| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life With Father | 260 | 59% | 1947 (260) |
| 2 | Gentleman's Agreement | 278 | 54% | 1948 (278) |
| 3 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | 238 | 54% | 1947 (238) |
| 4 | Great Expectations (1947) | 236 | 54% | 1947 (236) |
| 5 | Crossfire | 168 | 38% | 1947 (168) |
| 6 | Boomerang | 141 | 32% | 1947 (141) |
| 7 | The Bishop's Wife | 144 | 28% | 1948 (144) |
| 8 | Odd Man Out | 118 | 27% | 1947 (118) |
| 9 | The Farmer's Daughter | 115 | 26% | 1947 (115) |
| 10 | Dear Ruth | 110 | 25% | 1947 (110) |
| 11 | A Double Life | 105 | 21% | 1948 (105) |
| 12 | The Egg and I | 88 | 20% | 1947 (88) |
| 13 | Welcome Stranger | 85 | 19% | 1947 (85) |
| 14 | Cass Timberlane | 81 | 16% | 1948 (81) |
| 15 | The Late George Apley | 67 | 15% | 1947 (67) |
| 16 | The Paradine Case | 75 | 15% | 1948 (75) |
| 17 | The Hucksters | 63 | 14% | 1947 (63) |
| 18 | Mother Wore Tights | 62 | 14% | 1947 (62) |
| 19 | Body and Soul | 60 | 14% | 1947 (60) |
| 20 | Voice of the Turtle | 68 | 13% | 1948 (68) |
| 21 | Green Dolphin Street | 65 | 13% | 1948 (65) |
| 22 | Song of the South | 50 | 11% | 1947 (50) |
| 23 | Mourning Becomes Electra | 54 | 11% | 1948 (54) |
| 24 | 13 Rue Madeleine | 45 | 10% | 1947 (45) |
| 24 | The Sea of Grass | 45 | 10% | 1947 (45) |
| 24 | Kiss of Death (1947) | 45 | 10% | 1947 (45) |
| 27 | Black Narcissus | 50 | 10% | 1948 (50) |
| 28 | It Happened on 5th Avenue | 42 | 10% | 1947 (42) |
| 29 | Forever Amber | 37 | 8% | 1947 (37) |
| 30 | Possessed | 36 | 8% | 1947 (36) |
| 30 | Carnegie Hall | 36 | 8% | 1947 (36) |
| 32 | Captain from Castile | 39 | 8% | 1948 (39) |
| 33 | Song of Love | 32 | 7% | 1947 (32) |
| 34 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | 31 | 7% | 1947 (31) |
| 35 | The Perils of Pauline | 27 | 6% | 1947 (27) |
| 36 | Lady in the Lake | 26 | 6% | 1947 (26) |
| 37 | Monsieur Verdoux | 25 | 6% | 1947 (25) |
| 38 | Ride the Pink Horse | 23 | 5% | 1947 (23) |
| 39 | The Roosevelt Story | 22 | 5% | 1947 (22) |
| 39 | Red House | 22 | 5% | 1947 (22) |
| 39 | Nora Prentiss | 22 | 5% | 1947 (22) |
| 42 | Unconquered | 25 | 5% | 1948 (25) |
| 43 | Macomber Affair | 20 | 5% | 1947 (20) |
| 44 | The Walls of Jericho | 23 | 5% | 1948 (23) |
| 45 | The Unfinished Dance | 19 | 4% | 1947 (19) |
| 46 | Pursued | 14 | 3% | 1947 (14) |
| 46 | Brute Force | 14 | 3% | 1947 (14) |
| 48 | Nightmare Alley | 13 | 3% | 1947 (13) |
| 49 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls | 12 | 3% | 1947 (12) |
| 50 | Cynthia | 11 | 2% | 1947 (11) |
Lists Included 441 (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.