Best of March 2016: Top Albums, Games, Movies & TV

Highest-scoring albums this month

Includes albums with 7 or more reviews from critics. Reissues, live albums, EPs, and compilations are excluded. All scores on this page are from the afternoon of March 31, 2016.

Album/Artist Score Buy Album Stream Album 1 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar 87 Amazon iTunes Spotify 2 Midwest Farmer's Daughter by Margo Price 86 Amazon iTunes Spotify 3 Full Circle by Loretta Lynn 85 Amazon iTunes Spotify 4 Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 5 Patch the Sky by Bob Mould 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 6 Varmints by Anna Meredith 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 7 Standards by Into It. Over It. 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 8 Visions of Us on the Land by Damien Jurado 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 9 Distance Inbetween by The Coral 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 10 The Narrows by Grant-Lee Phillips 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify

Highest-scoring movies this month

Includes films with 7 or more reviews from critics. Theatrical re-releases are excluded.

Best wide releases Movie Genre Score 1 Zootopia Animation/Family 78 2 10 Cloverfield Lane Sci-fi/Thriller 76 3 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Comedy 57

Best limited releases Movie Genre Score 1 My Golden Days Foreign/Drama 88 2 Krisha Drama 87 2 April and the Extraordinary World Animation 87 4 Cemetery of Splendor Foreign/Drama 87 5 Everybody Wants Some!! Comedy 83

Best DVD/Blu-ray releases Movie Genre Score Buy 1 Carol Drama 95 Amazon 2 Jafar Panahi's Taxi Foreign/Drama 91 Amazon 3 Brooklyn Drama 87 Amazon 4 Room Drama 86 Amazon 5 The Forbidden Room Experimental 83 Amazon 6 James White Drama 83 Amazon 7 Creed Drama/Sports 82 Amazon 8 The Big Short Drama/Comedy 81 Amazon 9 She's Beautiful When She's Angry Documentary 80 Amazon 10 The Tribe Foreign/Drama 78 Amazon

Highest-scoring TV premieres this month

All shows debuting this month with reviews from at least 4 critics are eligible.

Best returning shows * Show Score Network Stream It 1 The Americans Season 4 95 FX 2 Happy Valley Season 2 84 Netflix 3 The Carmichael Show Season 2 80 NBC 4 Archer Season 7 77 FX 5 Bosch Season 2 76 Amazon Best new shows (including movies/miniseries/specials) Show Score Network Stream It 1 And Then There Were None Miniseries 82 Lifetime 2 Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Special 76 HBO 3 Underground 74 WGN 4 Hap and Leonard 73 Sundance 5 The Path 70 Hulu * Among shows with reviews. Generally, only certain noteworthy shows are reviewed by critics after season 1.

Highest-scoring video games this month (by platform)

Includes games with 7 or more reviews from critics. (iOS releases include titles with 4 or more reviews from critics.)

PlayStation 4 1 Day of the Tentacle Remastered 86   2 Assault Android Cactus 85   3 Salt and Sanctuary 85   4 MLB The Show 16 85 Buy 5 Mortal Kombat XL 84 Buy	Xbox One 1 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition 87   2 Tom Clancy's The Division 79 Buy 3 Dungeon of the Endless 78   4 Ironcast 78   5 EA Sports UFC 2 76 Buy
PC 1 Day of the Tentacle Remastered 87   2 Samorost 3 79   3 Trackmania Turbo 79   4 Tom Clancy's The Division 78 Buy 5 DeathSmiles 78	Wii U 1 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 85   2 Pokken Tournament 76 Buy
Nintendo 3DS 1 Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale 74 Buy 2 Hyrule Warriors Legends 71 Buy PlayStation Vita 1 Trillion: God of Destruction 61 Buy	iPhone/iPad 1 King Rabbit - Find Gold, Rescue Bunnies 88 Buy 2 Clash Royale 86 Buy 3 Telepaint 86 Buy 4 Mimpi Dreams 82 Buy 5 Lost Socks: Naughty Brothers 79 Buy

What did you like?

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