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UK Christmas All Formats Software Top 10 1998

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | N64

2. FIFA 99 | EA | PSOne/PC

3. Tomb Raider 3 | Eidos | PSOne/PC

4. Crash Bandicoot 3 | Sony | PSOne

5. Turok II | Acclaim | N64/GBC

6. V Rally | Infogrames | PSOne/N64/GameBoy

7. TOCA Touring Car Championship | Codemasters | PSOne/PC

8. Brian Lara Cricket | Codemasters | PSOne

9. Abe's Exoddus | GT Interactive | PSOne/PC

10. Crash Bandicoot | Sony | PSOne

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2007ELSPALtd

Other Christmas hits in 1998

Number 1 Christmas movie (US): Patch Adams

Number 1 Christmas song (US): R Kelly and Celine Dion 'I'm Your Angel'

Number 1 Christmas song (UK): Spice Girls 'Goodbye'

UK Christmas All Formats Software Top 10 1997

1. FIFA 98: Road to World Cup | EA/THQ | PSOne/PC/GameBoy

2. Tomb Raider 2 | Eidos/Core | PSOne/PC

3. TOCA Touring Car Championship | Codemasters | PC/PSOne

4. Diddy Kong Racing | Nintendo | N64

5. Crash Bandicoot 2 | Sony | PSOne

6. Quake II | Activision | PC

7. Grand Theft Auto | DMA/BMG International | PC/PSOne

8. Final Fantasy VII | Squaresoft/Sony | PSOne

9. GoldenEye 007 | Nintendo | N64

10. Time Crisis | Namco/Sony | PSOne

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2007ELSPALtd

Other Christmas hits in 1997

Number 1 Christmas movie (US): Titanic

Number 1 Christmas song (US): Sugar Ray 'Fly'

Number 1 Christmas song (UK): Spice Girls 'Too Much'

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