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.5 · 72

Black & White

3.4 · 152

Gran Turismo 3: A Spec (PS2)

4.3 · 206

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

3.9 · 62

Sony Official PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 Controller (PS2)

4.3 · 317

WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It (PS2)

3.8 · 102

Myst III: Exile

4.2 · 55

The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.3 · 63

EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin

3.7 · 20

Pokémon Gold

4.0 · 121

Mario Kart Advance: Super Circuit

4.5 · 84

Pro Evolution Soccer

4.2 · 128

FIFA Football 2002 (PS2)

3.2 · 63

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (PS2)

3.8 · 138

Nintendo Clear Blue Console (GBA)

3.9 · 100

Max Payne (PC CD)

4.5 · 109

DVD Remote Control

3.4 · 7

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (GBA)

3.5 · 16

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (PC CD)

4.3 · 67

Pokémon Crystal

3.8 · 50

Pokémon Silver

4.0 · 121

Silent Hill 2 (Special 2 Disc)(PS2)

4.4 · 124

Devil May Cry (PS2)

4.5 · 91

Command & Conquer Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge (PC CD)

4.3 · 34

Best Of Unreal Tournament

4.9 · 41

Baldur's Gate 2 Expansion: Throne of Bhaal

4.8 · 17

Championship Manager: Season 00-01 (PC CD)

4.5 · 93

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

4.6 · 72

Microsoft Train Simulator with Free Official Strategy Guide ...

3.8 · 26

Microsoft Flight Sim 2002 - Professional Edition (PC)

4.6 · 19

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (GBC)

4.3 · 14

James Bond: Agent Under Fire (PS2)

3.8 · 72

SimCity 3000 Classic

2.9 · 13

DVD Region X (PS2)

3.6 · 39

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction - Expansion Set (PC)

4.4 · 16

The Sims: Collectors Edition (The Sims & The Sims Livin' It ...

4.1 · 24

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

3.9 · 23

Zoo Tycoon (PC)

4.4 · 45

World Rally Championship

3.0 · 27

Empire Earth (PC)

4.5 · 27

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2)

4.1 · 66

Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? (PC)

4.1 · 23

Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC)

3.1 · 37

Scrabble-1999 Version.

3.8 · 4

Super Mario Advance (GBA)

3.9 · 57

Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PC)

4.6 · 27

Myst III: Exile Collector's Edition

4.2 · 55

FIFA Football 2002 (PC CD)

4.3 · 15

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - 2nd Edition (PC CD)

4.3 · 12

Final Fantasy IX (PS)

4.6 · 88

EverQuest: The Scars of Velious

4.2 · 6

SSX Snowboard Supercross

4.6 · 69

The Sims (PC CD)

4.1 · 163

Official Sony PlayStation 2 Vertical PS2 Stand

4.4 · 13

Aliens vs Predator 2 (PC)

4.3 · 22

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)

4.1 · 178

Cossacks (PC CD-ROM)

3.8 · 42

Hornby Virtual Railway (PC CD)

3.1 · 22

The Weakest Link (PC)

3.4 · 12

SSX Tricky (PS2)

4.9 · 70

Age Of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

4.7 · 21

Half-Life Generation Pack: Half-Life / Counter Strike / Oppo...

4.9 · 21

Command & Conquer Red Alert 2

4.5 · 66

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS2)

4.1 · 70

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS)

4.6 · 14

Gran Turismo 2 Platinum (PS)

4.3 · 29

Stronghold

4.3 · 42

Crash Team Racing - Platinum (PS)

4.7 · 43

Crazy Taxi (PS2)

3.8 · 67

Baldur's Gate II

4.7 · 66

Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (PS2)

3.4 · 28

Spyro: Season of Ice (GBA)

4.0 · 29

Nintendo Gameboy Advance Purple Console (GBA)

4.2 · 69

Tekken Tag Tournament [PS2]

4.0 · 80

WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (PSX)

4.4 · 102

Dancing Stage Euromix (PS)

4.3 · 50

Z.O.E.: Zone of the Enders (with Playable Metal Gear Solid 2...

4.0 · 43

Grim Fandango - Lucas Arts Classic (PC CD)

4.7 · 62

Asheron's Call - Dark Majesty (PC)

4.0 · 6

Europa Universalis 1492-1792 (PC)

4.6 · 19

FIFA Football 2002 (PS)

3.2 · 13

Half-Life (PS2)

4.2 · 69

Sega Visual Memory Unit (Dreamcast)

4.5 · 38

Combat Flight Simulator World War 2 Europe Series

4.3 · 28

Tetris DX (GBC)

4.8 · 9

Age of Empires II - Gold Edition (PC)

4.8 · 16

Wario Land 4 (GBA)

4.2 · 24

The Sims

4.1 · 163

The Weakest Link (PS)

4.2 · 6

Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped: Platinum (PS)

4.5 · 31

The Sims: Livin' It Up Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.1 · 29

Best of Discworld Noir

4.0 · 20

Doom (GBA)

4.0 · 25

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