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If you haven't heard of the LOL Surprise! Glam Glitter Series dolls, chances are you will as we head into the holiday season. These $10.99 collectible figures have become one of the hottest items sold at Best Buy, shooting to the retailer's top-10 items sold in October.

According to sales-rank data we track for Best Buy ($BBY), the collectible figures came in at an average sales rank of 55.96, having appeared in the top-ranked products for 23 days of the month of October. This put it at spot #9 ahead of the Sony ($SNE) PlayStation 4, antivirus software, and even Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Meanwhile, Apple's AirPods wireless headphones shot to the #1 spot for October for their first time (they were #2 in September behind the Amazon Fire TV Stick).

Apple ($AAPL) also continued to sell its Lighting-to-3.5mm Headphone Adapter like it's going out of style. The ubiquitous $9 headphone adapter landed at #3 for the month of October, up one spot since September. They were outranked only by Apple AirPods and the Amazon Fire TV Stick.

Name Category Rank (Average) Name (Count) 1 Apple - AirPods - White 11.38 29 2 Amazon - Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote - Black 14.62 29 3 Apple - Lightning-to-3.5mm Headphone Adapter - White 19.69 29 4 Best Buy - Total Tech Support Yearly Membership 20.79 29 5 Internet Security (3-Device) (6 Month Subscription) - Android|Mac|Windows|iOS [Digital] 37.52 29 6 Apple - EarPods with Lightning Connector - White 44.62 29 7 Apple - 3.3' Lightning to USB Cable - White 47.14 29 8 ZAGG - InvisibleShield HD Glass+ Screen Protector for Apple® iPhone® XS Max - Clear 48.31 29 9 L.O.L. Surprise! - Glam Glitter Series Doll - Blind Box - Styles May Vary 55.96 23 10 Insignia™ - 4' Lightning Charge-and-Sync Cable - White 56.88 25 11 Smart Choice - 6' Stainless-Steel Washing Machine Fill Hose (2-Pack) 57.93 29 12 Webroot Internet Security + Antivirus 2018 (3-Device) (6 Month Subscription) - Android|Windows|iOS [Digital] 60.14 29 13 Sony - PlayStation 4 1TB Console - Black 61.97 29 14 Apple - 6.6' Lightning-to-USB 2.0 Cable - White 62.38 29 15 Sanus - Premium Series Advanced Tilt TV Wall Mount For Most 42" - 90" TVs - Extends 5.75" - Black 62.48 29 16 Solo: A Star Wars Story [Blu-ray] [2018] 70.10 29 17 Apple - Lightning Digital A/V Adapter - White 74.28 29 18 Insignia™ - Apple MFi Certified 6' Apple® Lightning Charge-and-Sync Cable - White 75.88 25 19 Smart Choice - Semi-Rigid Dryer Vent Kit Required for Hook-Up - Silver 76.28 29 20 ZAGG - InvisibleShield HD Glass+ Screen Protector for Apple® iPhone® XS - Crystal clear 76.52 29

PlayStation 4-exclusive game Marvel's Spider-Man disappeared from the top-20 in October, as did Google's Chromecast streaming device along with the Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch laptop.