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This article covers the best-selling Square Enix games and franchises. This includes games made by Squaresoft, Enix, and their 2003 merged corporation, Square Enix. It also includes games by its acquired subsidiaries, Eidos and Taito, from before and after their consolidation. It does not include the Eidos properties sales post their 2022 sale to Embracer Group. Square Enix is particularly known for having many of the best selling RPG games.

Franchises[]

This list includes all Square Enix franchises that have sold more than a million units.

Note: Sales data is mostly based on official Square Enix sales data, along with data from Famitsu, Media Create, NPD and Nintendo.

Rank Franchise Debut year Debut platform Sales Ref
1 Final Fantasy 1987 NES 180,000,000 [1]
2 Dragon Quest 1986 NES 88,000,000 [1]
3 Kingdom Hearts 2002 PlayStation 2 36,000,000 [2]
4 Just Cause 2006 Multi-platform 15,000,000 [3]
5 Mana / Seiken Densetsu 1991 Game Boy 12,340,521 [n 1]
6 Drakengard / Nier 2003 PlayStation 2 10,327,344 [13]
7 SaGa 1989 Game Boy 10,000,000 [14]
8 Space Invaders 1978 Arcade 8,006,998 [15]
9 Chrono 1995 Super NES 7,175,871 [16]
10 Star Ocean 1996 Super Famicom 4,200,000 [17]
11 Octopath Traveler 2018 Nintendo Switch 4,000,000 [18][19]
12 Chocobo 1997 PlayStation 3,306,833 [n 2]
13 Parasite Eve 1998 PlayStation 3,279,747 [n 3]
14 Front Mission 1995 Super Famicom 3,206,894 [24]
15 Bravely 2012 Nintendo 3DS 3,000,000 [25]
16 Life Is Strange 2015 Multi-platform 3,000,000 [26]
17 Outriders 2021 Multi-platform 2,500,000 [27]
18 Valkyrie Profile 1999 PlayStation 2,200,000 [28]
19 Ogre 1993 Super NES 2,135,145 [n 4]
20 Xenogears 1998 PlayStation 1,209,479 [39]
21 Soul Blazer 1992 Super NES 1,145,000 [n 5]
22 Chaos Rings 2010 iPhone 1,100,000 [42]

Former franchises[]

Best-selling games[]

Unit sales[]

This table lists the top fifty best-selling Square Enix games in terms of units sold.

Rank Title Year Platform(s) Sales Ref
1 Final Fantasy XIV 2010 Multi-platform 24,000,000 [46][47]
2 Final Fantasy VII 1997 Multi-platform 14,991,183 [48]
3 Tomb Raider 2013 Multi-platform 14,500,00 [49]
4 Final Fantasy VIII 1999 Multi-platform 12,000,000 [48]
5 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015 Multi-platform 11,900,00 [50]
6 Final Fantasy XII 2006 Multi-platform 11,300,000 [48]
7 Final Fantasy XV 2016 Multi-platform 10,270,000 [48]
8 Final Fantasy XIII 2009 Multi-platform 9,605,000 [48]
9 Final Fantasy X 2001 PS2 / PSV 8,956,188 [48]
10 Final Fantasy IX 2000 Multi-platform 8,900,000 [48]
11 Final Fantasy VII Remake 2020 PS4 / PS5 / PC 8,737,060 [48]
12 Space Invaders 1978 Multi-platform 8,006,998 [15]
13 Nier: Automata 2017 Multi-platform 8,000,000 [51]
14 Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 Multi-platform 7,197,000 [48]
15 Tomb Raider 1996 Multi-platform 7,000,000 [52]
16 Tomb Raider II 1997 PS1 / PC / Mac 7,000,000 [52]
17 Final Fantasy X/X-2 2013 Multi-platform 6,757,457 [48]
18 Kingdom Hearts III 2019 PS4 / XB1 / PC 6,700,000 [53]
19 Dragon Quest III 1988 Multi-platform 6,445,000 [54]
20 Dragon Quest V 1992 Multi-platform 6,216,000 [54]
21 Tomb Raider III 1998 PS1 / PC / Mac 6,000,000 [52]
22 Just Cause 2 2010 PS3 / X360 / PC 6,000,000 [55]
23 Dragon Quest XI 2017 Multi-platform 6,000,000 [56]
24 Dragon Quest IV 1990 Multi-platform 5,973,000 [54]
25 Final Fantasy Type-0 2011 Multi-platform 5,971,041 [48]
26 Kingdom Hearts 2002 PS2 5,900,000 [57]
27 Dragon Quest VIII 2004 Multi-platform 5,809,000 [54]
28 Dragon Quest VII 2000 PS1 / 3DS 5,565,000 [54]
29 Final Fantasy X-2 2003 PS2 / PSV 5,416,355 [48]
30 Dragon Quest IX 2009 Nintendo DS 5,350,000 [54]
31 SNES Classic Edition [n 6] 2017 SNES 5,280,000 [58]
32 Final Fantasy III 1990 Multi-platform 5,522,808 [48]
33 Chrono Trigger 1995 Multi-platform 5,132,871 [16]
34 Final Fantasy VI 1994 Multi-platform 5,084,649 [48]
35 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 2008 Multi-platform 5,034,000 [48]
36 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation 1999 Multi-platform 5,000,000 [52]
37 Dragon Quest II 1987 Multi-platform 4,870,000 [54]
38 Dragon Quest VI 1995 Multi-platform 4,700,000 [54]
39 Just Cause 3 2015 PS4 / PC 4,700,000 [59]
40 Final Fantasy IV 1991 Multi-platform 4,675,851 [48]
41 Sleeping Dogs 2012 Multi-platform 4,550,000 [60][61]
42 Tomb Raider: Legend 2006 Multi-platform 4,500,000 [62]
43 Dragon Quest 1986 Multi-platform 4,410,000 [54]
44 Kingdom Hearts II 2005 PS2 4,000,000 [63]
45 Final Fantasy V 1992 Multi-platform 3,913,000 [48]
46 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007 Multi-platform 3,918,448 [48]
47 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 PS1 / PSP / MOB 3,659,397 [48]
48 NES Classic Edition [n 7] 2017 NES 3,600,000 [64]
49 Hitman: Absolution 2012 Multi-platform 3,600,000 [60]
50 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII 2013 Multi-platform 3,585,000 [48]

