It’s only ten weeks till Christmas and whether you’re starting your shopping early or planning to leave it till the night before, it’s always helpful to know what is going to be top of every child’s wish list.
Every year there is a standout toy that children across the country hope Father Christmas will leave them under the tree - this year there seems to be a clear unicorn theme, with Argos revealing the top contenders as follows:
Poopsie Unicorn Smile Surprise, LOL Surprise Tots Innovation Doll, Unicorn Hugs, Tine Treasures Sleepy Doll, Paw Patrol Rescue Fire Truck Playset, VTech Fantasy Unicorn, My Lovely Unicorn 12V Power Ride On, Treasure X 3-Pack Chest, Lego City Arctic Mobile Exploration, Nerf Laser Ops Two Pack or the Fingerlings Untamed Dino Cage.
While these might sound all shiny and new do you remember what you wanted as a kid? These toys might ring a bell.
The best selling Christmas toys from 1973-2018:
1973 - Shrinky Dinks
1974 - ‘Risk’ board game
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1975 - ‘Othello’ board game
1976 - Stretch Armstrong
1977 - BMX bike
1978 - Dungeons and Dragons
1979 - Star Wars Toy range
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1980 - Hungry Hippos
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1981 - Rubix Cube
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1982 - Lego train set
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1983 - Strawberry Shortcake
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1984 - Cabbage Patch Dolls
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1985 - Transformers
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1986 - Lazer Tag
1987 - Sylvanian Families
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1988 - Ghostbusters Proton Park
1989 - Optimus Prime
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1990 - Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles action figures
1991 - Gameboy
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1992 - Barbie
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1993 - Thunderbirds Tracey Island
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1994 - Power Rangers action figures
1995 - POGs
1996 - Toy Story Buzz Lightyear action figures
1997 - Tamagotchi
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1998 - Tetska the dog
1999 - Bob the Builder
2000 - Furby
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2001 - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
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2002 - Bratz Dolls
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2003 - Beyblades
2004 - Robosapein
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2005 - BMX Bike
2006 - XBOX 360
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2007 - Nintendo Wii Console
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2008 - In The Night Garden Iggle Piggle
2009 - High School Musical dance mat
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2010 - Zhu Zhu Hamsters
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2011 - Leapfrog LeapPad Explore Tablet
2012 - Skylanders Giants/Nerf Gun
2013 - Furby Boom
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2014 - Frozen Snow Globe
2015 - Barbie Saddle ‘n’ Ride
2016 - Hatchimals
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2017 - Cozmo
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