| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disraeli | 192 | 59% | 1929 (192) |
| 2 | The Broadway Melody | 163 | 50% | 1929 (163) |
| 3 | Madame X | 161 | 49% | 1929 (161) |
| 4 | Rio Rita | 158 | 48% | 1929 (158) |
| 5 | Gold Diggers of Broadway | 139 | 43% | 1929 (139) |
| 6 | Bulldog Drummond | 125 | 38% | 1929 (125) |
| 7 | In Old Arizona | 121 | 37% | 1929 (121) |
| 8 | The Cock-Eyed World | 113 | 35% | 1929 (113) |
| 9 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | 110 | 34% | 1929 (110) |
| 10 | Hallelujah | 101 | 31% | 1929 (101) |
| 11 | The Lady Lies | 87 | 27% | 1929 (87) |
| 12 | The Letter (1929) | 81 | 25% | 1929 (81) |
| 13 | The Virginian | 72 | 22% | 1929 (72) |
| 14 | They Had to See Paris | 63 | 19% | 1929 (63) |
| 15 | Gentlemen of the Press | 61 | 19% | 1929 (61) |
| 15 | The Cocoanuts | 61 | 19% | 1929 (61) |
| 17 | The Trial of Mary Dugan | 60 | 18% | 1929 (60) |
| 17 | Wings | 60 | 18% | 1929 (60) |
| 19 | Show Boat (1929) | 57 | 17% | 1929 (57) |
| 19 | Taming of the Shrew | 57 | 17% | 1929 (57) |
| 21 | Alibi | 56 | 17% | 1929 (56) |
| 22 | Welcome Danger | 48 | 15% | 1929 (48) |
| 23 | Desert Song | 47 | 14% | 1929 (47) |
| 24 | The Valiant | 40 | 12% | 1929 (40) |
| 25 | Dance of Life | 39 | 12% | 1929 (39) |
| 26 | Coquette | 38 | 12% | 1929 (38) |
| 27 | Sunny Side Up | 38 | 11% | 1930 (38) |
| 28 | Doctor's Secret | 37 | 11% | 1929 (37) |
| 29 | General Crack | 37 | 11% | 1930 (37) |
| 30 | Drag | 35 | 11% | 1929 (35) |
| 31 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) | 34 | 10% | 1929 (34) |
| 32 | Thunderbolt | 32 | 10% | 1929 (32) |
| 33 | Flight | 30 | 9% | 1929 (30) |
| 34 | On With the Show | 29 | 9% | 1929 (29) |
| 35 | The Four Feathers (1929) | 27 | 8% | 1929 (27) |
| 36 | Paris Bound | 26 | 8% | 1929 (26) |
| 37 | Great Gabbo | 23 | 7% | 1929 (23) |
| 38 | Weary River | 22 | 7% | 1929 (22) |
| 38 | Sonny Boy | 22 | 7% | 1929 (22) |
| 40 | Condemned | 22 | 7% | 1929 (11) | 1930 (11) |
| 41 | The Iron Mask | 21 | 6% | 1929 (21) |
| 41 | Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 | 21 | 6% | 1929 (21) |
| 41 | Hearts in Dixie | 21 | 6% | 1929 (21) |
| 41 | Innocents of Paris | 21 | 6% | 1929 (21) |
| 45 | Young Nowheres | 19 | 6% | 1929 (19) |
| 45 | Charming Sinners | 19 | 6% | 1929 (19) |
| 47 | Wolf of Wall St. | 17 | 5% | 1929 (17) |
| 48 | Marianne | 16 | 5% | 1929 (16) |
| 48 | The Show of Shows | 16 | 5% | 1929 (16) |
| 50 | Three Live Ghosts | 15 | 5% | 1929 (15) |
Lists Included 327
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.