Gross revenue[]

This table lists the highest-grossing Square Enix games in terms of estimated revenue.

Rank Title Year Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1 Space Invaders 1978 $13,930,000,000 [65]
2 Final Fantasy XIV 2010 $3,265,000,000 [48]
3 Final Fantasy VII & Remake 1997 $2,037,796,110 [48]
4 Final Fantasy X & X-2 2001 $1,630,382,020 [48]
5 Final Fantasy XI 2002 $1,368,113,000 [48]
6 Final Fantasy XV 2016 $948,100,000 [48]
7 Final Fantasy XII 2006 $792,540,000 [48]
8 Final Fantasy XIII 2009 $790,643,100 [48]
9 Final Fantasy VIII 1999 $701,362,000 [48]
10 Dragon Quest V 1992 $699,000,000 [66]
11 Tomb Raider 2013 $660,000,000 [49][67]
12 Dragon Quest VI 1995 $598,200,000 [66]
13 Dragon Quest IV 1990 $557,000,000 [66]
14 Final Fantasy Type-0 2011 $541,200,000 [48]
15 Dragon Quest VIII 2004 $540,000,000 [66]
16 Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire 2017 $518,400,000 [68]
17 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 2015 $500,000,000 [69]
18 Dragon Quest III 1988 $490,000,000 [66]
19 Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 $487,540,000 [48]
20 Final Fantasy IX 2000 $481,090,000 [48]

Platforms[]

Sales data from respective franchise articles (such as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest), unless otherwise noted.

Arcades[]

  1. Space Invaders (750,000) (Taito)[70]
  2. Jungle Hunt (18,000 in USA) (Taito)[71]
  3. Phoenix (15,000 in USA) (Taito)[72]
  4. Double Dragon (10,000+ in USA) (Taito)[73]
  5. Speed Race / Wheels (10,000 in USA) (Taito)[74]
  6. Gun Fight (8,000 in USA) (Taito)[75][76][77]
  7. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road (3,500 in Japan)
  8. Dissidia Final Fantasy (3,000 in Japan)
  9. Special Criminal Investigation (1,500 in UK)[78][79]
  10. TV Basketball (1,400 in USA) (Taito)[80]

8-bit computers[]

  1. The Death Trap (500,000 in Japan) (Square)[81]
  2. Double Dragon (289,510+ in UK) (Taito)[82]
  3. Door Door (200,000 in Japan) (Enix)[83]
  4. Will: The Death Trap II (100,000 in Japan) (Square)[84]
  5. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (60,000 in Japan) (Enix)[85]

PC[]

  1. Final Fantasy XIV (5.876 million)[48]
  2. Tomb Raider (5.6 million)[86]
  3. Just Cause 2 (4.4 million)[86]
  4. Final Fantasy VII & Remake (4.1 million)[48]
  5. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition (2.5 million)[87]
  6. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2.3 million)[86]
  7. Final Fantasy XIII (2 million)[88]
  8. Hitman: Sniper Challenge (2 million)[86]
  9. Final Fantasy VIII (1.802 million)[48]
  10. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (1.7 million)[89]

