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The Most Popular Film of Each Year Since 1901

Using IMDb, I looked to see which film, since 1901, was the MOST popular of whatever year it was released.
(Updated for 2018.)
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avg. score: 46 of 118 (40%)
required scores: 1, 31, 42, 51, 61 
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Bluebeard (1901)
Bluebeard (1901)
2
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
The Impossible Voyage (1904)
The Impossible Voyage (1904)
5
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
6
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
7
Ben Hur (1907)
Ben Hur (1907)
8
A Fantasy (1908)
A Fantasy (1908)
9
The Life of Moses (1909)
The Life of Moses (1909)
10
Frankenstein (1910)
Frankenstein (1910)
11
The Dream (1911)
The Dream (1911)
12
From the Manger to the Cross; Or, Jesus of Nazareth (1912)
From the Manger to the Cross; Or, Jesus of Nazareth (1912)
13
Quo Vadis? (1913)
Quo Vadis? (1913)
14
The Squaw Man (1914)
The Squaw Man (1914)
15
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance (1916)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
Cleopatra (1917)
Cleopatra (1917)
18
Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
19
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
Greed (1924)
Greed (1924)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
28
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
34
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
35
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
36
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
37
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
38
Listen, Darling (1938)
Listen, Darling (1938)
39
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
40
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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