1990 UK sales chart data

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January 1990 - Part 1 / Part 2
February 1990 - Part 1 / Part 2
March 1990 - Part 1 / Part 2
April 1990 - Part 1 / Part 2
May 1990 - Part 1 / Part 2

Header explanation:

16th January 1990 (date of magazine publication)​	CVG/Gallup (Magazine name/Source of Chart)​	​	​	​
Amiga (format)​	​	​	​	​
Rank (Sales rank for this month)​	Last Month (Sales rank for last month)​	Title (game name)​	Publisher​	System(s) (if multiformat chart systems listed here)​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “January 1990”

December 1989​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
2​	New Entry​	Pro Tennis Tour​	UbiSoft​	​
3​	New Entry​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
4​	7​	Laser Squad​	Blade​	​
5​	New Entry​	Battle Squadron​	Electronic Zoo​	​
6​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Tengen/Domark​	​
7​	New Entry​	Sim City​	Infrogrames/Maxis​	​
8​	3​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
9​	New Entry​	Lightforce​	Ocean​	​
10​	New Entry​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
​	​	​	​	​
December 1989​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Tengen/Domark​	​
2​	New Entry​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
3​	9​	Laser Squad​	Blade​	​
4​	New Entry​	Pro Tennis Tour​	UbiSoft​	​
5​	4​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
6​	1​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft/Cinemaware​	​
7​	New Entry​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
8​	Re-entry​	Ferrari Formula 1​	EA​	​
9​	New Entry​	Lightforce​	Ocean​	​
10​	New Entry​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
​	​	​	​	​
December 1989​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
IBM PC & Compatibles​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	8​	Chessmaster 2100​	Software Toolworks/Mindscape​	​
2​	9​	MI Tank Platoon​	Microprose​	​
3​	1​	Jetfighter​	Velocity/Paperlogic​	​
4​	2​	Sim City​	Infrogrames/Maxis​	​
5​	Re-entry​	Hawaiian Odyssey Scenery Adventure​	SubLogic​	​
6​	Re-entry​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra/Activision​	​
7​	6​	The Cycles​	Accolade​	​
8​	Re-entry​	Western Europe Scenery Disk​	SubLogic​	​
9​	New Entry​	The Black Cauldron​	Sierra/Activision​	​
10​	New Entry​	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier​	Mindscape​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th December 1989​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	4​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
3​	18​	Shinobi​	Virgin​	​
4​	7​	Crazy Cars 2​	Titus​	​
5​	3​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	​
6​	11​	Emlyn Hughes International Soccer​	Audiogenic​	​
7​	5​	New Zealand Story​	Ocean​	​
8​	New Entry​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
9​	New Entry​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
10​	Re-entry​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager​	Cognito​	​
11​	6​	APB​	Domark​	​
12​	2​	Batman : The Caped Crusader​	Ocean​	​
13​	9​	Treble Champions​	Challenge​	​
14​	New Entry​	Star Wars Trilogy​	Domark​	​
15​	Re-entry​	Microprose Soccer​	Microprose​	​
16​	13​	Dragon Ninja​	Ocean​	​
17​	14​	Vigilante​	US Gold​	​
18​	New Entry​	Tolkien Trilogy​	Beau Jolly​	​
19​	12​	Double Dragon​	Melbourne House​	​
20​	Re-entry​	Freddy Harvest​	Dinamic​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th December 1989​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
2​	New Entry​	International Football​	Cult​	​
3​	New Entry​	Soccer 7​	Cult​	​
4​	4​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
5​	2​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
6​	3​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	New Entry​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
8​	10​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
9​	6​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	​
10​	Re-entry​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th December 1989​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Xenon II​	Imageworks​	​
3​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
4​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
5​	12​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
6​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
7​	8​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
8​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
9​	3​	F16 Combat Pilot​	Digital Integration​	​
10​	11​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft​	​
11​	N/A​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​	​
12​	N/A​	Hillsfar​	US Gold​	​
13​	N/A​	Space Quest 3​	Activision​	​
14​	N/A​	APB​	Domark​	​
15​	N/A​	Gunship​	Microprose​	​
16​	18​	Lombard RAC Rally​	Mandarin​	​
17​	N/A​	Shuttlepuck Cafe​	Domark​	​
18​	7​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
19​	N/A​	Speedboat Assassin​	Mastertronic​	​
20​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th December 1989​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​	​
2​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
3​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
4​	1​	Xenon 2​	Imageworks​	​
5​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Elite​	​
6​	9​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
7​	11​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft​	​
8​	N/A​	Centrefold Squares​	CDS​	​
9​	2​	Promised Lands​	ea​	​
10​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
11​	N/A​	Ferrari Formula 1​	ea​	​
12​	6​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	​
13​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
14​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
15​	12​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
16​	N/A​	Computer People​	Activision​	​
17​	3​	Bloodwytch​	Imageworks​	​
18​	N/A​	Star Wars Trilogy​	Domark​	​
19​	N/A​	Shinobi​	Virgin​	​
20​	8​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th December 1989​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	3​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
4​	N/A​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
5​	N/A​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
6​	N/A​	Barbarian​	Kixx​	​
7​	N/A​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​	​
8​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
9​	N/A​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	17​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
11​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
12​	5​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
13​	2​	Pitstop II​	Kixx​	​
14​	N/A​	Rally Cross​	CodeMasters​	​
15​	N/A​	Postman Pat​	Alternative​	​
16​	N/A​	Tusker​	System 3​	​
17​	4​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	​
18​	N/A​	Shinobi​	Virgin​	​
19​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
20​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th December 1989​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	2​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
4​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
5​	N/A​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	N/A​	Barbarian​	Kixx​	​
7​	10​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	​
8​	N/A​	British Super League​	Cult​	​
9​	N/A​	Soccer 7​	Cult​	​
10​	N/A​	International Football​	Cult​	​
11​	4​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
12​	N/A​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
13​	N/A​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
14​	7​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
15​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
16​	9​	Scooby Doo​	Encore​	​
17​	6​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​	​
18​	17​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
19​	N/A​	Operation Gunship​	CodeMasters​	​
20​	N/A​	Rampage​	Encore​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th December 1989​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
All Formats​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	System(s)​
1​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
2​	4​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
3​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Martech​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
4​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
5​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
6​	N/A​	Barbarian​	Kixx​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
7​	3​	Robocop​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
8​	N/A​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
9​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
10​	N/A​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
11​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
12​	19​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
13​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
14​	N/A​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
15​	11​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
16​	N/A​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
17​	2​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
18​	N/A​	Cabal​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
19​	N/A​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
20​	N/A​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/ST/Amiga​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “January 1990” (continued)

