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 14 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 2014 9 great titles Best: BoJack Horseman
5. #5 2013 9 great titles Best: Please Like Me
6. #6 2010 9 great titles Best: Blue Valentine
7. #7 2017 8 great titles Best: 13 Reasons Why
8. #8 2019 8 great titles Best: After Life
9. #9 2021 8 great titles Best: Boiling Point
10. #10 2006 8 great titles Best: Reprise
11. #11 2015 8 great titles Best: Anomalisa
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
19. #19 2004 5 great titles Best: Garden State