Atari 2600[]

  1. Space Invaders (6,266,579 in USA) (Taito)[15]
  2. Double Dragon (500,000 in USA) (Taito)[90]

NES[]

  1. Dragon Quest III (3.895 million) (Enix)
  2. Dragon Quest IV (3.18 million) (Enix)
  3. Dragon Quest II (2.55 million) (Enix)
  4. Dragon Quest (2 million) (Enix)
  5. Rad Racer (1.96 million) (Square)[91]
  6. Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan) (Square)
  7. Final Fantasy (1.1 million) (Square)
  8. Final Fantasy II (800,000 in Japan) (Square)
  9. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (700,000 in Japan) (Enix)[92]
  10. Double Dragon (500,000+ in USA) (Taito)[90]
  11. 3-D WorldRunner (500,000) (Square)[93]

SNES[]

  1. Dragon Quest VI (3.2 million in Japan) (Enix)
  2. Final Fantasy VI (3 million) (Square)
  3. Dragon Quest V (2.8 million in Japan) (Enix)
  4. Final Fantasy V (2.45 million in Japan) (Square)
  5. Chrono Trigger (2.32 million) (Square)[94]
  6. Super Mario RPG (2.14 million) (Square)[95]
  7. Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2) (2 million+) (Square)[6][96]
  8. Final Fantasy IV (1.84 million) (Square)
  9. Romancing SaGa 2 (1.49 million in Japan) (Square)
  10. Dragon Quest III (1.4 million in Japan) (Enix)
  11. Romancing SaGa (1.32 million in Japan) (Square)
  12. Romancing SaGa 3 (1.3 million in Japan) (Square)
  13. Dragon Quest I・II (1.2 million in Japan) (Enix)

Game Boy and GBA[]

  1. Dragon Quest Monsters (2.35 million in Japan) (Enix)
  2. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.742 million)[97] (Square) (Square Enix)
  3. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (1.593 million in Japan) (Enix)
  4. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (1.47022 million) (Square)
  5. Final Fantasy Legend (1.37 million) (Square)

PlayStation[]

  1. Final Fantasy VII (10 million) (Square)[98]
  2. Final Fantasy VIII (8.6 million) (Square)[99]
  3. Tomb Raider (7 million)[100] (Eidos)
  4. Tomb Raider II (7 million)[52] (Eidos)
  5. Tomb Raider III (6 million)[52] (Eidos)
  6. Final Fantasy IX (5.3 million)[101] (Square)
  7. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (5 million)[52] (Eidos)
  8. Dragon Quest VII (4.29 million) (Enix)
  9. Final Fantasy Tactics (2.4 million) (Square)
  10. Parasite Eve (1.94 million) (Square)
  11. Chrono Cross (1.5 million) (Square)
  12. Tomb Raider Chronicles (1.5 million)[102] (Eidos)
  13. Dragon Quest IV (1.2 million in Japan) (Enix)
  14. Xenogears (1.19 million) (Square)
  15. Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon (1.166 million in Japan) (Square)
  16. SaGa Frontier (1.1 million in Japan) (Square)
  17. Parasite Eve II (1.09 million) (Square)

PlayStation 2[]

  1. Final Fantasy X (8.5 million) (Square)[103]
  2. Final Fantasy XII (6.1 million) (Square Enix)
  3. Kingdom Hearts (5.9 million)[104] (Square)
  4. Final Fantasy X-2 (5.4 million) (Square)[103]
  5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (4.91 million) (Square Enix)
  6. Kingdom Hearts II (4 million)[105] (Square Enix)
  7. Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome (1.64 million in Japan) (Square Enix)
  8. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (1.363 million)[106] (Enix)
  9. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (1.2432 million)[107] (Square Enix)

Nintendo DS[]

  1. Dragon Quest IX (5,320,000)
  2. Final Fantasy III (2 million)[108]
  3. Dragon Quest IV (1.53 million)
  4. Dragon Quest V (1.49 million)
  5. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (1.47 million in Japan)
  6. Dragon Quest VI (1.35 million in Japan)
  7. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (1.04 million)[109]

PSP[]

  1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2.6 million)
  2. Dissidia Final Fantasy (1.81 million)

Switch[]

  1. Octopath Traveler (2 million)[110]
  2. Bravely Default (1 million) [111]
  3. Triangle Strategy (1 million)[112]

Other media[]