18th December 1989​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	No last month data as YS switched to Virgin for full price charts​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	No data​	Power Drift​	Activision​
2​	No data​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
3​	No data​	Batman : The Caped Crusader​	Ocean​
4​	No data​	Tusker​	System 3​
5​	No data​	Laser Squad​	Blade​
6​	No data​	Strider​	US Gold​
7​	No data​	Dynamite Dux​	Activision​
8​	No data​	Super Wonderboy​	Activision​
9​	No data​	Altered Beast​	Activision​
10​	No data​	Cabal​	Ocean​
​	​	​	​
18th December 1989​	Your Sinclair/Centresoft​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	8​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​
2​	7​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​
3​	6​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​
4​	N/A​	Hyper Sports​	Hit Squad​
5​	5​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​
6​	N/A​	Street Fighter​	Kixx​
7​	10​	Scooby Doo​	Encore​
8​	N/A​	Rolling Thunder​	Hit Squad​
9​	3​	Yie Air King Fu​	Hit Squad​
10​	N/A​	Operation Gunship​	CodeMasters​
​	​	​	​
December 1989​	Electron User/Gallup​	​	​
Acorn Electron​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	1​	Play It Again Sam 10​	Superior​
3​	9​	Superior Soccer​	Superior​
4​	N/A​	Chuckie Egg​	A & F​
5​	N/A​	Strike Force Harrier​	Alternative​
6​	N/A​	Play It Again Sam 9​	Superior​
7​	7​	Last of the Free​	Audiogenic​
8​	N/A​	Creepy Cave​	Atlantis​
9​	N/A​	Anarchy Zone​	Atlantis​
10​	N/A​	Joe Blade​	Players​
11​	N/A​	Video Classics​	Firebird​
12​	17​	Play It Again Sam 8​	Superior​
13​	4​	Subway Vigilante​	Players​
14​	N/A​	Life of Repton​	Superior​
15​	18​	Snapper​	Acornsoft​
16​	N/A​	Felix in the Factory​	Micropower​
17​	N/A​	Elite​	Superior​
18​	N/A​	Percy Penguin​	Blue Ribbon​
19​	20​	Smash and Grab​	Blue Ribbon​
20​	N/A​	Invaders​	Mirrorsoft​
​	​	​	​
7th December 1989​	Amstrad Computer User/Gallup​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
2​	4​	Robocop​	Ocean​
3​	New Entry​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​
4​	2​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​
5​	New Entry​	Top Gun​	US Gold​
6​	3​	Twin Turbo V8​	CodeMasters​
7​	5​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	Hit Squad​
8​	16​	Batman : The Caped Crusader​	Ocean​
9​	6​	Green Beret​	Hit Squad​
10​	New Entry​	Strike Force Harrier​	Alternative​
11​	9​	Crazy Cars 2​	Titus​
12​	13​	Dragon Ninja​	Ocean​
13​	11​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​
14​	New Entry​	Vigilante​	US Gold​
15​	17​	Spitfire 40​	Alternative​
16​	New Entry​	Crossfire​	Atlantis​
17​	19​	Emlyn Hughes International Soccer​	Audiogenic​
18​	New Entry​	Moving Target​	Players​
19​	12​	Yie Air King Fu​	Hit Squad​
20​	New Entry​	Rick Dangerous​	Rainbird​
​	​	​	​
20th December 1989​	Commodore User/Unknown (suspected Gallup)​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	5​	Paperboy​	Encore​
3​	8​	Robocop​	Ocean​
4​	New Entry​	Power Drift​	Activision​
5​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
6​	12​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
7​	New Entry​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​
8​	2​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
9​	New Entry​	Cabal​	Ocean​
10​	6​	Shinobi​	Virgin​
11​	New Entry​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​
12​	New Entry​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​
13​	New Entry​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​
14​	New Entry​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​
15​	New Entry​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
16​	3​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​
17​	New Entry​	Barbarian​	Palace​
18​	20​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​
19​	13​	Strider​	US Gold​
20​	New Entry​	Father Christmas​	Alternative​
​	​	​	​
20th December 1989​	Commodore User/Unknown (suspected Gallup)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	1​	Xenon 2​	Mirrorsoft​
3​	3​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
4​	New Entry​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​
5​	15​	Robocop​	Ocean​
6​	11​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​
7​	28​	Power Drift​	Activision​
8​	24​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
9​	4​	Kick Off​	Anco​
10​	16​	Lombard RAC Rally​	Database/Mandarin​
11​	9​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft​
12​	20​	Strider​	US Gold​
13​	21​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​
14​	5​	Altered Beast​	Activision​
15​	7​	Populous​	EA​
16​	New Entry​	Interphase​	Mirrorsoft​
17​	New Entry​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​
18​	26​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft​
19​	12​	Paperboy​	Elite​
20​	New Entry​	Battle Squadron​	Electronic Zoo​
21​	14​	Bloodwytch​	Mirrorsoft​
22​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
23​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
24​	61​	Fun School 2​	Database/Mandarin​
25​	6​	F16 Combat Pilot​	Digital Integration​
26​	New Entry​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match​	Impressions​
27​	35​	Shinobi​	Virgin​
28​	31​	Rick Dangerous​	Rainbird​
29​	22​	Gunship​	Microprose​
30​	New Entry​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager​	Cognito​
​	​	​	​
December 1989 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​
2​	N/A​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
3​	N/A​	Pro Tennis Tour​	UbiSoft​
4​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
5​	N/A​	Red Storm Rising​	Microprose​
6​	N/A​	Hawaiian Odyssey Scenery Adventure​	SubLogic​
7​	N/A​	TV Sports Football​	Cinemaware​
8​	N/A​	Super Wonderboy​	Activision​
9​	2​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​
10​	N/A​	Fast Lane​	Artronic​
​	​	​	​
December 1989 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​
2​	N/A​	Pro Tennis Tour​	UbiSoft​
3​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
4​	N/A​	Hawaiian Odyssey Scenery Adventure​	SubLogic​
5​	2​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
6​	N/A​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
7​	N/A​	Hillsfar​	Strategic Simulations, Inc.​
8​	4​	Altered Beast​	Activision​
9​	N/A​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​
10​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​
​	​	​	​
December 1989 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
PC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Hawaiian Odyssey Scenery Adventure​	SubLogic​
2​	N/A​	MI Tank Platoon​	Microprose​
3​	4​	Chessmaster 2100​	CDS​
4​	7​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​
5​	1​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Graphic Adventure​	Lucasfilm​
6​	N/A​	Vette​	Spectrum Holobyte​
7​	2​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra Online​
8​	N/A​	Starglider 2​	Rainbird​
9​	N/A​	The Cycles​	Accolade​
10​	N/A​	Outrun​	US Gold​

Amiga Computing have no chart data this month.

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “February 1990”

