Alien's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2014 17 great titles Best: Parasyte -the maxim-
  2. #2 2009 16 great titles Best: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  3. #3 2008 16 great titles Best: To Love Ru
  4. #4 2019 15 great titles Best: Steven Universe Future
  5. #5 2012 14 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  6. #6 2011 15 great titles Best: Green Lantern: The Animated Series
  7. #7 2018 14 great titles Best: Final Space
  8. #8 2015 13 great titles Best: Assassination Classroom
  9. #9 2020 13 great titles Best: Solar Opposites
  10. #10 2017 13 great titles Best: Inuyashiki
  11. #11 2016 13 great titles Best: Arrival
  12. #12 2013 12 great titles Best: Rick and Morty
  13. #13 2022 12 great titles Best: Halo
  14. #14 2024 12 great titles Best: Dan Da Dan
  15. #15 2021 11 great titles Best: INVINCIBLE
  16. #16 2006 11 great titles Best: Gintama
  17. #17 2010 11 great titles Best: Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
  18. #18 2023 10 great titles Best: Scavengers Reign
  19. #19 1986 10 great titles Best: Dragon Ball
  20. #20 2001 10 great titles Best: Invader ZIM
  21. #21 1999 10 great titles Best: Futurama
  22. #22 2005 10 great titles Best: Ben 10
  23. #23 1996 10 great titles Best: Dragon Ball GT
  24. #24 2000 10 great titles Best: FLCL
  25. #25 1998 10 great titles Best: Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
  26. #26 1988 9 great titles Best: Red Dwarf
  27. #27 2025 8 great titles Best: Takopi's Original Sin
  28. #28 2002 8 great titles Best: Treasure Planet
  29. #29 1993 8 great titles Best: The X-Files
  30. #30 1997 8 great titles Best: Stargate SG-1
  31. #31 1984 7 great titles Best: The Transformers
  32. #32 2003 7 great titles Best: Lilo & Stitch: The Series
  33. #33 2007 7 great titles Best: Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
  34. #34 2004 6 great titles Best: Stargate Atlantis
  35. #35 1987 6 great titles Best: Star Trek: The Next Generation
  36. #36 1985 6 great titles Best: Enemy Mine
  37. #37 1989 5 great titles Best: Dragon Ball Z
  38. #38 1994 5 great titles Best: Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
  39. #39 1992 5 great titles Best: Intruders