Beach's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

1. #1 2018 12 great titles Best: Harukana Receive
2. #2 2010 11 great titles Best: Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
3. #3 2011 10 great titles Best: Submarine
4. #4 2004 8 great titles Best: Riding Giants
5. #5 2017 8 great titles Best: Dunkirk
6. #6 2016 8 great titles Best: Swiss Army Man
7. #7 2009 8 great titles Best: Tidal Wave
8. #8 2005 8 great titles Best: Blue Water High
9. #9 2015 7 great titles Best: Land of Mine
10. #10 1993 6 great titles Best: Sonatine
11. #11 2021 6 great titles Best: Too Hot to Handle: Brazil
12. #12 2007 6 great titles Best: Shelter
13. #13 2019 5 great titles Best: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
14. #14 2020 5 great titles Best: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
15. #15 2013 5 great titles Best: Broadchurch
16. #16 1983 5 great titles Best: That Day, on the Beach
17. #17 2001 5 great titles Best: Y Tu Mamá También
18. #18 1987 5 great titles Best: Radio Days