Apple has announced its best of 2015 from iTunes, the App Store and the iBook Store across music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts to reflect the top sellers and editor’s picks in each category.
And there are a few Australian artists and developers who have figured in these rankings.
The editors’ picks reflect the content handpicked by Apple staff as the best of the year.
And then there’s the list of top sellers determined by users and the content they’ve downloaded.
Here are Apple Editors’ Picks for the Best of 2015:
Music
Artist of the Year – Drake
Album of the Year – Tame Impala, Currents [AUSTRALIAN ARTIST]
Song of the Year – Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars), Mark Ronson
Best New Artist – Courtney Barnett [AUSTRALIAN ARTIST]
Movies
Best Blockbuster – Mad Max: Fury Road [SHOT IN AUSTRALIA]
Best Sci Fi – Ex Machina
Best Family Film – Inside Out
Best Documentary – Amy
TV Shows
Best Comedy – Amy Schumer
Best Mini Series – Olive Kitteridge
Best Final Season – Mad Men
Best New Series – Better Call Saul
Apps
iPhone App of the Year – Enlight
iPhone Game of the Year – Lara Croft GO
iPad App of the Year – The Robot Factory
iPad Game of the Year – Prune
Apple Watch App of the Year – Zova [AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPER]
Apple Watch Game of the Year – Rules
Apple TV App of the Year – Zova [AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPER]
Apple TV Game of the Year – Rayman Adventures
Books
Best Fiction – The Secrets of Midwives
Best Crime – Resurrection Bay
Best Non-Fiction – Better Than Before
Best for Young Adult – The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Podcasts
Best Classic Podcast – ABC Conversations [AUSTRALIAN]
Best New Podcast – Mamamia [AUSTRALIAN]
Here are the bestsellers of 2015 from iTunes, App Store and iBook Store:
Music – Top Sellers
Top Songs: iTunes
- Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars), Mark Ronson
- Cheerleader, Omi
- See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth), Wiz Khalifa
- Take Me to Church, Hozier
- FourFiveSeconds, Rhianna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney
- Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding
- Shut Up and Dance, WALK THE MOON
- Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake), Major Lazer
- Hello, Adele
- Hold Back the River, James Bay
Top Albums: iTunes
- 25, Adele
- 1989, Taylor Swift
- x, Ed Sheeran
- Purpose, Justin Bieber
- In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
- Title, Meghan Trainor
- Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Various Artists
- Hozier, Hozier
- Compton, Dr. Dre
- 1000 Forms of Fear, Sia [AUSTRALIAN ARTIST]
Top Songs: Apple Music Plays
- How Deep is Your Life, Calvin Harris & Disciples
- Downtown (feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- What Do You Mean?, Justin Bieber
- Wildest Dreams, Taylor Swift
- Hotline Bling, Drake
- Locked Away (feat. Adam Levine), R. City
- Like I’m Gonna Lose You (feat. John Legend), Meghan Trainor
- Peanut Butter Jelly, Galantis
- Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates), Robin Schulz
- You Know You Like It, DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
Movies – Top Sellers
- Inside Out
- Kingsman: The Secret Service
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
- Big Hero 6
- Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Pitch Perfect 2
- American Sniper
- Gone Girl
- Jurassic World
TV Shows – Top Sellers
- Game of Thrones
- Suits
- The Walking Dead
- Pretty Little Liars
- Keeping Up With the Kardashians
- House of Cards
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Nashville
- Homeland
- True Detective
Top iPhone Apps
Paid
1 Minecraft: Pocket Edition
2 Heads Up!
3 TripView – Sydney & Melbourne
4 Facetune
5 Afterlight
Free
1 Messenger
2 Dubsmash
3 Uber
4 WhatsApp Messenger
5 Spotify Music
Grossing
1 Clash of Clans
2 Game of War – Fire Age
3 Candy Crush Saga
4 Heart of Vegas: Play Free Casino Slots!
5 Slotomania Casino – Las Vegas Free Slot Machine Games – Bet, Spin & Win
Top iPad Apps
Paid
1 Minecraft: Pocket Edition
2 Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
3 Terraria
4 Five Nights at Freddy’s
5 Goat Simulator
Free
1 Netflix
2 Crossy Road – Endless Arcade Hopper [AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPER]
3 Candy Crush Soda Saga
4 Skype for iPad
5 Messenger
Grossing
1 Clash of Clans
2 Heart of Vegas: Play Free Casino Slots!
3 Game of War – Fire Age
4 Candy Crush Saga
5 Candy Crush Soda Saga
Top Podcasts
1 Conversations with Richard Fidler (Audio)
2 Hamish & Andy (Audio)
3 Stuff You Should Know (Audio)
4 Serial (Audio)
5 The Joe Rogan Experience (Audio)
6 This American Life (Audio)
7 TEDTalks (audio) (Audio)
8 Freakonomics Radio (Audio)
9 Dr Karl on triplej (Audio)
10 BBC World Service: Documentaries (Audio)
