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Tis the season, as they say, but not for Christmas cheer. Forget that. What I am talking about is the plethora of end-of-the-year lists that propagate this time of year.
So far in the past few weeks we have seen 2017’s best hotels, most popular delivery food, most watched shows on Netflix, highest paid musicians, top dog names, most followed models on Instagram, best places to work, most viral videos, Google Play and Spotify’s numerous 2017 lists, the most re-tweeted tweets, and the most-liked Instagram posts.
And now we can add Apple’s best and most popular apps, music, movies, TV shows, books and podcasts of 2017 to the, uh, well, list!
Here are some highlights…
BEST OF 2017
Announcing our #Bestof2017 🏆
Did your favorites make the cut? https://t.co/FZlbRtmrjE pic.twitter.com/5tvz3tfz8g
— App Store (@AppStore) December 7, 2017
TOP 20 APPS OF 2017
Bitmoji
Snapchat
YouTube
Messenger
Instagram
Facebook
Google Maps
Netflix
Spotify
Uber
Gmail
Pandora Music
Amazon
WhatsApp
Wish
Twitter
SoundCloud
Google Chrome
Waze
Lyft
iPAD APP OF THE YEAR
Affinity Photo captured our hearts in a snap. It's our iPad App of the Year #Bestof2017 🏆
Create away: https://t.co/s1qPeBf3GV pic.twitter.com/fIsC95y8fq
— App Store (@AppStore) December 9, 2017
BEST PHOTO-EDITING APP OF 2017
Affinity Photo captured our hearts in a snap as the picture-perfect companion to any creative project.
See for yourself: https://t.co/s1qPeBf3GV pic.twitter.com/o3hWjqPSnD
— App Store (@AppStore) December 12, 2017
TOP 10 SONGS OF 2017
“Shape of You”: Ed Sheeran
“Despacito”: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
“That’s What I Like”: Bruno Mars
“HUMBLE”: Kendrick Lamar
“Body Like a Back”: Sam Hunt
“Bad and Boujee”: Migos
“24K Magic”: Bruno Mars
“I’m the One”: DJ Khaled
“Congratulations”: Post Malone
“Black Beatles”: Rae Sremmurd
TOP 10 GAMES OF 2017
Super Mario Run
8 Ball Pool
Snake VS Block
Ballz
Word Cookies!
Subway Surfers
Episode ft. Pitch Perfect
Rolling Sky
Block! Hexa Puzzle
Paper.io
iPHONE GAME OF THE YEAR
The wildly creative Splitter Critters easily earned its place as iPhone Game of the Year #Bestof2017 🏆
Start slicing: https://t.co/BxaEQyqjbo pic.twitter.com/twJun5bYuS
— App Store (@AppStore) December 7, 2017
iPAD GAME OF THE YEAR
The Witness, from @Jonathan_Blow, is a masterpiece—and our iPad Game of the Year 🏆
See for yourself: https://t.co/wC1CwMgtCU pic.twitter.com/WPxSy5pCZa
— App Store (@AppStore) December 11, 2017
TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2017
Moana
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Wonder Woman
Sing
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Trolls
Doctor Strange
Beauty and the Beast
Arrival
Spider-Man: Homecoming
TOP 10 PODCASTS OF 2017
Fresh Air
The Joe Rogan Experience
Stuff You Should Know
The Dave Ramsey Show
The Daily
This American Life
TED Radio Hour
Planet Money
Pod Save America
TED Talks Daily
Check out all of Apple’s year-in-review lists, including the most popular books, TV shows and more, right here.