January 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
2​	New Entry​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
3​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
4​	6​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
5​	7​	Sim City​	Maxis/Infogrames​	​
6​	New Entry​	Space Ace​	Readysoft/Entertaintment International​	​
7​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
8​	New Entry​	It Came From the Desert​	Cinemaware/Mirrosoft​	​
9​	2​	Pro Tennis Tour​	Ubisoft​	​
10​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
January 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Chaos Strikes Back​	Mirrorsoft/FTL​	​
2​	1​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
3​	New Entry​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​	​
4​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
5​	1​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
6​	7​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
7​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
8​	New Entry​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
9​	Re-entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
10​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
​	​	​	​	​
January 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
IBM PC & Compatibles​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Chessmaster 2100​	Mindscape​	​
2​	New Entry​	Xenon II​	Imageworks​	​
3​	New Entry​	Populous​	EA​	​
4​	Re-entry​	688 Attack Sub​	EA​	​
5​	6​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra/Activision​	​
6​	3​	Jetfighter​	Velocity/Paperlogic​	​
7​	4​	Sim City​	Maxis/Infogrames​	​
8​	New Entry​	Leisure Suit Larry 3​	Sierra/Activision​	​
9​	Re-entry​	Lombard RAC Rally​	Mandarin​	​
10​	9​	The Black Cauldron​	Sierra/Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th January 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	2​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
3​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
4​	New Entry​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
5​	New Entry​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
6​	3​	Shinobi​	Virgin​	​
7​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
8​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
9​	New Entry​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
10​	8​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
11​	Re-entry​	Barbarian​	Palace​	​
12​	New Entry​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
13​	Re-entry​	Daley Thomsons Decathalon​	Ocean​	​
14​	9​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
15​	6​	Emlyn Hughes International Soccer​	Audiogenic​	​
16​	New Entry​	Fighting Soccer​	Activision​	​
17​	10​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager​	Cognito​	​
18​	4​	Crazy Cars 2​	Titus​	​
19​	5​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	​
20​	7​	New Zealand Story​	Ocean​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th January 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	10​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	New Entry​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
3​	New Entry​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
4​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
5​	7​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
6​	4​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	New Entry​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
8​	8​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
9​	6​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	5​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th January 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	N/A​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
3​	5​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
4​	4​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
5​	2​	Xenon II​	Mirrorsoft​	​
6​	N/A​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
8​	6​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
9​	3​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
10​	18​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
11​	N/A​	Battle Squadron​	Electronic Zoo​	​
12​	10​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft​	​
13​	7​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
14​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
15​	9​	F16 Combat Pilot​	DI​	​
16​	N/A​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager​	Cognito​	​
17​	N/A​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
18​	15​	Gunship​	Microprose​	​
19​	16​	Lombard RAC Rally​	Mandarin​	​
20​	N/A​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th January 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
2​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
3​	1​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​	​
4​	3​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
5​	4​	Xenon 2​	Mirrorsoft​	​
6​	N/A​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
7​	7​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft​	​
8​	2​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
9​	N/A​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
10​	N/A​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​	​
11​	8​	Centrefold Squares​	CDS​	​
12​	N/A​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
13​	5​	Paperboy​	Elite​	​
14​	9​	Promised Lands​	EA​	​
15​	6​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
16​	N/A​	Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager​	Cognito​	​
17​	11​	Ferrari Formula 1​	EA​	​
18​	N/A​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Action Game​	US Gold​	​
19​	13​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
20​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th January 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	N/A​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​	​
4​	8​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
5​	4​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
6​	12​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
8​	5​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
9​	9​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	3​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
11​	6​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
12​	N/A​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
13​	7​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​	​
14​	N/A​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
15​	20​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
16​	N/A​	Father Christmas​	Alternative​	​
17​	N/A​	Double Dragon​	Melbourne House​	​
18​	N/A​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
19​	11​	Strider​	US Gold​	​
20​	19​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th January 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	14​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
5​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
6​	N/A​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	N/A​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
8​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
9​	N/A​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
10​	5​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
11​	13​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
12​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
13​	18​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
14​	17​	Enduro Racer​	Hit Squad​	​
15​	N/A​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
16​	4​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
17​	9​	Soccer 7​	Cult​	​
18​	12​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
19​	6​	Barbarian​	Kixx​	​
20​	11​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th January 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
All Formats​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	System(s)​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
2​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
3​	7​	Robocop​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
4​	11​	Power Drift​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
5​	N/A​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​	Spectrum/Amstrad/ST/Amiga​
6​	10​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
7​	13​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
8​	4​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
9​	N/A​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
10​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
11​	N/A​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
12​	N/A​	Strider​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
13​	N/A​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST​
14​	N/A​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
15​	N/A​	Cabal​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
16​	N/A​	Barbarian​	Kixx​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
17​	N/A​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Martech​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
18​	N/A​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
19​	N/A​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64​
20​	N/A​	Double Dragon​	Melbourne House​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “February 1990” (continued)

January 18th 1990​	Your Sinclair/Gallup​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	(Last Month data is for Gallup, not Virgin)​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	4​	Robocop​	Ocean​
3​	5​	Shinobi​	Virgin​
4​	New Entry​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
5​	3​	Power Drift​	Activision​
6​	1​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​
7​	New Entry​	Cabal​	Ocean​
8​	5​	Strider​	US Gold​
9​	7​	Altered Beast​	Activision​
10​	New Entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​
​	​	​	​
January 18th 1990​	Your Sinclair/Centresoft​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
3​	3​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​
4​	8​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​
5​	Re-entry​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
6​	5​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​
7​	4​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​
8​	10​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​
9​	New Entry​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​
10​	New Entry​	Barbarian​	Kixx​
​	​	​	​
January 1990​	Electron User/Gallup​	​	​
Acorn Electron​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	2​	Play It Again Sam 10​	Superior​
3​	5​	Strike Force Harrier​	Alternative​
4​	N/A​	Yie Air Kung Fu​	Hit Squad​
5​	N/A​	Mini Office​	Alternative​
6​	6​	Play It Again Sam 9​	Superior​
7​	N/A​	Indoor Soccer​	Alternative​
8​	N/A​	Palace of Magic​	Superior​
9​	N/A​	Stryker’s Run​	Blue Ribbon​
10​	10​	Joe Blade​	Players​
11​	3​	Superior Soccer​	Superior​
12​	4​	Chuckie Egg​	A & F​
13​	15​	Snapper​	Acornsoft​
14​	N/A​	Commando​	Elite​
15​	13​	Subway Vigilante​	Players​
16​	N/A​	Fruit Machine​	DK Tronics​
17​	7​	Last of the Free​	Audiogenic​
18​	N/A​	Joe Blade 2​	Players​
19​	12​	Play It Again Sam 8​	Superior​
20​	N/A​	Soccer Boss​	Alternative​
​	​	​	​
4th January 1990​	Amstrad Computer User/Gallup​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	New Entry​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
3​	2​	Robocop​	Ocean​
4​	1​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
5​	New Entry​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​
6​	6​	Twin Turbo V8​	CodeMasters​
7​	5​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​
8​	New Entry​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​
9​	4​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​
10​	New Entry​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​
11​	3​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​
12​	New Entry​	Shinobi​	Virgin​
13​	New Entry​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
14​	New Entry​	Power Drift​	Activision​
15​	New Entry​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​
16​	11​	Crazy Cars 2​	Titus​
17​	New Entry​	Wizball​	Hit Squad​
18​	12​	Dragon Ninja​	Ocean​
19​	New Entry​	Theatre Europe​	Summit​
20​	17​	Emlyn Hughes International Soccer​	Audiogenic​
​	​	​	​
January 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
2​	New Entry​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​
3​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
4​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
5​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
6​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
7​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
8​	1​	Power Drift​	Activision​
9​	New Entry​	Moonwalker​	US Gold​
10​	New Entry​	Future Wars​	Palace​
​	​	​	​
January 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
2​	New Entry​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​
3​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
4​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
5​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
6​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
7​	1​	Power Drift​	Activision​
8​	New Entry​	Moonwalker​	US Gold​
9​	New Entry​	Interphase​	Imageworks​
10​	New Entry​	Future Wars​	Palace​
​	​	​	​
January 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
PC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier​	Mindscape​
2​	2​	M1 Tank Platoon​	Microprose​
3​	New Entry​	Sim City​	Infogrames​
4​	4​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​
5​	3​	Chessmaster 2100​	CDS​
6​	5​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade : The Graphic Adventure​	Lucasfilm​
7​	1​	Hawaiian Odyssey Scenery Adventure​	SubLogic​
8​	7​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra Online​
9​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
10​	New Entry​	Moonwalker​	US Gold​
​	​	​	​
January 1990 (~5th)​	Amiga Computing/Gallup​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Xenon II​	Imageworks​
2​	New Entry​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
3​	Re-entry​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
4​	8​	Kick Off​	Anco​
5​	New Entry​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​
6​	New Entry​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​
7​	New Entry​	Altered Beast​	Activision​
8​	7​	Robocop​	Ocean​
9​	New Entry​	Falcon​	Spectrum Holobyte​
10​	4​	Bloodwytch​	Imageworks​

