More graphs and information about Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Here is the breakdown of games in Green Ronin's excellent Hobby Games: The 100 Best by year. First by decade, then by year. Note that this uses the publication date in Hobby Games, and notably is for the specific edition written about by the author, which is sometimes later than initial publication.
| 1950-1959 | 2 | |
| 1960-1969 | 4 | |
| 1970-1979 | 16 | |
| 1980-1989 | 26 | |
| 1990-1999 | 28 | |
| 2000-2009 | 24 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 0 | |
| 1961 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 2 | |
| 1967 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 5 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 5 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |