Satire's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2023 12 great titles Best: South Park: Joining the Panderverse
  2. #2 1999 9 great titles Best: American Beauty
  3. #3 1997 9 great titles Best: South Park
  4. #4 2024 10 great titles Best: The Substance
  5. #5 2025 9 great titles Best: Bugonia
  6. #6 2013 9 great titles Best: Her
  7. #7 2005 8 great titles Best: The Thick of It
  8. #8 2006 8 great titles Best: Welcome to the N-H-K
  9. #9 2020 8 great titles Best: Panchayat
  10. #10 2022 8 great titles Best: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
  11. #11 2000 7 great titles Best: American Psycho
  12. #12 2019 6 great titles Best: The Boys
  13. #13 2016 6 great titles Best: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
  14. #14 2018 6 great titles Best: SKY Castle
  15. #15 2004 6 great titles Best: Drawn Together
  16. #16 1987 6 great titles Best: Raising Arizona
  17. #17 2012 6 great titles Best: Humanity Has Declined
  18. #18 2008 6 great titles Best: Dead Set
  19. #19 1976 5 great titles Best: Network
  20. #20 2009 5 great titles Best: Parks and Recreation
  21. #21 2003 5 great titles Best: Monkey Dust
  22. #22 1982 5 great titles Best: Police Squad!
  23. #23 1998 5 great titles Best: Happiness
  24. #24 2002 5 great titles Best: Clone High
  25. #25 1990 5 great titles Best: Have I Got News for You
  26. #26 1994 5 great titles Best: The Day Today
  27. #27 1968 5 great titles Best: The Producers
  28. #28 2001 5 great titles Best: Caméra Café