Films[]

Gross revenue of box office and video disc sales:

  1. Tomb Raider series – $643,360,316[113]
    1. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) – $274,703,340
    2. Tomb Raider (2018) – $212,151,588
    3. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) – $156,505,388
  2. Final Fantasy series – $344,076,274[114]
    1. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) – $217,120,016
    2. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) – $111,731,830
    3. Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) – $15,224,428
  3. Hitman series – $182,313,448
    1. Hitman (2007) – $99,965,792[115]
    2. Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) – $82,347,656[116]
  4. Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) series – $45,319,314
    1. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) – $29,686,193[n 8]
    2. Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) – $8,053,641 (Japan)[123]
    3. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) – $7,579,480[n 9]
  5. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) series – $10,177,724
    1. Black Butler (2014) – $5,342,108 (Asia)[127]
    2. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017) – $4,835,616[n 10]

Manga[]

Number of manga comic tankōbon volumes sold:

  1. Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) – 70,000,000[131]
  2. Dragon Quest series – 70,000,000[66]
    1. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken – 50,000,000 (Japan)
    2. Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō – 20,000,000
  3. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) – 24,000,000[132]
  4. Soul Eater – 18,000,000[132]
  5. Magical Circle Guru Guru (Mahojin Guruguru ) – 12,000,000 (Japan)[132]

Television[]

Number of viewers on television:

  1. Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) series – 30,726,301
    1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) – 18,501,209[n 11]
    2. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) – 8,682,716 (Japan)[n 12]
    3. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) – 2,389,860[n 13]
    4. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) – 1,152,516 (Japan)[n 14]
  2. Soul Eater (2008-2009) – 12,659,703[n 15]
  3. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) series – 2,081,175 (Japan)
    1. Black Butler (2008-2010) – 1,065,175[n 16]
    2. Black Butler (2014) – 1,016,000[n 17]

Music[]

Number of albums and singles sold:

  1. Final Fantasy series – 17,343,732[114]
    1. Final Fantasy XV – 3,627,082
    2. Final Fantasy X & X-2 – 3,027,699
    3. Final Fantasy VII series – 2,642,809
    4. Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius – 2,044,000
    5. Final Fantasy XIII & XIII-2 – 1,165,949
    6. Final Fantasy VIII – 844,257
    7. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series – 732,835
    8. Final Fantasy XII series – 704,906
    9. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within – 303,260
    10. Final Fantasy Type-0 – 256,194
  2. Kingdom Hearts series – 9,781,098
    1. Kingdom Hearts – 8,095,581[n 18]
    2. Kingdom Hearts II – 1,681,288[n 19]
    3. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep & 358/2 – 4,229[157]
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist – 1,712,758
    1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – 872,144[n 20]
    2. Fullmetal Alchemist – 504,863[n 21]
    3. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa – 235,751[n 22]
    4. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos – 100,000[n 23]
  4. Drakengard & Nier series – 791,457
    1. Drakengard 2 & 3 – 713,808[n 24]
    2. Nier & Automata – 77,649[n 25]
  5. Dragon Quest series – 318,646[66]
    1. Dragon Quest IV – 260,960
    2. Dragon Quest VII – 22,980
    3. Dragon Quest VIII – 18,672
    4. Dragon Quest X – 9,350
    5. Dragon Quest XI – 6,684
  6. SaGa series – 16,216[148]
    1. Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song – 12,486
    2. SaGa Frontier II – 3,730
  7. Legend of Mana – 13,470[n 26]
  8. Xenogears – 9,977[n 27]
  9. Chrono Cross – 8,760[n 28]

Notes[]

