Biography's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Biography? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Biography titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2016 25 great titles Best: Hacksaw Ridge
  2. #2 2019 25 great titles Best: Everybody’s Everything
  3. #3 2018 25 great titles Best: On My Skin
  4. #4 2017 25 great titles Best: The Greatest Showman
  5. #5 2024 25 great titles Best: Senna
  6. #6 2014 25 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  7. #7 2023 25 great titles Best: Oppenheimer
  8. #8 2020 25 great titles Best: Veneno
  9. #9 2013 25 great titles Best: The Wolf of Wall Street
  10. #10 2015 25 great titles Best: Cobain: Montage of Heck
  11. #11 2021 25 great titles Best: The Alpinist
  12. #12 2022 25 great titles Best: Simone: Woman of the Century
  13. #13 2010 25 great titles Best: Senna
  14. #14 2012 25 great titles Best: The Men Who Built America
  15. #15 2008 22 great titles Best: Il Divo
  16. #16 2009 21 great titles Best: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  17. #17 2011 20 great titles Best: The Extraordinary Voyage
  18. #18 2006 20 great titles Best: The Pursuit of Happyness
  19. #19 2007 18 great titles Best: Freedom Writers
  20. #20 2004 15 great titles Best: Something the Lord Made
  21. #21 1999 14 great titles Best: The Straight Story
  22. #22 2025 13 great titles Best: I Swear
  23. #23 2000 13 great titles Best: One Hundred Steps
  24. #24 1993 12 great titles Best: Schindler's List
  25. #25 2002 12 great titles Best: The Pianist
  26. #26 2005 11 great titles Best: Cinderella Man
  27. #27 2003 11 great titles Best: The Fog of War
  28. #28 1992 10 great titles Best: Malcolm X
  29. #29 1988 9 great titles Best: Bloodsport
  30. #30 1980 9 great titles Best: The Elephant Man
  31. #31 1995 9 great titles Best: The Beatles Anthology
  32. #32 1994 9 great titles Best: Immortal Beloved
  33. #33 1987 8 great titles Best: The Last Emperor
  34. #34 2001 8 great titles Best: Blow
  35. #35 1956 7 great titles Best: Somebody Up There Likes Me
  36. #36 1997 7 great titles Best: Selena
  37. #37 1983 7 great titles Best: The Right Stuff
  38. #38 1998 7 great titles Best: The Temptations
  39. #39 1990 6 great titles Best: GoodFellas
  40. #40 1991 6 great titles Best: The Doors