Top 3 most popular ponies

[DaffyDilly]

If you had to bet on the top 3 most popular ponies from each generation, who would you pick?

Mine:

G1 - Ice Crystal, Gusty, Applejack
G2 - Copperglow, Silver Swirl, Clever Clover
G3 - Rainbowdash, Butterscotch, Wysteria
G4 - Applejack, DH, Fluttershy

[Starly]

G1: Firefly, Mimic, Applejack.
G2: I dunno them enough
G3: Minty, Waterfire, Brights Brightly.
G4: Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle.

[MaronaPossessed]

G4:Big Macintosh, DH, Fluttershy

[kissthethunder]

G1- Firefly, Mimic, Flurry

G3- Minty, Anchors Away, Northern Lights

G4- Cadence, Luna, Rarity

[Marigold]

G1:  Mimic and Gingerbread seem to get a lot of attention
G3:  There seems to be an obsession with Minty that I don't understand!
G4:  I think this has more ties:  Luna, Cadence

[MilkyTaroMochi]

G4: Rainbow Dash, Ditzy, and Luna.

[Salli]

G1- Gusty, Firefly, Minty
G4- Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Luna (I think Cadence is definitely growing in popularity though)

[Pinecone]

G4... kids seem to really like Princess Celestia and Pinkie Pie from what I've heard. Pinkie Pie seems to get a lot of Hasbro attention at least (like the ornament last year. I wonder if we'll get another Pinkie this year? Or a Minty pleeeease.)

[hathorcat]

Hmmmm...

I would have said 2 of the same G1s Guess green is popular as my forth choice was Fizzy!

G1 - Ice Crystal, Gusty, Masquerade
G3 - Minty, Sunnydaze, Water Fire

[NoPonySpecial]

G4 is interesting: fans of the show and people who just like the toys will have totally different answers for most popular.
I think these are what a lot of Bronies would pick:
G1: Firefly, Surprise, Twilight
G2: Most Bronies do not know what G2 is.
G3: Most Bronies pretend G3 does not exist, although they'd guess Pinkie Pie, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle.
G4: Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Ditzy Doo, no question. And then Luna.