History's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of History? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best History titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2023 25 great titles Best: There's Still Tomorrow
  2. #2 2019 25 great titles Best: Ford v Ferrari
  3. #3 2016 25 great titles Best: Hacksaw Ridge
  4. #4 2021 25 great titles Best: The Shadow in My Eye
  5. #5 2018 25 great titles Best: Green Book
  6. #6 2022 25 great titles Best: Ennio
  7. #7 2025 25 great titles Best: I Swear
  8. #8 2017 25 great titles Best: A Taxi Driver
  9. #9 2015 25 great titles Best: Moses and the Ten Commandments
  10. #10 2024 25 great titles Best: I'm Still Here
  11. #11 2008 25 great titles Best: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  12. #12 2020 25 great titles Best: The Trial of the Chicago 7
  13. #13 2012 25 great titles Best: The Act of Killing
  14. #14 2009 25 great titles Best: Prayers for Bobby
  15. #15 2014 22 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  16. #16 2006 22 great titles Best: Apocalypto
  17. #17 2013 20 great titles Best: 12 Years a Slave
  18. #18 2011 19 great titles Best: My Way
  19. #19 2010 18 great titles Best: Temple Grandin
  20. #20 2005 17 great titles Best: The World's Fastest Indian
  21. #21 2007 17 great titles Best: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  22. #22 1993 16 great titles Best: Schindler's List
  23. #23 2002 14 great titles Best: The Count of Monte Cristo
  24. #24 2001 14 great titles Best: No Man's Land
  25. #25 1999 14 great titles Best: October Sky
  26. #26 2026 13 great titles Best: De Gaulle: Résistance
  27. #27 2004 13 great titles Best: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
  28. #28 1989 13 great titles Best: For All Mankind
  29. #29 1995 13 great titles Best: Braveheart
  30. #30 1997 13 great titles Best: Selena
  31. #31 2000 12 great titles Best: One Hundred Steps
  32. #32 2003 12 great titles Best: The Best of Youth
  33. #33 1959 10 great titles Best: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
  34. #34 1966 10 great titles Best: Andrei Rublev
  35. #35 1981 10 great titles Best: Das Boot
  36. #36 1996 10 great titles Best: Michael Collins
  37. #37 1980 9 great titles Best: The Elephant Man
  38. #38 1962 9 great titles Best: Harakiri
  39. #39 1998 8 great titles Best: Saving Private Ryan
  40. #40 1969 8 great titles Best: Army of Shadows