Apple Announces ‘Best of 2013’ From the iTunes Store – Honors Songs, Books, Apps, More

Apple has announced their “Best of 2013” list, honoring songs, books, apps, movies, TV shows, and podcasts that they say were the best among those released in 2013.

The list includes:

Music:

• Artist of the Year: Justin Timberlake
• Album of the Year: The Heist (Deluxe Edition)
• Song of the Year: Royals by Lorde
• Breakthrough Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Apps:

• iPhone App of the Year: Duolingo
• iPhone Game of the Year: Ridiculous Fishing
• iPad App of the Year: Disney Animated
• iPad Game of the Year: Badland

Movies:

• Best Movie: Gravity
• Best Animated Movie: Despicable Me 2
• Best Male Performance: 12 Years a Slave
• Best Female Performance: Blue Jasmine

Books:

• Best in Fiction: Tenth of December
• Best in Nonfiction: One Summer
• Best Teen Novel: The Rithmatist
• Best Made for iBooks: Breaking Bad: Alchemy

TV Shows:

• TV Show of the Year: Breaking Bad: Deluxe Edition: The Final Season
• Best Breakthrough: Scandal, Season 3
• Best Discovery: Orphan Black
• Best Reality TV: Duck Dynasty, Season 4

Podcasts:

• Best New Video Podcast: AsapScience
• Best New Audio Podcast: The Adam and Dr. Drew Show
• Best Classic Video Podcast: MSNBC Rachel Maddow
• Best Classic Audio Podcast: Stuff You Should Know

In addition to the top awards in each category, Apple also features a number of other awards and Editor’s Choices for the various content types.

All of Apple’s “Best of 2013” winners can be found in the iTunes Store. [DIRECT LINK]