Commodore User had no charts this month

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “March 1990”

February 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​	​
2​	1​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
3​	2​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
4​	5​	Sim City​	Infrogrames/Maxis​	​
5​	7​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
6​	Re-entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
7​	8​	It Came From the Desert​	Cinemaware/Mirrosoft​	​
8​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
9​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
10​	New Entry​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
​	​	​	​	​
February 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Chaos Strikes Back​	Mirrorsoft/FTL​	​
2​	2​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
3​	8​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
4​	4​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
5​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
6​	New Entry​	Maniac Mansion​	US Gold/Lucasfilm​	​
7​	9​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
8​	Re-entry​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft/Spectrum Holobyte​	​
9​	New Entry​	The Hound of Shadow​	EA​	​
10​	New Entry​	Ghoul ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
​	​	​	​	​
February 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
IBM PC & Compatibles​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Flight Simulator V4​	Microsoft​	​
2​	1​	Chessmaster 2100​	Mindscape​	​
3​	3​	Populous​	EA​	​
4​	4​	688 Attack Sub​	EA​	​
5​	New Entry​	Indianapolis 500​	EA​	​
6​	8​	Leisure Suit Larry 3​	Sierra/Activision​	​
7​	New Entry​	The Colonel’s Bequest​	Sierra/Activision​	​
8​	New Entry​	Bridge Player 2150​	Oxford Softworks​	​
9​	5​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra/Activision​	​
10​	New Entry​	Hero’s Quest​	Sierra/Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th February 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	8​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
4​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
5​	2​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
6​	New Entry​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
7​	3​	Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
8​	7​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
9​	New Entry​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
10​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​	​
11​	5​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
12​	New Entry​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
13​	11​	Barbarian​	Palace​	​
14​	4​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
15​	6​	Shinobi​	Virgin​	​
16​	9​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
17​	New Entry​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
18​	New Entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
19​	New Entry​	Mega Mix​	Ocean​	​
20​	14​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th February 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	7​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
3​	New Entry​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
4​	4​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
5​	3​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	2​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	5​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
8​	New Entry​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
9​	6​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	8​	Top Gun​	Hit Squad​	​
​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
3​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
5​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	​
6​	7​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
7​	N/A​	Space Ace​	Entertainment International/Readysoft​	​
8​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
9​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
10​	3​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
11​	10​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
12​	13​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
13​	17​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
14​	2​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
15​	5​	Xenon II​	Imageworks​	​
16​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
17​	11​	Battle Squadron​	Electronic Zoo​	​
18​	6​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​	​
19​	4​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	​
20​	8​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	12​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
4​	1​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
5​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
6​	6​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
7​	N/A​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
8​	N/A​	Bomber​	Activision​	​
9​	15​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
10​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	​
11​	10​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​	​
12​	5​	Xenon 2​	Imageworks​	​
13​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
14​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
15​	9​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
16​	3​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
17​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
18​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
19​	N/A​	Onslaught​	Hewson​	​
20​	20​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
4​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
5​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
6​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	​
8​	7​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
9​	18​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
10​	5​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
11​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
12​	4​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
13​	9​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​	​
14​	8​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
15​	N/A​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
16​	N/A​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	​
17​	3​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
18​	N/A​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
19​	16​	Father Christmas​	Alternative​	​
20​	N/A​	Mega Mix​	Ocean​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
4​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
5​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
6​	3​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
8​	5​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
9​	N/A​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
10​	4​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
11​	11​	Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins​	Encore​	​
12​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	​
13​	9​	Cabal​	Ocean​	​
14​	N/A​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
15​	10​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
16​	6​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
17​	N/A​	Fantastic World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
18​	N/A​	Predator​	Hit Squad​	​
19​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
20​	N/A​	Father Christmas​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	(no last month as this is the first time CVG track Amstrad)​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
2​	N/A​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
5​	N/A​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
6​	N/A​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
8​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
9​	N/A​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
10​	N/A​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
11​	N/A​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
12​	N/A​	Nigel Mansel’s Grand Prix​	Alternative​	​
13​	N/A​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​	​
14​	N/A​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
15​	N/A​	The Flintstones​	Bug Byte​	​
16​	N/A​	Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins​	Encore​	​
17​	N/A​	Twin Turbo V8​	CodeMasters​	​
18​	N/A​	Mega Mix​	Ocean​	​
19​	N/A​	Pub Trivia​	CodeMasters​	​
20​	N/A​	Count Duckula​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Nintendo​	​	​	​
NES​	(no last month as this is the first time CVG track NES)​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Super Mario Bros 2​	Nintendo​	​
2​	N/A​	The Legend of Zelda​	Nintendo​	​
3​	N/A​	Rush'n Attack​	Konami​	​
4​	N/A​	RoboWarrior​	Jaleco​	​
5​	N/A​	Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!​	Nintendo​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Sega​	​	​	​
Master System​	(no last month as this is the first time CVG track MS)​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	California Games​	Epyx​	​
2​	N/A​	Wonder Boy 3​	Sega​	​
3​	N/A​	R-Type​	Sega​	​
4​	N/A​	Ghostbusters​	Sega​	​
5​	N/A​	World Soccer​	Sega​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th February 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
All Formats​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	System(s)​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
2​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
3​	N/A​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
4​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
5​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
6​	3​	Robocop​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
7​	N/A​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
8​	10​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
9​	11​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
10​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	Spectrum/C64/Amiga/ST​
11​	N/A​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
12​	4​	Power Drift​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
13​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
14​	6​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
15​	8​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
16​	15​	Cabal​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
17​	N/A​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
18​	7​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
19​	N/A​	Mega Mix​	Ocean​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
20​	5​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad/ST​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “March 1990” (Continued)

