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Here are the most popular toys of the year, going back to 1920 [1]

['David Pescovitz']

Date: 2022-12-13

Weebles. Monopoly. Cabbage Patch Kids. Lincoln Logs. Playstation 2. Shopkins. Informed by data and archives at the Strong National Museum of Play, Stacker created their list of the "Top holiday toys from the year you were born."

The editors searched for products "that caught hold of the public zeitgeist through novelty, innovation, kitsch, quirk, or simply great timing, and then rocketed to success." If you happen to be 102, don't worry—the list goes back to 1920 when Raggedy Ann dolls were all the rage.

Here are the toys they consider to have been most desirable at the start of each decade:

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