| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Life of Emile Zola | 453 | 85% | 1937 (453) |
| 2 | The Good Earth | 424 | 80% | 1937 (424) |
| 3 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 419 | 78% | 1938 (419) |
| 4 | Captains Corageous | 380 | 72% | 1937 (380) |
| 5 | Lost Horizon | 325 | 61% | 1937 (325) |
| 6 | A Star is Born (1937) | 287 | 54% | 1937 (287) |
| 7 | Stage Door | 235 | 44% | 1937 (235) |
| 8 | Dead End | 197 | 37% | 1937 (197) |
| 9 | The Hurricane | 172 | 32% | 1938 (172) |
| 10 | The Awful Truth | 160 | 30% | 1937 (160) |
| 11 | 100 Men and a Girl | 152 | 29% | 1937 (152) |
| 12 | The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) | 146 | 27% | 1937 (146) |
| 13 | Maytime | 121 | 23% | 1937 (121) |
| 13 | Camille (1937) | 121 | 23% | 1937 (121) |
| 15 | Conquest | 107 | 20% | 1937 (107) |
| 16 | Night Must Fall | 84 | 16% | 1937 (84) |
| 17 | Wells Fargo | 84 | 16% | 1938 (84) |
| 18 | Stella Dallas (1937) | 74 | 14% | 1937 (74) |
| 19 | Topper | 67 | 13% | 1937 (67) |
| 20 | Make Way for Tomorrow | 65 | 12% | 1937 (65) |
| 21 | They Won't Forget | 57 | 11% | 1937 (57) |
| 22 | I Met Him in Paris | 50 | 9% | 1937 (50) |
| 23 | Tovarich | 46 | 9% | 1938 (46) |
| 24 | Heidi | 41 | 8% | 1937 (41) |
| 25 | Nothing Sacred | 41 | 8% | 1938 (41) |
| 26 | The Firefly | 39 | 7% | 1938 (39) |
| 27 | Victoria the Great | 35 | 7% | 1938 (35) |
| 28 | Thin Ice | 31 | 6% | 1937 (31) |
| 28 | The Prince and the Pauper | 31 | 6% | 1937 (31) |
| 30 | Kid Galahad | 30 | 6% | 1937 (30) |
| 31 | Parnell | 22 | 4% | 1937 (22) |
| 31 | Black Legion | 22 | 4% | 1937 (22) |
| 33 | Marked Woman | 21 | 4% | 1937 (21) |
| 34 | Green Light | 20 | 4% | 1937 (20) |
| 35 | Souls at Sea | 19 | 4% | 1937 (19) |
| 35 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | 19 | 4% | 1937 (19) |
| 35 | Walt Disney Revue | 19 | 4% | 1937 (19) |
| 38 | Elephant Boy | 17 | 3% | 1937 (17) |
| 39 | Wake Up and Live | 15 | 3% | 1937 (15) |
| 39 | The Road Back | 15 | 3% | 1937 (15) |
| 41 | Wee Willie Winkie | 14 | 3% | 1937 (14) |
| 42 | Waikiki Wedding | 13 | 2% | 1937 (13) |
| 42 | Slave | 13 | 2% | 1937 (13) |
| 42 | Seventh Heaven (1937) | 13 | 2% | 1937 (13) |
| 42 | Maid of Salem | 13 | 2% | 1937 (13) |
| 46 | Vogues of 1938 | 11 | 2% | 1937 (11) |
| 46 | Quality Street (1937) | 11 | 2% | 1937 (11) |
| 46 | Double Wedding | 11 | 2% | 1937 (11) |
| 46 | Ali Baba Goes to Town | 11 | 2% | 1937 (11) |
Lists Included 531
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.