Mystery's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2021 25 great titles Best: Only Murders in the Building
  2. #2 2020 25 great titles Best: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  3. #3 2018 25 great titles Best: Banana Fish
  4. #4 2019 25 great titles Best: BEASTARS
  5. #5 2022 25 great titles Best: FROM
  6. #6 2017 25 great titles Best: Riverdale
  7. #7 2024 25 great titles Best: Lovely Runner
  8. #8 2011 25 great titles Best: Steins;Gate
  9. #9 2023 25 great titles Best: The Apothecary Diaries
  10. #10 2016 25 great titles Best: Stranger Things
  11. #11 2010 25 great titles Best: Sherlock
  12. #12 2025 25 great titles Best: Dexter: Resurrection
  13. #13 2015 25 great titles Best: The Expanse
  14. #14 2013 25 great titles Best: The Originals
  15. #15 2014 25 great titles Best: True Detective
  16. #16 2026 25 great titles Best: Remarkably Bright Creatures
  17. #17 2012 25 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  18. #18 2004 25 great titles Best: Monster
  19. #19 2006 25 great titles Best: Death Note
  20. #20 2005 25 great titles Best: Supernatural
  21. #21 2009 25 great titles Best: White Collar
  22. #22 2002 25 great titles Best: Monk
  23. #23 2008 25 great titles Best: The Mentalist
  24. #24 2007 25 great titles Best: Zodiac
  25. #25 1997 25 great titles Best: The New Batman Adventures
  26. #26 1999 25 great titles Best: The Sixth Sense
  27. #27 2003 25 great titles Best: Oldboy
  28. #28 1998 25 great titles Best: Charmed
  29. #29 2001 25 great titles Best: Mulholland Drive
  30. #30 2000 25 great titles Best: Memento
  31. #31 1988 22 great titles Best: Mississippi Burning
  32. #32 1985 22 great titles Best: The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
  33. #33 1987 21 great titles Best: Star Trek: The Next Generation
  34. #34 1994 22 great titles Best: Three Colors: Red
  35. #35 1996 21 great titles Best: Detective Conan
  36. #36 1995 20 great titles Best: Se7en
  37. #37 1993 20 great titles Best: The X-Files
  38. #38 1992 19 great titles Best: Batman: The Animated Series
  39. #39 1982 18 great titles Best: The Thing
  40. #40 1980 16 great titles Best: The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too!