| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Miniver | 555 | 94% | 1942 (555) | 1942 |
| 2 | Going My Way | 428 | 89% | 1944 (428) | 1944 |
| 3 | The Jolson Story | 402 | 86% | 1946 (109) | 1947 (293) | 1946 |
| 4 | How Green Was My Valley | 500 | 84% | 1942 (500) | 1941 |
| 5 | The Lost Weekend | 447 | 80% | 1946 (447) | 1945 |
| 6 | The Best Years of Our Lives | 352 | 80% | 1947 (352) | 1946 |
| 7 | Spellbound | 404 | 77% | 1945 (110) | 1946 (294) | 1945 |
| 8 | Sergent York | 413 | 75% | 1941 (413) | 1941 |
| 9 | The Snake Pit | 302 | 72% | 1949 (302) | 1948 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 391 | 72% | 1940 (391) | 1940 |
| 11 | Random Harvest | 305 | 69% | 1943 (305) | 1942 |
| 12 | The Song of Bernadette | 325 | 68% | 1944 (325) | 1943 |
| 13 | The Grapes of Wrath | 367 | 67% | 1940 (367) | 1940 |
| 14 | The Red Shoes | 290 | 67% | 1948 (54) | 1949 (236) | 1948 |
| 15 | The Philadelphia Story | 358 | 65% | 1941 (358) | 1940 |
| 16 | Wilson | 288 | 65% | 1945 (288) | 1944 |
| 17 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | 285 | 65% | 1943 (285) | 1942 |
| 17 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | 285 | 65% | 1943 (285) | 1943 |
| 19 | This Is the Army | 276 | 63% | 1943 (276) | 1943 |
| 20 | Citizen Kane | 341 | 62% | 1941 (341) | 1941 |
| 21 | Casablanca | 259 | 59% | 1943 (259) | 1943 |
| 22 | Life With Father | 260 | 59% | 1947 (260) | 1947 |
| 23 | The Green Years | 327 | 58% | 1946 (327) | 1946 |
| 24 | Anna and the King of Siam | 324 | 58% | 1946 (324) | 1946 |
| 25 | The Bells of St. Mary's | 318 | 57% | 1946 (318) | 1945 |
| 26 | The Yearling | 246 | 56% | 1947 (246) | 1946 |
| 27 | The Human Comedy | 241 | 55% | 1943 (241) | 1943 |
| 28 | Gentleman's Agreement | 278 | 54% | 1948 (278) | 1947 |
| 29 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | 238 | 54% | 1947 (238) | 1947 |
| 30 | Great Expectations (1947) | 236 | 54% | 1947 (236) | 1947 |
| 31 | The House on 92nd St. | 257 | 52% | 1945 (120) | 1946 (137) | 1945 |
| 32 | A Letter to Three Wives | 216 | 51% | 1949 (216) | 1949 |
| 33 | Watch on the Rhine | 220 | 50% | 1943 (220) | 1943 |
| 34 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 216 | 49% | 1945 (216) | 1945 |
| 35 | State Fair (1945) | 246 | 49% | 1945 (96) | 1946 (150) | 1945 |
| 36 | Since You Went Away | 231 | 48% | 1944 (231) | 1944 |
| 37 | Johnny Belinda | 244 | 48% | 1948 (244) | 1948 |
| 38 | Champion | 201 | 48% | 1949 (201) | 1949 |
| 39 | The Stratton Story | 200 | 48% | 1949 (200) | 1949 |
| 40 | In Which We Serve | 208 | 47% | 1943 (208) | 1943 |
| 41 | I Remember Mama | 242 | 47% | 1948 (242) | 1948 |
| 42 | So Proudly We Hail! | 201 | 46% | 1943 (201) | 1943 |
| 43 | Kings Row | 269 | 45% | 1942 (269) | 1942 |
| 44 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | 248 | 45% | 1941 (248) | 1941 |
| 45 | Foreign Correspondent | 247 | 45% | 1940 (247) | 1940 |
| 46 | The Little Foxes | 243 | 44% | 1941 (243) | 1941 |
| 47 | Wake Island | 260 | 44% | 1942 (260) | 1942 |
| 48 | Madame Curie | 207 | 43% | 1944 (207) | 1943 |
| 49 | Come to the Stable | 181 | 43% | 1949 (181) | 1949 |
| 50 | Keys of the Kingdom | 189 | 43% | 1945 (189) | 1945 |
| 51 | Kitty Foyle | 233 | 43% | 1941 (233) | 1940 |
| 52 | Valley of Decision | 188 | 42% | 1945 (188) | 1945 |
