Cartoon's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2019 13 great titles Best: Klaus
  2. #2 2015 13 great titles Best: Inside Out
  3. #3 2005 13 great titles Best: Loonatics Unleashed
  4. #4 2003 12 great titles Best: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  5. #5 2010 10 great titles Best: Adventure Time
  6. #6 1952 10 great titles Best: Lambert the Sheepish Lion
  7. #7 2016 9 great titles Best: Zootopia
  8. #8 2017 8 great titles Best: Castlevania
  9. #9 2000 9 great titles Best: The Emperor's New Groove
  10. #10 2002 9 great titles Best: The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
  11. #11 2018 8 great titles Best: Bluey
  12. #12 2012 8 great titles Best: Slugterra
  13. #13 2020 8 great titles Best: Looney Tunes Cartoons
  14. #14 1942 8 great titles Best: Bambi
  15. #15 1934 8 great titles Best: Funny Little Bunnies
  16. #16 2004 7 great titles Best: Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
  17. #17 1999 7 great titles Best: Oggy and the Cockroaches
  18. #18 1951 7 great titles Best: Rabbit Fire
  19. #19 1997 6 great titles Best: Spawn
  20. #20 1940 6 great titles Best: Fantasia
  21. #21 2006 6 great titles Best: Tom and Jerry Tales
  22. #22 2021 6 great titles Best: PAW Patrol: The Movie
  23. #23 1936 6 great titles Best: Thru the Mirror
  24. #24 1935 6 great titles Best: On Ice
  25. #25 1995 5 great titles Best: Crumb
  26. #26 1992 5 great titles Best: Batman: The Animated Series
  27. #27 2011 5 great titles Best: Scooby Doo and The Zombies
  28. #28 2022 5 great titles Best: Baymax!
  29. #29 2013 5 great titles Best: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
  30. #30 1953 5 great titles Best: Duck Amuck
  31. #31 1958 5 great titles Best: Felix the Cat
  32. #32 1998 5 great titles Best: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
  33. #33 1994 5 great titles Best: The Lion King
  34. #34 1938 5 great titles Best: Mickey's Trailer
  35. #35 1941 5 great titles Best: Dumbo
  36. #36 2007 5 great titles Best: The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door
  37. #37 1950 5 great titles Best: Cinderella
  38. #38 1933 5 great titles Best: Three Little Pigs