PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FILMS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE 50 ELIGIBLE FILMS FOR THIS YEARS AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE LIST FOR THE TOP TEN WESTERN FILMS. THEY ARE ALSO ONLY BASED ON FILMS I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN.

Due to constraints in my time, I can only provide the list and no quick analysis.

10. BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
9. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
8. GIANT (1956)
7. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
6. STAGECOACH (1939)
5. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
4. SHANE (1953)
3. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
2. HIGH NOON (1952)
1. THE SEARCHERS (1956)