| 53 | All This, And Heaven Too | 230 | 42% | 1940 (230) | 1940 |
| 54 | Home of the Brave | 176 | 42% | 1949 (176) | 1949 |
| 55 | The Great Dictator | 229 | 42% | 1941 (229) | 1940 |
| 56 | Treasure of Sierra Madre | 211 | 41% | 1948 (211) | 1948 |
| 57 | The Pride of the Yankees | 241 | 41% | 1942 (241) | 1942 |
| 58 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | 221 | 40% | 1940 (221) | 1940 |
| 59 | The Man Who Came To Dinner | 238 | 40% | 1942 (238) | 1942 |
| 60 | Dragon Seed | 191 | 40% | 1944 (191) | 1944 |
| 61 | Meet John Doe | 218 | 40% | 1941 (218) | 1941 |
| 62 | A Song to Remember | 176 | 40% | 1945 (176) | 1945 |
| 63 | Hamlet (1948) | 203 | 40% | 1948 (203) | 1948 |
| 64 | Apartment for Peggy | 185 | 40% | 1948 (102) | 1949 (83) | 1948 |
| 65 | The White Cliffs of Dover | 190 | 40% | 1944 (190) | 1944 |
| 66 | Boom Town | 215 | 39% | 1940 (215) | 1940 |
| 67 | Gaslight | 187 | 39% | 1944 (187) | 1944 |
| 68 | The Naked City | 199 | 39% | 1948 (199) | 1948 |
| 69 | Duel in the Sun | 183 | 38% | 1947 (78) | 1948 (105) | 1946 |
| 70 | Crossfire | 168 | 38% | 1947 (168) | 1947 |
| 71 | Laura | 165 | 37% | 1945 (165) | 1944 |
| 72 | Stage Door Canteen | 162 | 37% | 1943 (162) | 1943 |
| 73 | A Guy Named Joe | 175 | 37% | 1944 (175) | 1944 |
| 74 | Our Town | 198 | 36% | 1940 (198) | 1940 |
| 74 | Northwest Passage | 198 | 36% | 1940 (198) | 1940 |
| 76 | Command Decision | 150 | 36% | 1949 (150) | 1948 |
| 76 | Pinky | 150 | 36% | 1949 (150) | 1949 |
| 76 | The Heiress | 150 | 36% | 1949 (150) | 1949 |
| 79 | Love Letters | 173 | 35% | 1945 (93) | 1946 (80) | 1945 |
| 80 | Sitting Pretty | 180 | 35% | 1948 (180) | 1948 |
| 81 | Lost Boundaries | 148 | 35% | 1949 (148) | 1949 |
| 82 | The More the Merrier | 154 | 35% | 1943 (154) | 1943 |
| 83 | Saratoga Trunk | 194 | 35% | 1946 (194) | 1946 |
| 84 | Henry V (1944) | 192 | 34% | 1946 (192) | 1946 |
| 85 | State of the Union | 173 | 34% | 1948 (173) | 1948 |
| 86 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | 161 | 34% | 1944 (161) | 1944 |
| 87 | Suspicion | 197 | 33% | 1942 (197) | 1941 |
| 87 | One Foot in Heaven | 197 | 33% | 1942 (197) | 1941 |
| 89 | Lifeboat | 154 | 32% | 1944 (154) | 1944 |
| 90 | Boomerang | 141 | 32% | 1947 (141) | 1947 |
| 91 | The Story of G.I. Joe | 141 | 32% | 1945 (141) | 1945 |
| 92 | Lassie Come Home | 152 | 32% | 1944 (152) | 1943 |
| 93 | Notorious | 177 | 32% | 1946 (177) | 1946 |
| 94 | The Mortal Storm | 172 | 32% | 1940 (172) | 1940 |
| 95 | Woman of the Year | 185 | 31% | 1942 (185) | 1942 |
| 96 | The Corn is Green | 138 | 31% | 1945 (138) | 1945 |
| 97 | National Velvet | 137 | 31% | 1945 (137) | 1945 |
| 98 | I Was a Male War Bride | 129 | 31% | 1949 (129) | 1949 |
| 99 | Call Northside 777 | 153 | 30% | 1948 (153) | 1948 |
| 100 | The Pied Piper | 176 | 30% | 1942 (176) | 1942 |
L Total number of lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
L% Percentage of total lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
Lists By Year Number of votes in annual Film Daily poll
The Results of this poll are directly from The Film Daily annual poll that asked newspapers around the nation to submit a top 10 list. Films have been recategorized to U.S. release dates, as the poll often took place prior to year-end.