Appreciative's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

1. #1 2025 12 great titles Best: Heated Rivalry
2. #2 2019 11 great titles Best: Virgin River
3. #3 2016 9 great titles Best: A Silent Voice: The Movie
4. #4 2017 7 great titles Best: Anne with an E
5. #5 2022 6 great titles Best: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
6. #6 2020 6 great titles Best: The Banker
7. #7 2021 6 great titles Best: CODA
8. #8 2023 5 great titles Best: Lioness
9. #9 2024 5 great titles Best: The Spirealm
10. #10 1994 5 great titles Best: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
11. #11 2012 5 great titles Best: Beasts of the Southern Wild