Other big sellers for the year include FIFA 10, Dan Brown, Susan Boyle and The Twilight Series

December 30 2009:
Amazon.co.uk today revealed that ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ was its biggest-selling product of 2009. The video game secured pole position in the bestsellers chart ahead of the ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’ DVD and comedian Michael McIntyre’s ‘Live 2009’ DVD.

Top Ten Best Sellers on Amazon.co.uk in 2009

1. Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 - Video games
2. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - DVD
3. Michael McIntyre Live 2009 - DVD
4. SanDisk 8GB SDHC Secure Digital Card - Electronics
5. FIFA 10 - Video games
6. Twilight - DVD
7. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown - Books
8. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - Books
9. Star Trek XI - DVD
10. I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle - Music

"Call of Duty 2 has been the success story of 2009, breaking Amazon.co.uk’s biggest-ever pre-order video game record and securing the top spot on both its Christmas and 2009 best sellers’ lists," said Brian McBride, Managing Director at Amazon.co.uk Ltd. "This rounds off a great year for video games with their appeal amongst the UK public continuing to increase. This is the first time that a video game has headed Amazon.co.uk’s annual bestsellers list but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if we saw another big video game release challenging for the top spot this time next year."

Some of the Big Winners of 2009

Stephenie Meyer
- All four titles from her ‘Twilight’ series appeared in Amazon.co.uk’s top ten bestselling books list for 2009 whilst the ‘Twilight’ DVD was the sixth biggest selling product of the year overall.

Susan Boyle
- Susan broke Amazon records both in the UK and the US. Her debut album ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ is the biggest selling pre-order music product of all-time on Amazon globally. She not only made it into the Amazon.co.uk top ten best sellers for 2009 but was also number four in the Christmas best sellers list.

Stieg Larsson
- Although Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’ was the bestselling book for 2009, Stieg Larsson’s novels ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’, ‘The Girl Who Played with Fire’ and ‘The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest’ all featured in the top ten bestsellers list for books in 2009.

Home Fitness
- Sales of home fitness equipment continue to rise on Amazon.co.uk. After two years of being number one, Powerball has finally been overtaken as the bestselling Sports & Leisure product, with the Omron Walking Style II Pedometer grabbing the top spot.

ghd
- These hair straighteners were the must-have Health and Beauty product of 2008, and are once again in 2009.

Digital music
- MP3 players continue to hold top spots in the Consumer Electronics bestsellers list and December 2009 saw Rage Against The Machine achieve the biggest selling MP3 ever on Amazon.co.uk. ‘Killing in the Name’ was the 10th biggest product of Christmas 2009 across all stores on Amazon.co.uk following the Christmas week chart battle with X Factor’s Joe McElderry.

TOP SELLERS AROUND THE STORES FOR 2009

BABY - BT 150 Digital Baby Monitor
BOOKS - The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
CLOTHING - Bravado Mens Family Guy - Born 2 Rule Mens T-shirt in Charcoal
DIY & TOOLS - LED Lenser Police Tech Focus Torch Black
DVD - Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
ELECTRONICS - SanDisk 8GB SDHC Secure Digital Card
HEALTH & BEAUTY - ghd IV Styler Hair Straightener - Mark 4
HOME & GARDEN - Tefal Quick Cup Claris Filter Cartridge
JEWELLERY - Silver Ladies Filigree Open Heart Pendant 18” Curb
MUSIC - I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle
SHOES - Converse Unisex All Star Hi-Top Chuck Taylor Trainer Solid Colour
SOFTWARE - Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition
SPORTS - Omron Walking Style II Pedometer
TOYS - 20Q Version 2
VIDEO GAMES - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
WATCHES - Breo Sport ‘Roam’ Black Digital Watch

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