Apple Launches Best of iTunes 2012

Apple today released the top seller of iTunes 2012, the charts representing the best seller of 2012 in their respective category, whether its free apps, podcasts to e-books. See past the break to see if your favourites made the list.


The full list is available on this iTunes Link which covers Apple editors favourite picks and a compilation of Mac and iOS music, movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts.

Without further ado here is the list...

Top free/paid iPhone/iPad apps

Top Free iPhone Apps

1 YouTube by Google, Inc.
2 Instagram by Burbn, inc.
3 Draw Something Free by OMGPOP, Inc.
4 Flashlight byiHandy Inc.
5 Facebook by Facebook, Inc.
6 Pandora Radio by Pandora Media, Inc.
7 Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
8 Pinterest by Pinterest, Inc.
9 Twitter by Twitter Inc.
10 Skype by Skype

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1 Angry Birds Space by Rovio Entertainment Ltd
2 WhatsApp Messenger by WhatsApp Inc.
3 Draw Something by OMGPOP, Inc.
4 Camera+ by tap tap tap LLC
5 Where’s My Water? by Walt Disney
6 Angry Birds Star Wars by Rovio Entertainment Ltd
7 Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick
8 Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment Ltd
9 Bejeweled by PopCap
10 TETRIS by Electronic Arts Inc.

Top Free iPad Apps

1 Skype for iPad by Skype Communications S.a.r.l
2 Temple Run by Imangi Studios, LLC
3 Facebook by Facebook, Inc.
4 Netflix by Netflix, Inc.
5 The Weather Channel for iPad by The Weather Channel
6 Draw Something Free by OMGPOP, Inc.
7 Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks by AMZN
Mobile LLC
8 Pandora Radio by Pandora Media Inc.
9 Angry Birds HD Free by Rovio Entertainment
10 Calculator Pro for iPad Free by MYW Productions

Top Paid iPad Apps

1 Angry Birds Space HD by Rovio Entertainment Ltd
2 Where’s My Water? by Walt Disney
3 Pages by Apple Inc.
4 Draw Something by OMGPOP, Inc.
5 Notability – Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox & Google Drive
Sync by Ginger Labs, Inc.
6 Angry Birds Star Wars HD by Rovio Entertainment Ltd
7 iPhoto by Apple Inc.
8 Minecraft – Pocket Edition by Mojang AB
9 Where’s My Perry? by Walt Disney
10 Words With Friends HD by Zynga Mobile

The full list of all iTunes top sellers in 2012 is right below.

App Store

Editor’s Choice iPhone

• Action Movie FX
• Propellerhead
• Rayman Jungle Run
• Letterpress

Editor’s Choice iPad

• Paper by FiftyThree
• Action Movie FX
• The Room
• Waking Mars

iTunes

Music

• Best Artist: Frank Ocean
• Best Album: Shields by Grizzly Bear
• Best Song: We are Young by Fun. and Janelle Monae
• Breakthrough Album: The Lumineers

Movies

• Best Blockbuster: The Avengers
• Best Director: Wes Anderson for Moonrise Kingdom
• Best Discovery: Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Best Star-Making Performance: Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games

TV Shows

• Best Show: Breaking Bad
• Best Episode: Homeland – The Weekend
• Best Debut: Girls
• Best Cast: Happy Endings

Books

• Best Novel: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
• Best Nonfiction: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
• Best Young Adult Novel: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Best Multi-Touch Book: Fashion by DK Publishing

Podcasts

• Best New Audio Podcast: TED Radio Hour
• Best Audio Podcast: The Adam Corolla Show
• Best New Video Podcast: MinutePhysics
• Best Video Podcast: Sesame Street