Best-Selling Video Games of 2005

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2005 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Football Manager 2006 takes a surprising number one, proof the management sim had a devoted UK following, while Gran Turismo 4 and the new Sony PSP Handheld lead the console charge. The pattern is handhelds breaking through — the PSP and the Nintendo DS Handheld both chart as hardware — alongside the usual annual ranks of Pro Evolution Soccer 5 and FIFA 06. World of Warcraft makes its first big appearance here, and the Buzz! Music Quiz With Buzzers brings party quizzing into the mix. The horse-riding sim Pippa Funnell is the unlikeliest entry. A late-PS2 year already pointing toward the portable and online futures.

Born in 2005? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2005 — books, film, games and music.

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Football Manager 2006 (Mac/PC CD)

4.0 · 92

Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

4.1 · 231

Sony PSP Handheld Console Value Pack, Includes Memory Stick,...

4.2 · 360

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)

4.0 · 175

FIFA 06 (PS2)

3.5 · 149

The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.2 · 146

Civilization IV (PC DVD)

3.5 · 124

World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)

4.3 · 275

Sony PS2 Slimline Console (Black) (PS2)

4.2 · 324

The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.5 · 86

Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2)

4.2 · 124

Age of Empires III (PC)

3.8 · 184

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PS2)

2.9 · 71

Nintendo DS Handheld Console (Silver)

4.3 · 300

Rome: Total War (PC)

4.3 · 232

Battlefield 2 (PC DVD)

4.4 · 118

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (PS2)

4.1 · 117

Football Manager 2005 (Mac/PC CD)

4.5 · 127

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

4.5 · 211

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (PS2)

4.2 · 73

Call of Duty 2 (PC DVD)

4.0 · 94

Sony Official PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 Controller (PS2)

4.3 · 317

The Sims 2 (PC DVD)

4.2 · 469

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (PC DVD)

3.4 · 90

Buzz! The Music Quiz With Buzzers (PS2)

4.6 · 56

FIFA Street (PS2)

4.1 · 56

Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack (PC CD)

3.8 · 41

The Sims 2 (PC CD)

4.2 · 469

Half-Life 2 (DVD ROM)

3.9 · 352

Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)

4.6 · 187

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)

4.4 · 618

Far Cry (PC)

4.5 · 151

WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2006 (PS2)

4.0 · 49

The Sims 2: Christmas Party Pack (PC CD)

3.8 · 23

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (PC DVD)

4.1 · 126

Guild Wars Prophecies

4.5 · 70

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe...

4.6 · 23

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Limited Edition (PC DVD)

4.3 · 111

LEGO Star Wars (PS2)

4.1 · 58

Pippa Funnell (PC CD)

4.2 · 63

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - Sith Lords (Xbox...

4.2 · 75

Quake 4 (PC DVD)

3.6 · 62

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (PC CD)

4.2 · 211

Exspect Leather Case Black (PSP)

4.0 · 20

FIFA Football 2005 (PS2)

4.0 · 130

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit (PS2)

4.4 · 43

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (P...

4.3 · 48

Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 (PS2)

3.9 · 66

Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance)

3.9 · 122

Star Wars Battlefront II (Xbox)

4.4 · 73

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PS2)

3.6 · 31

Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)

4.8 · 129

SingStar Party - Solus (PS2)

4.8 · 37

FIFA 06 (PSP)

3.4 · 30

Ridge Racer (PSP)

4.4 · 45

FIFA Football 2005 (Xbox)

3.5 · 38

Burnout: Revenge (PS2)

4.3 · 52

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PSP)

3.7 · 41

The Simpsons: Hit & Run Platinum (PS2)

4.1 · 104

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Xbox)

4.4 · 70

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (PC)

4.2 · 111

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War - Winter Assault Expansion Pac...

4.2 · 29

TT SuperBikes (PS2)

4.5 · 58

Ratchet Gladiator (PS2)

4.4 · 41

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006 (PS2)

3.4 · 31

The Sims 2 (PS2)

3.7 · 63

Halo 2

4.2 · 370

Doom 3 (PC)

3.8 · 239

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - Sith Lords (PC)

3.9 · 105

Championship Manager 5 (PC)

1.9 · 97

The Getaway: Black Monday (PS2)

3.8 · 67

Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe - C&C Generals & Zero Hou...

4.1 · 139

Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)

4.7 · 501

Need For Speed Underground 2 (PS2)

4.4 · 117

Call of Duty 2: The Big Red One (PS2)

4.2 · 54

James Bond: From Russia With Love (PS2)

4.3 · 46

Star Wars Battlefront II (PSP)

3.9 · 41

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (PS2)

4.7 · 93

Singstar '80s (PS2)

4.7 · 36

Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Xbox)

4.2 · 51

Nintendogs Labrador Retriever & Friends (Nintendo DS)

4.4 · 200

Crash Tag Team Racing (PS2)

4.2 · 32

Brothers in Arms: Road To Hill 30 (PC DVD)

3.8 · 50

SingStar Popworld with 2 Microphones (PS2)

4.1 · 8

The Movies (PC DVD)

4.2 · 57

The Urbz: Sims in the City (PS2)

3.9 · 60

F.E.A.R. (PC CD)

4.3 · 102

Wario Ware: Touched! (Nintendo DS)

4.5 · 56

Burnout Legends (PSP)

4.4 · 43

Killzone (PS2)

4.3 · 108

SingStar Popworld - Solus (PS2)

4.4 · 28

Medal of Honor European Assault (PS2)

3.6 · 48

SingStar with 2 Microphones (PS2)

4.6 · 42

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PC DVD)

2.5 · 57

Black & White 2 (PC DVD)

4.0 · 83

Call of Duty: Game of the Year Edition (PC)

4.4 · 35

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PSP)

3.7 · 18

Sega Superstars (PS2)

3.8 · 5

Madagascar (PS2)

4.4 · 36

Xbox Console

4.2 · 252

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