18th Februrary 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	(Unclear if Last Month data is for Gallup or Virgin)​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​
2​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​
3​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
4​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
5​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
6​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
7​	New Entry​	Turbo Outun​	US Gold​
8​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​
9​	New Entry​	Myth​	System 3​
10​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
​	​	​	​
18th Februrary 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	New Entry​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​
3​	New Entry​	Billy the Kid​	CodeMasters​
4​	2​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
5​	New Entry​	International Football​	Cult​
6​	New Entry​	Operation Gunship​	CodeMasters​
7​	New Entry​	Tetris​	Mirrorsoft​
8​	New Entry​	World Class Leaderboard​	Kixx​
9​	5​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
10​	New Entry​	Jungle Warfare​	Virgin​
​	​	​	​
February 1990​	Electron User/Gallup​	​	​
Acorn Electron​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Tarzan​	React​
2​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
3​	2​	Play It Again Sam 10​	Superior​
4​	15​	Subway Vigilante​	Players​
5​	18​	Joe Blade 2​	Players​
6​	9​	Stryker’s Run​	Blue Ribbon​
7​	4​	Yie Air Kung Fu​	Hit Squad​
8​	N/A​	Rockfall​	Alternative​
9​	N/A​	Tomcat​	Players​
10​	13​	Snapper​	Acornsoft​
11​	N/A​	Hopper​	Acornsoft​
12​	N/A​	Video Pinball​	Alternative​
13​	N/A​	Play It Again Sam 2​	Superior​
14​	N/A​	Frankenstein 2000​	Atlantis​
15​	N/A​	Play It Again Sam 4​	Superior​
16​	N/A​	Spooksville​	Blue Ribbon​
17​	N/A​	Codename : Droid​	Blue Ribbon​
18​	12​	Chuckie Egg​	A & F​
19​	N/A​	Snooker​	Visions​
20​	N/A​	Blockbusters​	TV Games​
​	​	​	​
1st February 1990​	Amstrad Computer User/Gallup​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	3​	Robocop​	Ocean​
3​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
4​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
5​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
6​	New Entry​	Pub Trivia​	CodeMasters​
7​	4​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
8​	New Entry​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​
9​	New Entry​	Father Christmas​	Alternative​
10​	13​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
11​	5​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​
12​	New Entry​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
13​	New Entry​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​
14​	New Entry​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
15​	11​	Batman 3D​	Hit Squad​
16​	14​	Power Drift​	Activision​
17​	8​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​
18​	15​	Cobra​	Hit Squad​
19​	6​	Twin Turbo V8​	CodeMasters​
20​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
​	​	​	​
24th February 1990​	CU Amiga/Unknown (suspected Gallup)​	​	​
Amiga​	Formerly Commodore User​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
2​	4​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
3​	3​	Hard Drivin'​	Database/Mandarin​
4​	2​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
5​	18​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​
6​	10​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
7​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
8​	5​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
9​	11​	Kick Off​	Anco​
10​	9​	Space Ace​	Readysoft​
11​	6​	Power Drift​	Activision​
12​	17​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​
13​	12​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​
14​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
15​	23​	Populous​	EA​
16​	15​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​
17​	28​	Drivin’ Force​	US Gold​
18​	27​	Sim City​	Infrogrames​
19​	8​	Robocop​	Ocean​
20​	14​	Xenon 2​	Mirrorsoft​
21​	7​	Interphase​	Mirrorsoft​
22​	24​	It Came From The Desert​	Mirrorsoft​
23​	25​	Fun School 2​	Database/Mandarin​
24​	20​	Beach Volley​	Ocean​
25​	42​	Moonwalker​	US Gold​
26​	29​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​
27​	46​	North and South​	Infrogrames​
28​	34​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​
29​	19​	Continental Circus​	Virgin​
30​	36​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​
31​	44​	Supercars​	Accolade​
32​	52​	Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (TAC)​	US Gold​
33​	30​	Lombard RAC Rally​	Database/Mandarin​
34​	31​	Future Wars​	Delphine​
35​	22​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
36​	New Entry​	Jack Nicklaus Golf​	Accolade​
37​	35​	Light Force​	Ocean​
38​	New Entry​	Iron Lord​	Ubisoft​
39​	13​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
40​	54​	World Class Leaderboard​	Klassix​
​	​	​	​
February 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Chaos Strikes Back​	FTL​
2​	New Entry​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​
3​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
4​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
5​	10​	Future Wars​	Palace​
6​	New Entry​	Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins​	US Gold​
7​	7​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
8​	6​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
9​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
10​	1​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
​	​	​	​
February 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
2​	New Entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
3​	New Entry​	Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins​	US Gold​
4​	New Entry​	Future Wars​	Palace​
5​	1​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
6​	New Entry​	It Came From The Desert​	Cinemaware​
7​	3​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
8​	New Entry​	Space Ace​	Readysoft​
9​	New Entry​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
10​	4​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
​	​	​	​
February 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
PC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	9​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
2​	New Entry​	Xenon 2​	Imageworks​
3​	5​	Chessmaster 2100​	CDS​
4​	New Entry​	Leisure Suit Larry 2​	Sierra Online​
5​	New Entry​	Battlechess​	EA​
6​	8​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra Online​
7​	New Entry​	Indianapolis 500​	EA​
8​	New Entry​	Populous​	EA​
9​	1​	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier​	Mindscape​
10​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
​	​	​	​
February 1990 (~5th)​	Amiga Computing/Gallup​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	New Entry​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
3​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin’​	Tengen​
4​	8​	Robocop​	Ocean​
5​	1​	Xenon 2​	Imageworks​
6​	3​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
7​	New Entry​	Interphase​	Imageworks​
8​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
9​	5​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microprose​
10​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​

With the change of "Commodore User" magazine to "CU Amiga", it has stopped tracking C64.

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “April 1990”

March 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​	​
2​	2​	Future Wars​	Delphine/Palace​	​
3​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
4​	5​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
5​	New Entry​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​	​
6​	3​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
7​	10​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
8​	6​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
9​	Re-entry​	The Duel​	Accolade​	​
10​	Re-entry​	Maniac Mansion​	Lucasfilm/US Gold​	​
​	​	​	​	​
March 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anco​	​
2​	New Entry​	Ultima V​	Origin/Mindscape​	​
3​	1​	Chaos Strikes Back​	FTL/Mirrrorsoft​	​
4​	New Entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
5​	10​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
6​	New Entry​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​	​
7​	Re-entry​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft/Cinemaware​	​
8​	Re-entry​	Falcon: The Mission Disks - Volume 1​	Mirrorsoft/Spectrum Holobyte​	​
9​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
10​	Re-entry​	Hard Drivin'​	Tengen/Domark​	​
​	​	​	​	​
March 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
IBM PC & Compatibles​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	2​	Chessmaster 2100​	Mindscape​	​
2​	1​	Flight Simulator V4​	SubLogic​	​
3​	5​	Indianapolis 500​	EA​	​
4​	4​	688 Attack Sub​	EA​	​
5​	Re-entry​	Xenon II: Megablast​	Imageworks​	​
6​	New Entry​	Flight Simulator Scenary Disk: West Europe​	SubLogic​	​
7​	7​	The Colonel’s Bequest​	Sierra/Activision​	​
8​	9​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra/Activision​	​
9​	3​	Populous​	ea​	​
10​	Re-entry​	F-19 Stealth Fighter​	Microprose​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th March 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
3​	4​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
4​	6​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
5​	17​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
6​	5​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
7​	3​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
8​	7​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
9​	8​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
10​	10​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​	​
11​	12​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
12​	14​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
13​	9​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
14​	New Entry​	Myth​	System 3​	​
15​	New Entry​	Moonwalker​	US Gold​	​
16​	New Entry​	Special Action​	Ocean​	​
17​	Re-entry​	Emlyn Hughes International Soccer​	Audiogenic​	​
18​	New Entry​	4 Soccer Simulators​	CodeMasters​	​
19​	New Entry​	Footballer of the Year 2​	Gremlin​	​
20​	20​	Altered Beast​	Activision​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th March 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	8​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	Re-entry​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
4​	2​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
5​	5​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	3​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	New Entry​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
8​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters​	Virgin​	​
9​	4​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	6​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Bomber​	Activision​	​
2​	2​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
3​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​	​
5​	10​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
6​	6​	Interphase​	Imageworks​	​
7​	9​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
8​	12​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
9​	4​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
10​	16​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
11​	8​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
12​	7​	Space Ace​	Entertainment International/Readysoft​	​
13​	20​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
14​	N/A​	Future Wars​	Delphine​	​
15​	N/A​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
16​	N/A​	Populous​	EA​	​
17​	13​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
18​	3​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
19​	14​	Stunt Car Racer​	Microstyle​	​
20​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Bomber​	Activision​	​
2​	N/A​	Chaos Strikes Back​	Mirrorsoft​	​
3​	14​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
4​	3​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
5​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
6​	N/A​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​	​
7​	17​	Ghouls ‘n Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
8​	N/A​	Footballer of the Year 2​	Gremlin​	​
9​	15​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
10​	9​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
11​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
12​	N/A​	TV Sports Football​	Mirrorsoft​	​
13​	N/A​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
14​	7​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
15​	4​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
16​	13​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
17​	N/A​	Microprose Soccer​	Microprose​	​
18​	N/A​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
19​	N/A​	Falcon​	Mirrorsoft​	​
20​	N/A​	Future Wars​	Delphine​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	4​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	3​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
3​	N/A​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
4​	N/A​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	​
5​	N/A​	International Karate +​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
7​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
8​	11​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
9​	16​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	​
10​	N/A​	Peter Beardsley's International Football​	Bug-Byte Premier​	​
11​	5​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
12​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
13​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
14​	10​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
15​	7​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​	​
16​	N/A​	Myth​	System 3​	​
17​	N/A​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	​
18​	N/A​	Postman Pat 2​	Alternative​	​
19​	N/A​	World Class Leaderboard​	Kixx​	​
20​	N/A​	Sooty & Sweep​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	17​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	5​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
5​	11​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
6​	7​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
7​	N/A​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
8​	15​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
9​	N/A​	Peter Beardsley's International Football​	Bug-Byte Premier​	​
10​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
11​	3​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
12​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
13​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
14​	N/A​	Ghostbusters​	Virgin​	​
15​	14​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
16​	N/A​	4 Soccer Simulators​	CodeMasters​	​
17​	N/A​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	​
18​	19​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
19​	10​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
20​	4​	Operation Gunship​	Ocean​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	5​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
4​	N/A​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
5​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
6​	N/A​	International Karate +​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	N/A​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	​
8​	1​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
9​	N/A​	Footballer of the Year 2​	Gremlin​	​
10​	19​	Pub Trivia​	CodeMasters​	​
11​	4​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
12​	8​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
13​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
14​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
15​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
16​	11​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​	​
17​	N/A​	Miami Vice​	Hit Squad​	​
18​	N/A​	4 Soccer Sims​	CodeMasters​	​
19​	7​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
20​	N/A​	Pro Mountain Bike Simulator​	Alternative​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th March 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
All Formats​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	System(s)​
1​	4​	Paperboy​	Encore​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
2​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
3​	N/A​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
4​	7​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
5​	N/A​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
6​	3​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
7​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
8​	N/A​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
9​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
10​	13​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
11​	N/A​	International Karate +​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
12​	N/A​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
13​	14​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
14​	N/A​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
15​	5​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
16​	N/A​	Peter Beardsley's International Football​	Bug-Byte Premier​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
17​	N/A​	Footballer of the Year 2​	Gremlin​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
18​	8​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
19​	N/A​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
20​	9​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “April 1990” (continued)

