| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Geste | 335 | 128% | 1926 (100) | 1927 (235) |
| 2 | What Price Glory | 245 | 93% | 1926 (66) | 1927 (179) |
| 3 | Variety | 169 | 78% | 1926 (169) |
| 4 | The Black Pirate | 108 | 50% | 1926 (108) |
| 5 | Don Juan | 113 | 44% | 1926 (39) | 1927 (74) |
| 6 | The Volga Boatman | 94 | 43% | 1926 (94) |
| 7 | Old Ironsides | 105 | 41% | 1926 (46) | 1928 (59) |
| 8 | The Better 'Ole | 79 | 32% | 1926 (38) | 1927 (41) |
| 9 | Faust | 81 | 31% | 1926 (27) | 1927 (54) |
| 10 | The Scarlet Letter | 78 | 30% | 1926 (26) | 1927 (52) |
| 11 | The Sea Beast | 62 | 28% | 1926 (62) |
| 12 | Flesh and the Devil | 77 | 27% | 1927 (77) |
| 13 | La Boheme | 49 | 22% | 1926 (49) |
| 14 | Behind the Front | 44 | 20% | 1926 (44) |
| 15 | Tell It to Marines | 49 | 17% | 1927 (49) |
| 16 | Mare Nostrum | 36 | 17% | 1926 (36) |
| 16 | The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | 36 | 17% | 1926 (36) |
| 18 | The Waltz Dream | 35 | 16% | 1926 (35) |
| 19 | We're In the Navy Now | 34 | 16% | 1926 (34) |
| 20 | The Strong Man | 32 | 15% | 1926 (32) |
| 21 | Moana of the South Seas | 24 | 11% | 1926 (24) |
| 22 | Kiki | 23 | 11% | 1926 (23) |
| 22 | Bardelys the Magnificent | 23 | 11% | 1926 (23) |
| 22 | Three Bad Men | 23 | 11% | 1926 (23) |
| 25 | The Quarterback | 22 | 10% | 1926 (22) |
| 26 | The Temptress | 19 | 9% | 1926 (19) |
| 27 | Brown of Harvard | 18 | 8% | 1926 (18) |
| 28 | The Son of the Sheik | 17 | 8% | 1926 (17) |
| 28 | Potemkin | 17 | 8% | 1926 (17) |
| 30 | Sparrows | 16 | 7% | 1926 (16) |
| 30 | Men of Steel | 16 | 7% | 1926 (16) |
| 32 | The Road to Mandalay | 14 | 6% | 1926 (14) |
| 32 | So This Is Paris | 14 | 6% | 1926 (14) |
| 34 | Silence | 13 | 6% | 1926 (13) |
| 34 | Nell Gwyn | 13 | 6% | 1926 (13) |
| 36 | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | 11 | 5% | 1926 (11) |
| 36 | The Return of Peter Grimm | 11 | 5% | 1926 (11) |
| 36 | Beverly of Graustark | 11 | 5% | 1926 (11) |
| 39 | Michael Strogoff | 13 | 5% | 1927 (13) |
| 39 | God Gave Me Twenty Cents | 13 | 5% | 1927 (13) |
| 41 | Ivan the Terrible | 10 | 3% | 1928 (10) |
Lists Included 106
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.
The Film Daily Poll mentioned that early years allowed films to receive multiple votes from the same critic.