Depression's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

1. #1 2016 10 great titles Best: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
2. #2 2011 10 great titles Best: Detachment
3. #3 2022 9 great titles Best: The Whale
4. #4 2021 8 great titles Best: Boiling Point
5. #5 2006 8 great titles Best: Reprise
6. #6 2015 8 great titles Best: Anomalisa
7. #7 2010 8 great titles Best: Blue Valentine
8. #8 2014 7 great titles Best: BoJack Horseman
9. #9 2017 7 great titles Best: 13 Reasons Why
10. #10 2013 7 great titles Best: Please Like Me
11. #11 2019 7 great titles Best: After Life
12. #12 2024 6 great titles Best: Memoir of a Snail
13. #13 2012 6 great titles Best: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
14. #14 2018 5 great titles Best: My Mister
15. #15 2002 5 great titles Best: The Hours
16. #16 2005 5 great titles Best: The Secret Life of Words
17. #17 2003 5 great titles Best: House of Sand and Fog
18. #18 2000 5 great titles Best: Bread and Tulips