Best of September 2015: 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 September 30, 2015.

Album/Artist Score Buy Album Stream Album 1 That's the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon 90 Amazon iTunes Spotify 2 Have You in My Wilderness by Julia Holter 87 Amazon iTunes Spotify 3 Sun Coming Down by Ought 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 4 b'lieve i'm goin down by Kurt Vile 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 5 Allas Sak by Dungen 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 6 Me by Empress Of 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 7 Songs to Play by Robert Forster 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 8 Sexwitch by Sexwitch 81 Amazon iTunes Spotify 9 Lost Time by Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin 80 Amazon iTunes Spotify 10 The Original Faces by Helen 80 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 Sicario Drama/Thriller 83 2 Black Mass Drama 68 3 Everest Action-Adventure 64 4 The Visit Horror/Comedy 55 5 The Intern Comedy 51

Best limited releases Movie Genre Score 1 Western Documentary 89 2 The Fool Foreign/Drama 83 3 Blind Foreign/Drama 83 4 Office Foreign/Comedy/Musical 82 5 Goodnight Mommy Horror/Thriller 81

Best DVD/Blu-ray releases Movie Genre Score Buy 1 Mad Max: Fury Road Action-Adventure 89 Amazon 2 The Duke of Burgundy Drama 87 Amazon 3 Love & Mercy Drama 80 Amazon 4 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Documentary/Music 79 Amazon 5 Buzzard Drama/Comedy 77 Amazon 6 Heaven Knows What Drama 76 Amazon 7 Five Star Drama 76 Amazon 8 I'll See You in My Dreams Drama/Comedy 75 Amazon 9 Spy Action/Comedy 75 Amazon 10 Results Comedy 73 Amazon

Highest-scoring TV premieres this month

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

Best new shows (including movies/miniseries) Show Score Network Stream It 1 Indian Summers 76 PBS 2 Arthur & George 73 PBS 3 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 72 CBS 4 The Grinder 71 FOX 5 Quantico 70 ABC Best returning shows * Show Score Network Stream It 1 You're the Worst Season 2 82 FXX 2 The Mindy Project Season 4 81 Hulu 3 Project Greenlight Season 4 80 HBO 4 Empire Season 2 77 FOX 5 The League Season 7 63 FXX * 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.

PlayStation 4 1 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 93 Buy 2 NBA 2K16 88 Buy 3 Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 88 Buy 4 Destiny: The Taken King 85   5 FIFA 16 83 Buy	Xbox One 1 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 95 Buy 2 Destiny: The Taken King 90   3 Forza Motorsport 6 87   4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 85 Buy 5 FIFA 16 85 Buy
PC 1 Undertale 97   2 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 94   3 SOMA 85   4 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime 84   5 Cities: Skylines - After Dark 84	Wii U 1 Super Mario Maker 88 Buy 2 Year Walk 83
Nintendo 3DS 1 Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX 79 Buy 2 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 68 Buy	PlayStation Vita 1 Persona 4: Dancing All Night 79 Buy 2 Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls 72 Buy

What did you like?

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