18th March 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​
2​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
3​	New Entry​	Space Harrier II​	Grandslam Entertainment​
4​	8​	Double Dragon 2​	Melbourne House​
5​	Re-entry​	Robocop​	Ocean​
6​	6​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
7​	New Entry​	Football Manager 2 & FM2 Expansion Kit​	Addictive Games​
8​	New Entry​	The Biz​	Ocean​
9​	New Entry​	World Championship Boxing Manager​	Goliath Games​
10​	4​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
​	​	​	​
18th March 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
2​	New Entry​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
3​	New Entry​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​
4​	9​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
5​	8​	World Class Leaderboard​	Kixx​
6​	New Entry​	Ghostbusters​	Virgin​
7​	4​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
8​	New Entry​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
9​	New Entry​	Bronx Street Cop​	Virgin​
10​	10​	Jungle Warfare​	Virgin​
​	​	​	​
March 1990​	Electron User/Gallup​	​	​
Acorn Electron​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Paperboy​	Elite​
2​	N/A​	Commando​	Elite​
3​	4​	Subway Vigilante​	Players​
4​	5​	Joe Blade 2​	Players​
5​	N/A​	Palace of Magic​	Blue Ribbon​
6​	N/A​	Last of the Free​	Audiogenic​
7​	N/A​	Cops ‘n’ Robbers​	Atlantis​
8​	N/A​	Frak!​	Alternative​
9​	N/A​	Play It Again Sam 9​	Superior​
10​	17​	Codename : Droid​	Blue Ribbon​
11​	N/A​	Football Manager​	Addictive​
12​	N/A​	Strike Force Harrier​	Alternative​
13​	N/A​	Yie Air Kung Fu​	Hit Squad​
14​	N/A​	Cricket​	Bugbyte​
15​	N/A​	Footballer of the Year​	Gremlin​
16​	6​	Stryker’s Run​	Blue Ribbon​
17​	N/A​	Grid Iron​	Top Ten​
18​	N/A​	Joe Blade​	Players​
19​	11​	Hopper​	Acornsoft​
20​	N/A​	Stormcycle​	Atlantis​
​	​	​	​
1st March 1990​	Amstrad Computer User/Gallup​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
2​	3​	Paperboy​	Encore​
3​	20​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
4​	4​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
5​	5​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
6​	New Entry​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
7​	New Entry​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​
8​	New Entry​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​
9​	2​	Robocop​	Ocean​
10​	7​	Crazy Cars​	Hit Squad​
11​	12​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
12​	New Entry​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​
13​	6​	Pub Trivia​	CodeMasters​
14​	New Entry​	Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix​	Alternative​
15​	New Entry​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​
16​	19​	Twin Turbo V8​	CodeMasters​
17​	8​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​
18​	16​	Power Drift​	Activision​
19​	New Entry​	Count Duckula​	Alternative​
20​	New Entry​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​
​	​	​	​
24th March 1990​	CU Amiga/Unknown (suspected Gallup)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Bomber​	Activision​
2​	35​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
3​	2​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
4​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
5​	28​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​
6​	9​	Kick Off​	Anco​
7​	6​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
8​	39​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
9​	16​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​
10​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​
11​	34​	Future Wars​	Delphine​
12​	8​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
13​	New Entry​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​
14​	4​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
15​	New Entry​	Magnum 4​	Ocean​
16​	3​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​
17​	New Entry​	Captain Blood​	Smash 16​
18​	15​	Populous​	EA​
19​	New Entry​	Drum Studio​	Players​
20​	18​	Sim City​	Infogrames​
​	​	​	​
March 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	1​	Chaos Strikes Back​	FTL​
2​	Re-entry​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
3​	4​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
4​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anco​
5​	2​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​
6​	New Entry​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​
7​	New Entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​
8​	3​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
9​	New Entry​	Shoot’em’Up Construction Kit​	Palace​
10​	New Entry​	Ultima V​	Microprose​
​	​	​	​
March 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	7​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
2​	New Entry​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​
3​	2​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​
4​	1​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
5​	New Entry​	Cabal​	Ocean​
6​	New Entry​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​
7​	6​	It Came From The Desert​	Cinemaware​
8​	8​	Space Ace​	Empire / Readysoft​
9​	New Entry​	Starflight​	EA​
10​	New Entry​	Master Sound​	Microdeal​
​	​	​	​
March 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
PC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Leisure Suit Larry 3​	Sierra Online​
2​	3​	Chessmaster 2100​	CDS​
3​	1​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
4​	7​	Indianapolis 500​	EA​
5​	8​	Populous​	EA​
6​	9​	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier​	Mindscape​
7​	New Entry​	688 Attack Sub​	EA​
8​	New Entry​	Populous: New Worlds​	EA​
9​	New Entry​	Space Rogue​	Origin​
10​	New Entry​	Hero’s Quest​	Sierra Online​
​	​	​	​
March 1990 (~5th)​	Amiga Computing/Gallup​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	2​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
2​	8​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
3​	3​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​
4​	10​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​
5​	New Entry​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​
6​	6​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
7​	1​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
8​	New Entry​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​
9​	Re-entry​	Kick Off​	Anco​
10​	New Entry​	Space Ace​	Readysoft​

