It’s that time of year. No, not just Christmas time, but a time to look back and decide what was great and (perhaps not so much) what wasn’t.
Hot on the tail of YouTube’s list of the top Videos of the year Apple has revealed their ‘Best of 2013’.
The list doesn’t really need any more explanation than that, so here it is.
Music
Album of the Year – Lorde, Pure Heroine
Song of the Year – Get Lucky, Daft Punk
Australian Artist – Flume
Breakthrough Artist – Lorde, Pure Heroine
Movies
Best Thriller – Gravity, Alfonso Cuardon
Best Independent – Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen
Best Romance – Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
Best Kids & Family – Despicable Me 2, Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
TV Shows
Best Debut – House of Cards, Season 1
Best Series Finale – Breaking Bad, The Final Season
Best Mini-series – Top of the Lake, Season 1
Best Breakthrough – Scandal, Season 2
Apps
iPhone App of the Year – Duolingo Learn Languages for Free, Duolingo
iPhone Game of the Year – Ridiculous Fishing A Tale of Redemption, Vlambeer
iPad App of the Year – Disney Animated, Disney
iPad Game of the Year – BADLAND, Frogmind
Books
Book of the Year – Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
Best Australian Book – The Husband’s Secret, Liane Moriarty
Best Non-Fiction – Murder in Mississippi, John Safran
Best Breakout Book – Saving Wishes, GJ Walker-Smith
Podcasts
Best Classic Audio Podcast – TOFOP, Will Anderson and Charlie Clausen
Best Classic Video Podcast – Good Game, ABC TV
Best New Audio Podcast – Welcome to Night Vale, Commonplace Books
Best New Video Podcast – BrainStuff, TestTube
Discover all the Best of 2013: Editor’s Choices and Top Sellers
