Best 13 Reasons Why seasons

Season 1 wins 78% of its duels and tops the 13 Reasons Why ranking ahead of Season 2.

Season 1 dominates with 1365 ELO points over 18 duels, establishing clear superiority in a ranking where each season tells a distinct chapter of the show's controversial story. The sharpest divide appears between Season 2 and Season 3, separated by 118 ELO points—a gap that marks the community's preference for the earlier narrative arcs. Season 2 holds second place with 1259 ELO points and a 57% win rate across 14 duels, while Season 3 drops to 1141 ELO points with a 38% win rate. Season 4 lands at the bottom with 1064 ELO points and wins just 25% of its 16 duels, suggesting viewers found the final chapter less compelling than the opening seasons that launched the series into cultural conversation.

This ranking draws from 173 duels submitted by 35 players comparing all 4 seasons of 13 Reasons Why. The figures were updated on 12 October 2026. To weigh in on which season deserves the top spot, vote now on VAINKEURZ and shape this ranking with your own head-to-head choices.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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