 

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UK software sales charts for magazines titled “May 1990”

​	​	​	​	​
28th April 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	TV Sports Basketball​	Cinemaware/Mirrosoft​	​
2​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anco​	​
3​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​	​
4​	New Entry​	Manchester United​	Krisalis​	​
5​	Re-entry​	"Western European Tour" Scenery Disk (Flight Simulator II data disk)​	SubLogic​	​
6​	3​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
7​	New Entry​	Infestation​	Psygnosis​	​
8​	1​	Fighter Bomber​	Activision​	​
9​	New Entry​	Dragon’s Breath​	Palace​	​
10​	New Entry​	Pinball Magic​	Loriciels​	​
​	​	​	​	​
28th April 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	New Entry​	Midwinter​	Rainbird​	​
2​	2​	Ultima V​	Origin/Mindscape​	​
3​	9​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
4​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​	​
5​	New Entry​	Jack Nicklaus Golf​	Accolade​	​
6​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anco​	​
7​	New Entry​	Wayne Gretzky Hockey​	Bethesda Softworks​	​
8​	New Entry​	Starflight​	EA​	​
9​	New Entry​	Pinball Magic​	Loriciels​	​
10​	New Entry​	Super Cars​	Gremlin​	​
​	​	​	​	​
28th April 1990​	The One/Software Circus​	​	​	​
IBM PC & Compatibles​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	2​	Flight Simulator V4​	Microsoft​	​
2​	1​	Chessmaster 2100​	Mindscape​	​
3​	New Entry​	Code-name: Iceman​	Sierra/Activision​	​
4​	New Entry​	Risk​	Leisure Genius​	​
5​	New Entry​	A-10 Tank Killer​	Dynamix/Activision​	​
6​	Re-entry​	"Western European Tour" Scenery Disk (Flight Simulator II expansion)​	SubLogic​	​
7​	3​	Indianapolis 500​	EA​	​
8​	4​	688 Attack Sub​	EA​	​
9​	New Entry​	Mech Warrior​	Infocom/Activision​	​
10​	Re-entry​	Jack Nicklaus Golf​	Accolade​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th April 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
2​	4​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
3​	5​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
4​	2​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
5​	6​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
6​	18​	4 Soccer Simulators​	CodeMasters​	​
7​	7​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
8​	11​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
9​	3​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
10​	10​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​	​
11​	9​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
12​	8​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​	​
13​	New Entry​	Football Manager 2​	Addictive​	​
14​	New Entry​	Test Drive 2​	Accolade​	​
15​	12​	Power Drift​	Activision​	​
16​	Re-entry​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
17​	New Entry​	Boxing Manager​	Goliath​	​
18​	Re-entry​	The Tolkien Trilogy​	Beau Jolly​	​
19​	14​	Myth​	System 3​	​
20​	13​	100% Dynamite​	Ocean​	​
​	​	​	​	​
18th April 1990​	SinclairUser/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	4​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
3​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
4​	7​	Buggy Boy​	CodeMasters​	​
5​	3​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	5​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	New Entry​	World Soccer​	Zeppelin Games​	​
8​	10​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
9​	6​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
10​	New Entry​	Combat School​	Encore​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	TV Sports Basketball​	Mirrorsoft​	​
2​	N/A​	Italia 1990​	CodeMasters​	​
3​	N/A​	Supercars​	Gremlin​	​
4​	N/A​	Manchester United​	Krisalis​	​
5​	N/A​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​	​
6​	4​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​	​
7​	N/A​	Captain Blood​	Smash 16​	​
8​	N/A​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
9​	2​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
10​	1​	Bomber​	Activision​	​
11​	5​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​	​
12​	8​	Kick Off​	Anco​	​
13​	N/A​	Infestation​	Psygnosis​	​
14​	N/A​	Double Dragon 2​	Virgin​	​
15​	12​	Space Ace​	Entertainment International/Readysoft​	​
16​	15​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
17​	9​	Hard Drivin’​	Domark​	​
18​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
19​	N/A​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
20​	N/A​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
2​	N/A​	Italia 1990​	CodeMasters​	​
3​	N/A​	Supercars​	Gremlin​	​
4​	6​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​	​
5​	N/A​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
6​	N/A​	Captain Blood​	Smash 16​	​
7​	7​	Ghouls ‘n Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
8​	N/A​	Player Manager​	Anco​	​
9​	15​	Hard Drivin'​	Domark​	​
10​	5​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
11​	9​	Extra Time: Kick Off Data Disk​	Anco​	​
12​	11​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
13​	N/A​	The Ninja Warriors​	Virgin​	​
14​	1​	Bomber​	Activision​	​
15​	2​	Chaos Strikes Back​	Mirrorsoft​	​
16​	N/A​	Advanced Rugby Simulator​	CodeMasters​	​
17​	18​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
18​	16​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
19​	N/A​	Drakkhen​	Infogrames​	​
20​	20​	Future Wars​	Delphine​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
C64​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
2​	3​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
3​	N/A​	Ikari Warriors​	Encore​	​
4​	N/A​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	​
5​	4​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	​
6​	5​	International Karate +​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	9​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	​
8​	N/A​	Super Hang On​	Hit Squad​	​
9​	12​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
10​	N/A​	1943​	Kixx​	​
11​	N/A​	Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper​	Hi-Tec​	​
12​	N/A​	Platoon​	Hit Squad​	​
13​	N/A​	Captain Blood​	Players​	​
14​	N/A​	4 Soccer Simulations​	CodeMasters​	​
15​	2​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
16​	17​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	​
17​	6​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
18​	N/A​	World Soccer​	Zeppelin Games​	​
19​	N/A​	Winter Games​	Kixx​	​
20​	8​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Spectrum​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	5​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	​
4​	N/A​	Ikari Warriors​	Encore​	​
5​	4​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
6​	N/A​	Short Circuit​	Hit Squad​	​
7​	7​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
8​	N/A​	Football Director: 2 Player Super League​	Cult​	​
9​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
10​	N/A​	World Soccer​	Zeppelin Games​	​
11​	N/A​	Platoon​	Encore​	​
12​	17​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	​
13​	N/A​	Rampage​	Hit Squad​	​
14​	10​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
15​	N/A​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	​
16​	N/A​	1943​	Kixx​	​
17​	15​	Renegade​	Hit Squad​	​
18​	N/A​	Super Hang On​	Hit Squad​	​
19​	N/A​	Peter Beardsley's International Football​	Bug-Byte Premier​	​
20​	N/A​	Striker​	Cult​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
Amstrad CPC​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	1​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	​
2​	2​	Paperboy​	Encore​	​
3​	N/A​	Ikari Warriors​	Encore​	​
4​	10​	Pub Trivia​	CodeMasters​	​
5​	4​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	​
6​	3​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	​
7​	7​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	​
8​	N/A​	1943​	Kixx​	​
9​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	​
10​	5​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	​
11​	13​	Robocop​	Ocean​	​
12​	N/A​	Super Hang On​	Hit Squad​	​
13​	N/A​	Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper​	Hi-Tec​	​
14​	N/A​	Captain Blood​	Players​	​
15​	N/A​	4 Soccer Simulators​	CodeMasters​	​
16​	12​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	​
17​	8​	Ghostbusters 2​	Activision​	​
18​	11​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​	​
19​	17​	Miami Vice​	Hit Squad​	​
20​	14​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Spectresoft (retail store)​	​	​	​
PC Engine​	(no last month as this is the first time CVG track PC Engine)​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Chase HQ​	Taito​	​
2​	N/a​	PC Kid​	Hudson Soft​	​
3​	N/A​	Heavy Unit​	Taito​	​
4​	N/A​	Super Volleyball​	Video System​	​
5​	N/A​	Wonderboy III – Monster Lair​	Hudson Soft​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Spectresoft (retail store)​	​	​	​
Mega Drive​	(no last month as this is the first time CVG track Mega Drive)​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	​
1​	N/A​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	Capcom​	​
2​	N/A​	Golden Axe​	Sega​	​
3​	N/A​	Tatsujin​	Taito​	​
4​	N/A​	Curse​	Micronet​	​
5​	N/A​	Herzog Zwei​	Sega​	​
​	​	​	​	​
16th April 1990​	CVG/Gallup​	​	​	​
All Formats​	​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​	System(s)​
1​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
2​	3​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
3​	N/A​	Ikari Warriors​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
4​	5​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
5​	N/A​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
6​	2​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
7​	14​	Combat School​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
8​	N/A​	Captain Blood​	Players​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
9​	7​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
10​	12​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
11​	13​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
12​	10​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
13​	N/A​	1943​	Kixx​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
14​	9​	Robocop​	Ocean​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
15​	N/A​	Super Hang-On​	Hit Squad​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
16​	N/A​	Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper​	Hi-Tec​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
17​	4​	Turbo Outrun​	US Gold​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
18​	N/A​	4 Soccer Simulations​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
19​	19​	Space Harrier​	Encore​	Spectrum/Amstrad/C64/ST/Amiga​
20​	N/A​	MIG 29​	CodeMasters​	Spectrum/C64/Amstrad​
​	​	​	​	​

