Apple releases the Best of 2013 for the App Store and iTunes

Apple has announced its annual iTunes Store awards for 2013.

It has announced the best apps, music, movies, TV shows, books and podcasts of the year.

Here are some of the winners for 2013:

Apps:

• iPhone app of the year: Duolingo: Learn Languages for free (iTunes link)
• iPad app of the year: Disney Animated (iTunes link)
• iPhone game of the year: Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale of Redemption (iTunes link)
• iPad game of the year: Badland (iTunes link)

Music:

• Artist of the year: The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience by Justin Timberlake (iTunes link)
• Album of the year: The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (iTunes link)
• Song of the year: Royals by Lorde (iTunes link)
• Breakthrough Artist: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar (iTunes link)

Movies:

• Best Movie: Gravity (iTunes link)
• Best Animated Movie: Despicable Me 2 (iTunes link)

Check out the best TV shows, books, and podcasts by following this iTunes link.

Once you’ve had a chance to look at the picks, what do you think should have made the list and didn’t? Or, and more interesting, what’s on the list that is just too lame for words?

Posted by Gautam on Dec 17, 2013 - iphonehacks.com