Based On Play Or Musical's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2020 9 great titles Best: The Father
  2. #2 2021 7 great titles Best: tick, tick... BOOM!
  3. #3 2025 7 great titles Best: Hamilton
  4. #4 2016 6 great titles Best: Fleabag
  5. #5 2014 7 great titles Best: The Normal Heart
  6. #6 1971 6 great titles Best: Fiddler on the Roof
  7. #7 1999 6 great titles Best: O Auto da Compadecida
  8. #8 1961 6 great titles Best: The Children's Hour
  9. #9 1996 6 great titles Best: Hamlet
  10. #10 1968 5 great titles Best: The Odd Couple
  11. #11 2011 5 great titles Best: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
  12. #12 2022 5 great titles Best: The Whale
  13. #13 1972 5 great titles Best: Cabaret
  14. #14 1958 5 great titles Best: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  15. #15 1978 5 great titles Best: Grease
  16. #16 2007 5 great titles Best: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  17. #17 2026 5 great titles Best: Notes from the Last Row
  18. #18 1991 5 great titles Best: Into the Woods