| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost Weekend | 447 | 80% | 1946 (447) |
| 2 | Spellbound | 404 | 77% | 1945 (110) | 1946 (294) |
| 3 | The Bells of St. Mary's | 318 | 57% | 1946 (318) |
| 4 | The House on 92nd St. | 257 | 52% | 1945 (120) | 1946 (137) |
| 5 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 216 | 49% | 1945 (216) |
| 6 | State Fair (1945) | 246 | 49% | 1945 (96) | 1946 (150) |
| 7 | Keys of the Kingdom | 189 | 43% | 1945 (189) |
| 8 | Valley of Decision | 188 | 42% | 1945 (188) |
| 9 | A Song to Remember | 176 | 40% | 1945 (176) |
| 10 | Love Letters | 173 | 35% | 1945 (93) | 1946 (80) |
| 11 | The Story of G.I. Joe | 141 | 32% | 1945 (141) |
| 12 | The Corn is Green | 138 | 31% | 1945 (138) |
| 13 | National Velvet | 137 | 31% | 1945 (137) |
| 14 | Leave Her to Heaven | 164 | 29% | 1946 (164) |
| 15 | Anchors Aweigh | 128 | 29% | 1945 (128) |
| 16 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | 125 | 28% | 1945 (125) |
| 17 | A Bell for Adano | 115 | 26% | 1945 (115) |
| 18 | Rhapsody in Blue | 113 | 26% | 1945 (113) |
| 19 | A Walk in the Sun | 120 | 21% | 1946 (120) |
| 20 | The Enchanted Cottage | 92 | 21% | 1945 (92) |
| 21 | They Were Expendable | 105 | 19% | 1946 (105) |
| 22 | Mildred Pierce | 83 | 19% | 1945 (83) |
| 23 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 67 | 15% | 1945 (67) |
| 24 | Pride of the Marines | 46 | 10% | 1945 (46) |
| 25 | Kiss and Tell | 45 | 10% | 1945 (45) |
| 26 | Blithe Spirit | 53 | 10% | 1945 (11) | 1946 (42) |
| 27 | Thrill of a Romance | 42 | 9% | 1945 (42) |
| 28 | The Clock | 40 | 9% | 1945 (40) |
| 29 | Wonder Man | 38 | 9% | 1945 (38) |
| 30 | You Came Along | 36 | 8% | 1945 (36) |
| 31 | Weekend at the Waldorf | 33 | 7% | 1945 (33) |
| 32 | Week-End at the Waldorf | 41 | 7% | 1946 (41) |
| 33 | Without Love | 31 | 7% | 1945 (31) |
| 33 | Captain Eddie | 31 | 7% | 1945 (31) |
| 33 | The Affairs of Susan | 31 | 7% | 1945 (31) |
| 36 | The Southerner | 30 | 7% | 1945 (30) |
| 37 | Murder, My Sweet | 29 | 7% | 1945 (29) |
| 37 | A Medal for Benny | 29 | 7% | 1945 (29) |
| 37 | Junior Miss | 29 | 7% | 1945 (29) |
| 37 | The Dolly Sisters | 29 | 7% | 1945 (29) |
| 41 | Christmas in Connecticut | 28 | 6% | 1945 (28) |
| 42 | Objective, Burma! | 25 | 6% | 1945 (25) |
| 42 | God is My Co-Pilot | 25 | 6% | 1945 (25) |
| 44 | Music for Millions | 24 | 5% | 1945 (24) |
| 44 | Incendiary Blonde | 24 | 5% | 1945 (24) |
| 44 | Frenchman's Creek | 24 | 5% | 1945 (24) |
| 47 | Scarlet Street | 30 | 5% | 1946 (30) |
| 48 | Roughly Speaking | 22 | 5% | 1945 (22) |
| 48 | Conflict | 22 | 5% | 1945 (22) |
| 50 | Over 21 | 21 | 5% | 1945 (21) |
| 50 | Colonel Blimp | 21 | 5% | 1945 (21) |
Lists Included 443 (estimated)
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.