1970s's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of 1970s? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best 1970s titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2023 19 great titles Best: Society of the Snow
  2. #2 2021 17 great titles Best: Cruella
  3. #3 2018 17 great titles Best: Bohemian Rhapsody
  4. #4 2024 15 great titles Best: I'm Still Here
  5. #5 2022 14 great titles Best: The Black Phone
  6. #6 2017 13 great titles Best: MINDHUNTER
  7. #7 2019 13 great titles Best: For All Mankind
  8. #8 2025 11 great titles Best: All That's Left of You
  9. #9 2015 11 great titles Best: F is for Family
  10. #10 2020 10 great titles Best: Escape from Pretoria
  11. #11 2008 9 great titles Best: Romanzo Criminale: The Series
  12. #12 2016 8 great titles Best: The Conjuring 2
  13. #13 2014 8 great titles Best: X-Men: Days of Future Past
  14. #14 1978 7 great titles Best: The Last Waltz
  15. #15 1998 6 great titles Best: That '70s Show
  16. #16 2026 6 great titles Best: Michael
  17. #17 2002 6 great titles Best: Bloody Sunday
  18. #18 1999 6 great titles Best: The Hurricane
  19. #19 1993 5 great titles Best: In the Name of the Father
  20. #20 2006 5 great titles Best: Life on Mars
  21. #21 2009 5 great titles Best: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  22. #22 2005 5 great titles Best: Munich
  23. #23 2000 5 great titles Best: Remember the Titans
  24. #24 2011 5 great titles Best: Corman's World