Replay Magazine #1s

Replay magazine used to publish monthly Player's Choice charts. The chart was based on surveys mailed to operators, who were asked to rate games from 1-10 based on performance/earnings.

The monthly charts started in April of 1980. Prior to that, they did year-end surveys for 1976-1979 (the year-end charts mixed video and pinball games. I have stripped out the pinball games to create a list of video games only for these 4 charts).

Note that some issues are missing. Replay sent me copies of the charts several years ago (which I lost after transcribing the info I wanted) and I think they told me that there were some months when they didn't publish a chart, but I'd have to check the issues for the missing months to be sure.
Missing Issues/Chart Not Published: May 1980, September 1980, November 1980, September 1981, June 1984, August 1984, October 1984, December 1984.
(if you have any of these issues and can verify if they have charts or not, please let me know)

Below is a chronology of the #1 game through the end of 1984.

Upright Video Games Chart (for licensed games I only list the company that released the game in the US):
·         10/76 and 11/77: Sea Wolf (Midway)
·         11/78: Space Wars (Cinematronics)
·         11/79: Space Invaders (Midway)
·         4/80-3/81: Asteroids (Atari)
·         4/81-5/81: Defender (Williams)
·         6/81: Scramble (Stern)
·         7/81: Pac-Man (Midway)
·         8/81-11/81: Defender
·         12/81-3/82: Pac-Man
·         4/82-5/82: Ms. Pac-Man (Midway)
·         6/82: Zaxxon (Sega/Gremlin)
·         7/82-9/82: Ms. Pac-Man
·         10/82: Jungle King (Taito)
·         11/82-12/82: Ms. Pac-Man
·         1/83-2/83: Joust (Williams)
·         3/83-8/83: Pole Position (Atari)
·         9/83-11/83: Dragon's Lair (Cinematronics)
·         12/83: Pole Position
·         1/84: MACH 3 (Gottlieb/Mylstar)
·         2/84: Track & Field (Centuri)
·         3/84-4/84: Spy Hunter (Bally/Midway)
·         5/84: Track & Field
·         7/84: Punch Out (Nintendo)
·         9/84,11/4: Spy Hunter

Software Charts: Replay started a separate chart for conversion kits/kit games in May of 1983.

·         5/83: Black Widow (Atari)
·         6/83: Mr. Do! (Universal)
·         7/83: Super Zaxxon (Sega/Gremlin)
·         8/83-11/83: Mr. Do!
·         12/83-5/84: Pole Position II (Atari)
·         7/84: Vs. Tennis (Nintendo)
·         9/84-11/84: Vs. Baseball (Nintendo)