  1. Mana series sales:
    • Mana series (1991-2011) - 6 million[4]
    • Secret of Evermore (November 1995) - 27,706 (USA)[5]
    • Secret of Mana (2014-2018) - 5,785,701[6]
    • Rise of Mana (PSV) – 160,000[7]
    • Adventures of Mana (2016) – 67,000+
      • Android – 10,000+[8]
      • PSV – 57,000[9]
    • Trials of Mana (2020) – 300,114+
      • PS4 – 130,000[10]
      • Switch (Japan) – 70,114 (physical)[11]
      • Steam – 100,000+[12]
  2. Chocobo series:
    • Japan – 3,211,895[20]
    • United States (PS1) – 94,938[21]
  3. Parasite Eve series:
    • Parasite Eve – 1.94 million[22]
    • Parasite Eve 2 – 1.09 million[22]
    • The 3rd Birthday – 249,747 (Japan)[23]
  4. Total sales of Ogre games - 2,135,145
    • Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
      • Super NES – Quest/Enix – 1993/03/12 – 400,000[29]
      • SAT – Riverhill Software – 1996/11/01 – 48,449 in Japan[30]
      • PS – Artdink/Atlus – 1996/09/27 – 59,817 in Japan; 47,655 in the United States[30][31]
    • Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
      • SFC – Quest – 1995/10/06 – 515,311 in Japan[30]
      • SAT – Riverhill Software – 1996/12/13 – 78,993 in Japan[32]
      • PS – Artdink/Atlus – 1997/09/25 – 13,963 in Japan; 16,940 in the United States[30][31]
      • PSP – Square Enix – 2010/11/10 – 273,492 (original release) and 5,715 (Ultimate Hits) in Japan[30][33]
    • Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
      • N64 – Quest/Nintendo – 1999/07/12 – 200,770 in Japan; 76,529 in the United States[34][35][30]
    • Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia
      • NGPC – SNK – 2000/06/22 – 14,283 in Japan[36]
    • Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
      • GBA – Nintendo – 2001/06/21 – 282,838 in Japan; 100,390 in the United States[37][38][30]
  5. Total sales of Soul Blazer franchise:[30]
    • Super NES– Soul Blazer – 1992/01/31 – 295,000[40]
    • Super NES– Illusion of Gaia – 1993/11/29 – 650,000[40]
    • Super NES– Terranigma – 1995/10/20 – 200,000[41]
  6. Includes Squaresoft titles Secret of Mana (1993), Final Fantasy VI (1994) and Super Mario RPG (1996).
  7. Japanese version includes Final Fantasy III (1990), international version includes Final Fantasy (1987), and Japanese Shōnen Jump Edition includes Dragon Quest (1986).
  8. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
    • Box office (East Asia) – $11,580,480
    • DVD sales (United States) – $18,105,713[122]
  9. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
    • Japan – ¥590,000,000[124] = $7,401,480[125]
    • North America – $178,000[126]
  10. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
    • Japan – ¥480,000,000[124] = $4,279,254[128]
    • South Korea & Australia – $299,816[129]
    • North America & New Zealand – $256,546[130]
  11. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    • Japan – 11% viewer ratings (2009-2010),[133] out of 128,057,352 (2010) population[134] = 14,086,309 viewers
      • 2009 – 5.8% viewer rating[135]
      • 2010 – 5.2% viewer rating[136]
    • United States – 2,965,000 viewers
    • Mega Manilla (Philippines) – 8.1% viewer ratings (2009-2010), out of 17,900,000 population = 1,449,900 viewers
      • 2009 – 3.6% viewer rating[137]
      • 2010 – 4.5% viewer rating[138]
  12. Fullmetal Alchemist (Japan television) – 6.8% view rating,[119] out of 127,687,000 (2004)[139] population = 8,682,716 viewers
  13. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos (television)
    • Japan – 1.5% viewer rating (2013),[140] out of 128,057,352 (2010) population[134] = 1,920,860 viewers
    • United States – 469,000 viewers
  14. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (Japan television) – 0.9% viewer rating (2011),[141] out of 128,057,352 (2010) population[134] = 1,152,516 viewers
  15. Soul Eater (television)
    • Japan – 8.2% viewer rating (2008-2011),[142] out of 128,057,352 (2010) population[134] = 10,500,703 viewers
      • Soul Eater – 3.6% viewer rating (2008)[143]
      • Soul Eater Late Show – 1.9% viewer rating (2008)[143]
      • Soul Eater: Repeat Show – 2.7% viewer rating (2011)[144]
    • United States – 2,159,000 viewers
  16. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) television series
    • Kanto (Japan) – 2.5% viewer rating (2008),[145] out of 42,607,000(2010) population[146] = 1,065,175 viewers
  17. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) film (Japan television) – 0.8% viewer rating (2016),[147] out of [https://www.google.com/search?q = japan+population+2016 127,000,000] (2016) population = 1,016,000 viewers
  18. Kingdom Hearts music sales:
  19. Kingdom Hearts II music sales:
  20. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood music sales
  21. Fullmetal Alchemist music sales
  22. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa music sales
  23. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos music sales
  24. Drakengard 2 & 3
  25. Nier & Automata:
    • Nier – 18,302
      • NieR Gestalt & RepliCant Original Soundtrack – 15,060[177]
      • NieR Gestalt & Replicant / 15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks – 3,242[178]
    • Nier: Automata – 59,347[179]
  26. Legend of Mana:
    • Legend of Mana: Original Soundtrack – 8,920[148]
    • Square Vocal Collection – 4,550[148][180]
  27. Xenogears:
  28. Chrono Cross:

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