 

[sir_crocodile]

UK software sales charts for magazines titled “May 1990” (continued)

​	​	​	​
12th April 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Full Price​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​
2​	2​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
3​	1​	Gazza’s Super Soccer​	Empire​
4​	6​	Batman - The Movie​	Ocean​
5​	5​	Robocop​	Ocean​
6​	New Entry​	Scramble Spirits​	Grandslam Entertainment​
7​	Re-entry​	Turbo Outun​	US Gold​
8​	New Entry​	Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts​	US Gold​
9​	New Entry​	P-47: The Phantom Fighter​	Firebird​
10​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​
​	​	​	​
12th April 1990​	Your Sinclair/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Spectrum Budget​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Hit Squad​	CodeMasters​
2​	New Entry​	Bounty Hunter​	Cult​
3​	2​	Fantasy World Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
4​	New Entry​	World Soccer​	Zeppelin Games​
5​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
6​	4​	Ghosts 'n' Goblins​	Encore​
7​	3​	Buggy Boy​	Encore​
8​	New Entry​	Super League​	Players​
9​	Re-entry​	Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
10​	New Entry​	4 Soccer Simulations​	CodeMasters​
​	​	​	​
April 1990​	Electron User/Gallup​	​	​
Acorn Electron​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	N/A​	Superior Soccer​	Superior​
2​	20​	Stormcycle​	Atlantis​
3​	4​	Joe Blade 2​	Players​
4​	10​	Codename : Droid​	Blue Ribbon​
5​	N/A​	Quest​	Superior​
6​	N/A​	Spooksville​	Blue Ribbon​
7​	N/A​	Graham Gooch Test Cricket​	Alternative​
8​	N/A​	Tomcat​	Players​
9​	N/A​	Fruit Machine​	DK Tronics​
10​	N/A​	Spellbinder​	Superior​
11​	N/A​	Creepy Cave​	Atlantis​
12​	N/A​	Frankenstein 2000​	Atlantis​
13​	N/A​	Golden Figurine​	Atlantis​
14​	18​	Joe Blade​	Players​
15​	12​	Strike Force Harrier​	Alternative​
16​	13​	Yie Air Kung Fu​	Hit Squad​
17​	2​	Commando​	Encore​
18​	N/A​	Ravenskull​	Blue Ribbon​
19​	N/A​	Olympic Spectacular​	Alternative​
20​	1​	Paperboy​	Encore​
​	​	​	​
26th April 1990​	CU Amiga/Unknown (suspected Gallup)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Italia 1990​	CodeMasters​
2​	New Entry​	Manchester United​	Krisalis​
3​	10​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​
4​	5​	Advanced Ski Simulator​	CodeMasters​
5​	17​	Captain Blood​	Smash 16​
6​	New Entry​	TV Sports Basketball​	Mirrorsoft​
7​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​
8​	1​	Bomber​	Activision​
9​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anco​
10​	19​	Drum Studio​	Players​
11​	3​	Operation Thunderbolt​	Ocean​
12​	2​	Treasure Island Dizzy​	CodeMasters​
13​	4​	Chase HQ​	Ocean​
14​	7​	Shadow of the Beast​	Psygnosis​
15​	New Entry​	Xenomorph​	Padora​
16​	6​	Infestation​	Psygnosis​
17​	8​	Supercars​	Gremlin​
18​	6​	Kick Off​	Anco​
19​	8​	The Untouchables​	Ocean​
20​	New Entry​	Dragon’s Breath​	Palace​
​	​	​	​
April 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Atari ST​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Midwinter​	Microprose​
2​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​
3​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​
4​	New Entry​	Risk​	Leisure Genius​
5​	New Entry​	World Championship Boxing Manager​	Goliath​
6​	4​	Player Manager​	Anco​
7​	New Entry​	Black Tiger​	US Gold​
8​	New Entry​	Space Ace​	Empire/Readysoft​
9​	New Entry​	Supercars​	Gremlin​
10​	New Entry​	Rockstar Ate My Hamster​	CodeMasters​
​	​	​	​
April 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
Amiga​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Dragon’s Breath​	Palace​
2​	New Entry​	Player Manager​	Anc​
3​	New Entry​	TV Sports Basketball​	Cinemaware/Mirrorsoft​
4​	New Entry​	X-Out​	Rainbow Arts​
5​	New Entry​	Supercars​	Gremlin​
6​	New Entry​	Black Tiger​	US Gold​
7​	New Entry​	World Championship Boxing Manager​	Goliath​
8​	New Entry​	Space Harrier II​	Grandslam​
9​	New Entry​	Rainbow Islands​	Ocean​
10​	New Entry​	Risk​	Leisure Genius​
​	​	​	​
April 1990 (~12th)​	Zero/Virgin Games Centre (oxford street store)​	​	​
PC​	​	​	​
Rank​	Last Month​	Title​	Publisher​
1​	New Entry​	Flight Simulator V4​	Microsoft​
2​	New Entry​	Die Hard​	Activision​
3​	5​	Populous​	Bullfrog​
4​	New Entry​	Football Manager 2 & FM2 Expansion Kit​	Addictive Games​
5​	New Entry​	Top 10 Solid Gold​	Cosmi​
6​	Re-entry​	King’s Quest Triple Pack​	Sierra Online​
7​	New Entry​	Starflight 2​	EA​
8​	9​	Space Rogue​	Origin​
9​	New Entry​	F19 Stealth Fighter​	Microprose​
10​	New Entry​	Mechwarrior​	Activision​
​	​	​	​

No Amstrad Computer User chart this month.
No more Amiga Computing charts at all it seems.