Small Town's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2021 17 great titles Best: Mare of Easttown
  2. #2 2020 16 great titles Best: Normal People
  3. #3 2019 16 great titles Best: Klaus
  4. #4 2016 14 great titles Best: Stranger Things
  5. #5 2015 15 great titles Best: Schitt's Creek
  6. #6 2022 14 great titles Best: FROM
  7. #7 2017 13 great titles Best: Riverdale
  8. #8 2013 13 great titles Best: Bates Motel
  9. #9 2025 12 great titles Best: IT: Welcome to Derry
  10. #10 1999 10 great titles Best: The Iron Giant
  11. #11 2007 11 great titles Best: Cranford
  12. #12 2012 9 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  13. #13 2023 9 great titles Best: Our Dining Table
  14. #14 2006 9 great titles Best: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
  15. #15 2024 8 great titles Best: Ordinary Angels
  16. #16 2014 8 great titles Best: Mr. Pickles
  17. #17 2009 8 great titles Best: Mother
  18. #18 2011 7 great titles Best: BLOOD-C
  19. #19 1990 7 great titles Best: Twin Peaks
  20. #20 2000 7 great titles Best: Gilmore Girls
  21. #21 1998 6 great titles Best: That '70s Show
  22. #22 2010 6 great titles Best: Haven
  23. #23 2002 6 great titles Best: Everwood
  24. #24 1992 6 great titles Best: My Cousin Vinny
  25. #25 1996 5 great titles Best: Scream
  26. #26 1984 5 great titles Best: 'Allo 'Allo!
  27. #27 1986 5 great titles Best: Blue Velvet
  28. #28 2001 5 great titles Best: The Man Who Wasn't There
  29. #29 1997 5 great titles Best: The Sweet Hereafter
  30. #30 2005 5 great titles Best: A History of Violence
  31. #31 2018 5 great titles Best: A Simple Favor